Taro dumpling

{{Short description|Chinese cuisine}}

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| image = Fried taro cake.jpg

| caption = Taro dumpling

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| country = China

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| type = Dim sum

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| main_ingredient = Taro, ground pork

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Taro dumpling ({{zh|c=芋角|j=wu6 gok3|cy=wuhgók}}) is a variety of dim sum served within Chinese cuisine.

{{cite web

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|title=蜂巢炸芋角

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}} It is a standard dish in dim sum restaurants in Hong Kong and around the world. Among overseas Chinatowns, it is often sold as a Chinese pastry. It is also known as taro croquette,{{Cite web|url=http://www.adorasbox.com/2012/09/taro-croquettes.html|title = Wu Gok (Taro Croquettes)}} deep-fried taro dumpling,{{Cite web|url=https://dimsumguide.com/site/view/Deep-fried-Taro-Dumpling|title = Deep-fried Taro Dumpling - 芋角 - Dim Sum Guide|date = 25 February 2022}} deep-fried taro dumpling puff,{{Cite web|url=https://www.unfamiliarchina.com/dim-sum/dumplings/mixed-protein/wu-gok-crispy-taro-puffs|title = Wu Gok - Deep-Fried Taro Dumpling Puffs| Dim Sum Recipes}} or simply taro dumpling {{Cite web|url=https://kubeen81.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-make-taro-dumplings-wu-gok.html|title = CHEWIE:How to Make Traditional Asian Recipes: How to Make: Taro Dumplings 芋頭角 Wu Gok|date = January 2012}}

The outer shell is made from a thick layer of taro that has been boiled and mashed. The filling is made from seasoned ground pork. The dumpling is deep-fried, and the outermost layer of taro becomes crisp, light, and fluffy.