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The World's Greatest Dumplings Are Now In QC

Din Tai Fung opens its first branch in the north 

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<p>Good news, people of the north! You no longer have to travel far distances to sample the famous xiao long bao and other fabled treasures of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dintaifungph/" target="_blank">Din Tai Fung</a>. The iconic restaurant chain has just opened its newest store at SM North Edsa (SMNE) — the brand’s sixth outlet in the country and 179th in the world. That’s the best news we’ve heard this month! </p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdintaifungph%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0mUHVk25BXKhEnvsEnLrpTJeoa11GdsgoE6u5dD3AC8ehUR7VcnxNTngx22XyinJMl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="840" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe></div><div><br/></div><p>The new store features a prominent display window where you can watch specially-trained xiao long bao kitchen masters (called <em>shifus</em>) make the beloved dumplings by hand. The shifu are so well-trained they can churn out 20 perfect soup dumplings per minute, which are then rolled, cut, and weighed to a specific number of grams, before they are filled, wrapped, and pleated with 18 to 21 folds. The shifu use techniques that have been passed down and honed through generations.  </p><div><br/></div><p>Din Tai Fung was brought to the Philippines by <a href="https://dtf.momentfood.com/" target="_blank">The Moment Group</a> in 2015. Today, the first store in SM Megamall has sprouted into six locations in various parts of the metro. </p><div><br/></div><p>The iconic restaurant was originally founded as a cooking oil shop in 1958 in Taiwan. It re-opened in the ‘70s as a restaurant specializing in xiao long bao. These warm and delicate soup dumplings soon grew a devoted following, until the Taiwanese shop transitioned into a full-service restaurant,  later on becoming a global dining phenomenon. Today, it’s the most widely recognized xiao long bao brand in the world. </p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/fbac5691-059d-4ea8-9fed-a152ead7347e_4.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">These little dumplings have been called &#x27;small miracles&#x27;<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Din Tai Fung  </em></span></span></span></span></div><p>You can find Din Tai Fung outlets in 13 countries all over the world, and the brand has won numerous accolades, including a Michelin star. Its maiden shop along Xinyi Road in Taipei was named one of the top ten restaurants in the world by<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/17/travel/top-notch-tables-teipei-taiwan.html" target="_blank"> The New York Times</a>, and the number one restaurant in Asia by <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-asia-restaurants-poll-idINBRE94F05O20130516" target="_blank">The Daily Meal</a>. Its xiao long bao has been called “The World’s Greatest Dumpling” by <a href="https://www.forbes.com/global/2011/1205/feature-dumplings-yang-din-tai-fung-restaurant-jennings.html?sh=2919b6674663" target="_blank">Forbes Magazine</a>, and described as “small miracles” by Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic <a href="https://www.latimes.com/food/la-fo-gold-20131228-story.html" target="_blank">Jonathan Gold</a>.</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/food/restaurants/look-toyo-eatery-reopens-with-new-kamayan-menu/35843" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Toyo Eatery Reopens With New Kamayan Menu</a></div><div><em><strong>Din Tai Fung</strong> | 02 8459 0292 | FB: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DinTaiFungSMNE" target="_blank">@dintaifungsmne</a> | IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dintaifungph/" target="_blank">@dintaifungph</a> | Level 2, City Center, SM North Edsa, Quezon City | Din Tai Fung has branches in Bonifacio High Street, Greenbelt 3, Power Plant Mall, SM Megamall, and SM Mall of Asia.</em></div><div><br/></div>