The first time I saw the beautiful Trader Joes soup dumplings on Tiktok I knew I had to try them. Flashback to circa 2022 when it was all over my For You page, I begged my mom to buy them for me. I don’t know why, but it took her forever to be convinced. She claimed that, “I wouldn’t like them,” and she was “wasting her money.” I think it was all an excuse.
Finally, she bought them for me, but she started with buying me the chicken dumplings. When I tried them, I did not hate it, however it did not look as delicious as it seemed online. I went to the store with my mom a few days later and discovered that there were different kinds: Pork and chicken. Of course, I had to try again and ask her one more time… “Mom, I know you were right about the chicken ones and I didn’t like them that much, but PLEASE let me try the pork, maybe they will be different! How will I know unless I try?” I looked at her with puppy dog eyes, she sighed, and responded, “Okay. Fine.” YES!! Finally I got to try the viral soup dumplings.
Back at home I ran to the microwave to heat them up. Waiting impatiently, I searched up more videos of them. Oh my gosh. They looked so good. Then, I heard it. The beep of the microwave. I ran over, threw open the door to it, and grabbed my chop sticks (that I’m not very good at using). Taste test time.
The soup dumplings did not disappoint. The delicious, mouth watering, meal has become a staple in my house forever now. Four years later and I still always have a pack in the freezer, if you want to try something new from Trader Joes, let this be what you try. You will not be disappointed.