In the long, storied history of fillings wrapped in neat pockets of dough, it definitely seems like Asian dumplings are having a moment. From Japanese gyoza, to Korean mandu, to Chinese wontons ...

I learned to make mandu - Korean dumplings that can be steamed, boiled, pan-fried or deep-fried - from a Korean friend, who insisted on making her own wrappers. It's not difficult, but it does ...