This is the Walhalla of the xiao long bao. Din Tai Fung is located on the 12th floor of the Takashimaya department store in Shinjuku. Go well in advance of the time you really want to eat because there's usually a long line that wraps around the corner from the entrance and down the hall. Once inside you have to order the xiao long bao. Xiao long bao are dimsum dumplings with a meatball and hot soup inside. The name translates literally as little dragon in a bun... a name that is rather fitting.
You have to break the dumpling in a small bowl to let the soup leak out first.
Then you pop the dumpling into your mouth. And after that drink up the soup out of the bowl. Otherwise, you'll burn your mouth. I’ve also seen articles stating that the only correct way to eat this delicacy is to nibble a small hole and first suck out the soup. I prefer the first method because I don’t fancy burns.
