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Al,

Nice, I didn't realize that was a whole category of dumplings. Most SF area dim sum places have those (soup dumplings) as ginger-pork dumplings w/ a red rice wine vinegar dipping sauce. They are great, but if you're not expecting the soup, it'll explode like Analyst describes - and also maybe burn the hell out of your mouth!

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if they come with red vinegar, they are Cantonese dumplings (ie...2nd class dumplings) and not real Xiao Long Bao

Xiao Long Bao are served with a dark vinegar that I cannot recall the name of right now.