My Quest for Vegan Soup Dumplings

Vegan soup dumplings are like the holy grail, or the fountain of youth: Elusive, perhaps unattainable. They certainly aren’t common.

Jessica S. McKenzie

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Tenderly

11 min readAug 12, 2019

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Photos: Jessica McKenzie

I dreamed about meatless soup dumplings for years. I even fantasized about opening a food truck dedicated to the delicacy. I’d perfect a version of the classic xiaolongbao, of course, but…

Jessica S. McKenzie

Written by Jessica S. McKenzie

Writer for

Tenderly

Freelance journalist, hiker, mostly vegetarian. A bit of the outdoors in your inbox: https://pinchofdirt.substack.com/

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