Dian Xin

Name: Dian Xin
Address: 1218 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA, 70116, US
Telephone: 504-266-2828

Chinese and Dim Sum

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1218 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116
504-266-2828
Last verified: August 2026
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Bao: Soft, slightly sweet steamed yeast buns. Filled versions (baozi) hold barbecued pork (char siu bao), vegetables, custard or red bean; baked char siu bao has a glossy golden crust instead. Unfilled folded buns (gua bao, "lotus leaf buns") come with braised pork belly or Peking duck to stuff at the table. On this menu as: Xiao Long Bao (6) · Crabmeat & Crawfish Bao (6) · Pan-Fried Tiny Bao (4).
Har gow: Steamed shrimp dumplings with a translucent, chewy wheat-starch skin pleated around whole or chopped shrimp. The classic test of a dim sum kitchen: the wrapper should be thin enough to see the pink through it but strong enough to lift with chopsticks without tearing. On this menu as: Shrimp Har Gow.
Siu mai: Open-topped steamed dumplings: a thin yellow wrapper cupped around a pork-and-shrimp filling, often finished with a dot of roe, crab or a single pea. Usually sold four to a steamer basket. On this menu as: Shu Mai.
Xiao long bao: Shanghai-style "soup dumplings": a thin pleated wrapper around seasoned pork and a cube of gelatinized stock that melts into hot broth as it steams. Eat them from a spoon: bite a corner, sip the soup, then finish the dumpling with a little black vinegar and ginger. On this menu as: Xiao Long Bao (6).
Wonton: Small dumplings in a thin square wrapper, loosely gathered rather than pleated. Served in clear broth (wonton soup, often with egg noodles), deep-fried as an appetizer, or tossed in chili oil as a Sichuan cold plate, "red oil wontons" or hong you chao shou. On this menu as: Wonton With Spicy Sauce.
Salt-and-pepper: A Cantonese fry technique: squid, shrimp, pork chops or tofu dusted in starch, deep-fried, then tossed in a hot wok with salt, white pepper, garlic, scallion and sliced fresh chili. Light, crisp and only mildly hot. On this menu as: Salt Pepper Wings.

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Wontontypically $9.99 across 241 menus
Baotypically $8.95 across 169 menus
Salt-and-peppertypically $15.85 across 130 menus
Har gowtypically $8.86 across 107 menus
Xiao long baotypically $11 across 106 menus
Beef noodle souptypically $15 across 81 menus
Siu maitypically $8.75 across 74 menus

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