Dumplings are .

Dumplings are cooked balls of dough. They are based on flour, potatoes or bread, and may include meat, fish, vegetables, or sweets. They may be cooked by boiling, steaming, simmering, frying, or baking. They may have a filling, or there may be other ingredients mixed into the dough. Dumplings may be sweet or savoury. They can be eaten by themselves, in soups or stews, with 
gravy, or in any other way. While some dumplings resemble solid water-boiled doughs, such as gnocchi, others such as wontons resemble meatballs with a thin dough covering. There are many different types of dumplings.
The Chinese dumpling which generally consists of minced meat and finely chopped vegetables wrapped into a piece of dough skin.
The heavier type is used in soups and stews. Fried dumplings can be served with other foods or eaten alone.