Manti dumpling 羊肉饺子

Manti(羊肉水饺yángròu shuǐjiǎo) or Mantu are dumplings popular in most Turkic cuisines, as well as in the Hejaz and Caucasian, Central Asian, and Chinese Islamic cuisines.

It is closely resembling the Chinese baozi, Korean mandu, Mongolian buuz, Japanese nikuman, and the Nepali momo. Manti are also popular throughout the Commonwealth of Independent States, wher the dish spread from the Central Asian republics. Manti dumplings typically consist of a spiced meat mixture, usually lamb or ground beef, in a dough wrapper, either boiled or steamed. Manti indicates either singular or plural(a plural society or system involves different kinds of people).