"Normally, the Uzbek Asian Turkic dumplings called manti come in a bamboo steamer, whether each morsel is filled with lamb or pumpkin. But an option at Homecrest’s Gulchatay, named after a movie and TV character, is to have them deep fried instead. This does wonderful things to the dumplings, making them crisp and juicy, and probably obliterating the health benefits of choosing the orange squash version, which develops a concentrated sweetness during the frying process." - Robert Sietsema
