Vegetarian or not, these are ideal for anyone who has taste buds connected to their brain. Perfectly-stewed Chinese veg' and a blend of chili crisp makes for one knockout dumpling (or several) to snack on. Laoban is a modern take on a traditionally-inspired Chinese dumpling shop, located in Washington, D.C.

Shittake mushrooms, cabbage, scallions, garlic, chili crisp (soybean oil, chili peppers, onions, soybeans, sichuan peppercorns, sugar, salt), chinkiang vinegar, ginger, sesame oil, kosher salt, soy sauce (water, soy beans, wheat, salt). Dough wrapper: Unbleached wheat flour, water, potato starch, spinach powder, olive oil, and lye water. Contains soy, sesame and wheat.