Stacked bamboo steamers and freshly folded dumplings on our kitchen counter

The kitchen behind the steam.

Jade & Steam is a dumpling and bao kitchen. We roll, fill and fold everything by hand in small batches, and we steam it only when you order. Our story

It began at a family table. A grandmother’s dough recipe, a sharp knife and one rule: nothing is shortcut. Friends came for dinner, then came back, then brought friends of their own.

“If it isn’t fresh enough to serve at home, it doesn’t leave the kitchen.”
  1. I

    The first table

    One recipe, two hands and a tiny stove. We folded for friends and learned what a good wrapper feels like.

  2. II

    The first basket

    A small counter, two bamboo steamers and a handwritten menu. We folded before sunrise and sold out before noon.

  3. III

    Today

    The same hands, a bigger team, and a freezer line so the same taste can reach your own kitchen.

Flour-dusted board with dough, a rolling pin and folded dumplings
Morning prep, before the first basket is lit.

Handmade Process

Dough. Filling. Fold.

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Dough being rolled with a wooden pin
01

Dough preparation

Flour and water are kneaded, rested and rolled each morning until the wrappers are thin, silky and elastic.

Rest
30 min
Tool
Wooden pin
Bowl of freshly chopped dumpling filling
02

Filling

Vegetables, herbs and meats are chopped by knife, seasoned in small batches and chilled so every bite stays juicy.

Cut
By knife
Held
Chilled
A wrapper beside a freshly pleated dumpling
03

Folding

Each dumpling is filled and pleated by hand. No two shapes are identical, which is how you know a person made it.

Pleats
Eighteen
Finish
Steamed to order
Fresh herbs, spring onion, chilli and ginger arranged for the day’s prep
Checked every morning

Ingredients & Quality

The standards we cook by

Ingredient How we select How we prepare
Flour Fine, unbleached, no additives Kneaded and rested daily
Vegetables Local growers, picked for the day Washed, trimmed, hand-chopped
Herbs & aromatics Fragrant, firm and unwilted Cut just before mixing
Meat & seafood Trusted suppliers, fresh only Kept cold, seasoned in small batches
Sauces & oils Simple, honest ingredients Made in-house, no preservatives

Hungry yet? The baskets are warm.

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