Xiao long bao (XLB), or soup dumplings is a popular food originating from Shanghai. They are one of my most favourite dishes. They are like little dough type dumplings like you get at dim sum, filled with a pork or pork/crab mixture. Some soup broth is chill it until it becomes an aspic, dice it finely, and add it to the stuffing mix. When steamed, the aspic turns back into a broth, so the inside of the dumpling is filled with this wonderful soup, which is really flavorful with all of the pork and pork/crab mixture cooked in it.

I have sampled many xiao long baos across Toronto restaurants.

Here is the list of my top picks for XLB if you are craving some.
1. Northern Dumpling - review
2. Sika Deer Chinese Cuisine - review
3. Yu Garden - review
4. Ding Tai Fung 
5. Xiao Long Bao - review
6. Shanghai Dim sum - review 
7. Asian Legend

Yet to be tried their XLB:
Chinese Dumpling House
369 Shanghai Dim Sum

Last Update of List: 8/18/2016

Is there a restaurant that I should try out? Please feel free to let me know via comment or email!