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Pork dumplings (jiaozi)
Save ~$10.89* (84%) vs ordering out
Health 56From the video “The key to great dumplings” by Chinese Cooking Demystified
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Pork dumplings (jiaozi)
From the video “Dumpling School #1 | Basic Dumplings (Jiaozi) From Scratch | 饺子” by Adam Liaw. RecipesMD is not affiliated with Adam Liaw. Steps are in our own words.
Machine-read from the video · not yet checked by a personInvolvedFine for a weeknight
Mild
Ingredients
May contain gluten, soy
Read from the ingredient list. Check packaging if you have an allergy.
The video doesn’t say how many this serves, so amounts are shown as made in the video.
Ontario grocery estimate*
~$14.73*for the batch in the video
~$3.68*per serving
You save about ~$9.32* per serving (72% less*) than ordering it out — ~$37.27* for ~4 portions.
Order out = a typical Ontario plate of ~10 dumplings, before delivery fees, tax and tip.
2 ingredients priced from Ontario averages · 10 predicted from typical costs
* Estimate, not a quote: predicted from the ingredient list: 2 line(s) priced from Ontario averages, the rest filled with typical costs for their type; the video doesn't state how many it serves, so 4 portions were assumed; restaurant comparison is a typical Ontario plate of ~10 dumplings at ~$13, before delivery fees, tax and tip. Prices: Ontario averages (StatCan 2026-07) + RecipesMD estimates, pro-rated, staples excluded.
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Nutrition & health
| Nutrient | Amount | Daily value |
|---|---|---|
| Fat | 43 g | 55% |
| Saturated fat | 16 g | 80% |
| Sodium | 114 mg | 5% |
| Carbohydrate | 58 g | 21% |
| Fiber | 2.1 g | 8% |
| Total sugars | 0.2 g | no daily value |
| Added sugars | 0 g | 0% |
| Protein | 42 g | 83% |
Estimate from the ingredient list — not dietary advice. % Daily Value uses FDA reference amounts; 5% or less is low, 20% or more is high. Added sugars are counted from sweeteners and sweet sauces in the list.
Health indexMiddle of the road
- Starting point60
- Protein+20 of 20
- Fiber+4 of 20
- Saturated fat−20 of 20
- Sodium−1 of 20
- Added sugars (estimate)0 of 20
RecipesMD health index — an estimate from the ingredient list, not medical or dietary advice
From 2 of 3 ingredient lines (100% of the measured weight), divided into 5 servings (estimated: 382 g wrapper flour at ~75 g per serving (about 10 dumplings); model check 6 agrees). Not counted because the video gives no amount: Chinese cabbage, ginger, garlic, sugar, salt, white pepper and 6 more. Source: USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy (2018-04, public domain) + 4 Branded Foods records.
Equipment
What the video didn’t say
- Exact quantities for cabbage, garlic chives, ginger, garlic, sugar, salt, white pepper, Shaoxing wine, and dipping sauces
- Total cooking time and exact number of servings
- Heat levels for boiling cabbage and cooking dumplings
Read from the public video by gemini-3.5-flash on 2026-10-02. Thumbnail and video are Adam Liaw’s, shown through YouTube’s official embed.
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