Shumai

Chinese shumai arrived in Japan and never left. The local way to eat it: dissolve a little karashi (yellow mustard) into soy sauce for dipping. The famous shumai from Yokohama is equally good cold — which is exactly how it became the classic shinkansen bento.

中国の焼売が日本に来て、すっかり定着したお肉の団子だよ。お醤油に「からし（黄色い辛い薬味）」を溶かしてつけるのが日本流の食べ方なんだよね。横浜の老舗のしゅうまいは冷めても美味しいから、新幹線の駅弁の定番になってるのよ。