The juicy pork dumplings here were actually juicy, and the shrimp and pork shao mai were absolutely delightful.
Xiaolongbao are traditionally filled with pork. The characteristic soup-filled kind are created by wrapping solid meat aspic inside the skin alongside the meat filling. Heat from steaming then melts the gelatin-gelled aspic into soup. In modern times, refrigeration has made the process of making xiaolongbao during hot weather easier, since making gelled aspic is much more difficult at room temperature