From Better Homes and Gardens

Carrots, egg, mushrooms, and shrimp distinctively top these tiny dumplings. Serve this recipe as an appetizer or a first course with an Asian-style meal.

Four-Color Dumplings

From Ladies' Home Journal

Serve these little fried appetizer wontons on a buffet at a party.

Crab and Pork Wontons

From Better Homes and Gardens

Serve these savory beef and vegetable bundles at a Christmas or New Year's appetizer party.

Beef Steamed Dumplings

From Fitness

Light enough to be perfect as appetizers, these fresh spring rolls are also great for lunch or dinner because they include shrimp.

Asian Spring Rolls

From Better Homes and Gardens

Get twice as much for your efforts in the kitchen with this recipe that makes appetizers plus a main-dish salad.

Crunchy Phyllo Rolls

From Kellogg's

Easy Potstickers

From EatingWell

People along the Yangtze River enjoy dumplings with a variety of fillings, from seafood to red meat, eggs to vegetables. In Wuhan, dumplings may be served at any meal. Crisp, pan-fried dumplings don't have to be loaded with fat. Cooking them in a mix of water and oil makes them crisp on the bottom, tender and juicy inside.

Scallop & Shrimp Dumplings

From EatingWell

Based on a popular Chinese dish, these fun wraps also make appealing appetizers for entertaining. Make it a meal: Serve with chile-garlic sauce and rice vinegar for extra zip; toss diced mango and strawberries with lime juice for a quick dessert.

Five-Spice Turkey & Lettuce Wraps

From Better Homes and Gardens

Shu mai are wonton wrappers filled with shrimp, crab, and mushrooms. Serve with sweet and spicy red chili sauce.

Shrimp and Crab Shu Mai

From Better Homes and Gardens

Serve these Asian favorites as appetizers or as an accompaniment to a meal.

Mandarin Beef Buns

From Food & Wine

For a taste of: Asia Try this book: Asian Dumplings In her pan-Asian cookbook, food writer Andrea Nguyen recommends homemade wonton wrappers but says store-bought are fine: "Just look for ones labeled 'thin' or 'Hong Kong-style.' "

Spinach-and-Pork Wontons

From Better Homes and Gardens

These bundles are a top pick for dim sum, the appetizer course served in Asian restaurants. Just like egg rolls, potstickers encase a flavorful filling (ground chicken, broccoli, soy, and curry) inside a paper-thin dough.

Curry Chicken Potstickers

From Smithfield

A great appetizer made with items from your pantry!

Fried Ham and Rice Balls

From Better Homes and Gardens

Ground ginger and crushed red pepper add a spicy zing to these make-ahead appetizers.

Chicken And Peach Wontons

From Better Homes and Gardens

Crispy, tart, and aromatic, these little wrapped salads are filled with texture and flavor.

Vietnamese Spring Rolls

From Better Homes and Gardens

For a festive party finish, top the Chinese dim sum-style buns with black and white sesame seeds.

Pork-and-Cabbage-Filled Buns

From Food & Wine

Wendy Leon says these rolls, filled with bell pepper and slivers of avocado, are an effective way to get her grandchildren to eat vegetables.

Vegetable Summer Rolls with Chile-Lime Dipping Sauce

From National Pork Board

Baked Pork Egg Rolls

From EatingWell

In addition to being a delicious dipping sauce for dumplings, this can be used as a marinade for chicken, pork or tofu.

Ginger-Garlic Dipping Sauce

From The Food Channel

Edamame is a trendy appetizer your party guests will go for. The addition of Chinese Five Spice adds extra interest.

Chinese Five Spice Edamame