shumai
(US, Canada) A traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum.
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13. here is my list of favorite foods yakitori hot pot soondubu jjigae chicken wings (buffalo/korean fried chicken) langu or al pastor tacos house special or fuzhou fried rice pork and shrimp shumai iekei ramen salmo…
The way the universe itself is telling me to stop spending money I don't have like a dumb bitch 😩 they don't have the shrimp shumai I was specifically craving and left my house to get 😂
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(US, Canada) A traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum.
“13. here is my list of favorite foods yakitori hot pot soondubu jjigae chicken wings (buffalo/korean fried chicken) langu or al pastor tacos house special or fuzhou fried rice pork and shrimp shumai iekei ramen salmon sushi to name a few. I’m a big back”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The way the universe itself is telling me to stop spending money I don't have like a dumb bitch 😩 they don't have the shrimp shumai I was specifically craving and left my house to get 😂”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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