The popularity of handmade wantons and dumplings which started from the establishment of Yuen Kee Dumpling’s very first outlet in Singapore has led to not just the brand itself expanding in a massive fashion in the last couple of months, but also an influx of establishments that are serving up similar offerings as well. One such establishment that had opened in recent times would be that of Mama Ju Dumpling 桔妈妈云饺 that is located within the BGAIN 261 Eating House within Blk 261 Waterloo Street — other notable tenants situated in this coffeeshop would include the likes of Tan Xiang Sliced Fish Soup 碳香鱼片汤, 唐人街 Chinatown Curry Fish Head and Pot & Prawns. Mama Ju Dumpling takes up a space that is half the size of the typical stall at the coffeeshop — supposedly sharing its half of the space with a stall serving Indian fare, the other stall had since ceased operations and Mama Ju Dumpling is the only one occupying the space. Mama Ju Dumpling serves up handmade wantons and dumplings; its wanton dishes are listed as ChaoShou on the menu here — it also does serve a variety of noodle dishes that also features their dumplings and wantons as well.

Mama Ju Dumpling serves up two variants of their wanton dishes — the Shrimp Crab Roe ChaoShou and the Corn and Pork ChaoShou; both variants can be opted to come with soup or dry, with patrons being able to make the choice of going for Garlic Sauce, Chili Oil and Peanut Sauce to go with the wantons. We were offered to have our order of the Shrimp Crab Roe ChaoShou served with both garlic sauce and peanut sauce. Considering the way that the dish is presented, it is difficult not to make direct comparisons with the ChaoShou here against the wontons served up a Yuen Kee Dumpling. We did find that the Shrimp Crab Roe ChaoShou was a good attempt to serve up an alternative here; the ChaoShou being well-sized and came with one shrimp, crab roe and pork filling within. The ChaoShou did come with wonton skin that is smooth and silky; the insides were well stuffed and carried a good bite. The flavours of the pork filling felt more dominant than the other elements; one that was pleasant in a way that was savoury without carrying any undesirable porky stench — the shrimp did carry a good bite, though we were missing a bit of the popping sensation from the crab roe. The mix of Garlic Sauce and Peanut Sauce does provide a savoury and creamy touch to the ChaoShou — whilst Mama Ju Dumpling isn’t as heavy-handed as Yuen Kee Dumpling when it came to the portioning of the sauces, the mix of Garlic Sauce and Peanut Sauce is a non-spicy version that carried light hints of soy sauce with a soft nutty fragrance which adds on to the ChaoShou.