{"id":17420,"date":"2017-12-01T14:27:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T05:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/modules\/xpressme\/?p=17420"},"modified":"2018-03-20T09:59:05","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T00:59:05","slug":"how-to-make-your-own-oyaki-dumplings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/how-to-make-your-own-oyaki-dumplings\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Your Own Oyaki Dumplings"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I first sunk my teeth into an oyaki dumpling (one of Matsumoto’s local food specialties<\/a>), I was instantly addicted. Oyaki are fat, round dumplings that are made by stuffing a flour-based dough with various fillings, and then steaming and briefly grilling or pan-frying them to give the outer skin a bit of nice crisp. They remind me a little bit of Chinese dumplings, except that oyaki are plumper, less oily, and their dough skins are usually thicker.
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A batch of homemade oyaki!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

The fillings for oyaki are most commonly vegetable-based, being made with Nozawana greens (a local vegetable), eggplant, mushrooms, and daikon radish. There are also sweet versions made with kabocha squash\/Japanese pumpkin and sweet bean paste. <\/p>\n

If you’re in Matsumoto or other places in Nagano, it’s pretty easy to get your hands on some oyaki, as they’re sold in oyaki specialty shops, souvenir shops, supermarkets, and sometimes even convenience stores. But what to do when you go back home and you wish you could have just one more bite of a tasty oyaki dumpling? Well, we’re in luck because they are surprisingly easy to make at home! <\/p>\n

After I had declared my love for the oyaki, my neighbor and a soba shop owner here in Matsumoto generously offered to teach me how to make them. So, I figured I should share with everyone else too!<\/p>\n

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My neighbor demonstrating how to fill the oyaki.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The best thing about oyaki is that once you know how to make the simple dough, you can stuff them with any kind of filling your heart desires. I’ll go over the basics below.<\/p>\n

DOUGH INGREDIENTS\/EQUIPMENT<\/strong> (for 10 oyaki):<\/p>\n