contains close paraphrasing of one or more non free copyrighted sources . ideas in this article should be expressed in an original manner . more details may be available on the talk page . april 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information . please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject s importance use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance . april 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message din tai fung xiaolongbao made to order at the restaurant behind glass pane chinese name traditional chinese simplified chinese transcriptions standard mandarin hanyu pinyin d ng t i f ng wu romanization din tah fun yue cantonese jyutping ding2 taai3 fung1 southern min hokkien poj ti th i hong japanese name kanji kana transcriptions romanization din tai f n din tai fung is a restaurant originating in taiwan specialising in xiaolongbao steamed dumplings . 1 outside its native taiwan din tai fung also has branches in australia mainland china hong kong indonesia japan macau malaysia the philippines singapore south korea the united states thailand and dubai . 2 contents 1 history 2 reputation 3 gallery of images 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit founder yang bingyi 3 was born in shanxi china but moved to taiwan in 1948 as a result of the chinese civil war . after working 10 years at heng tai fung a cooking oil retailer he found himself unemployed when the store closed . together with his wife lai penmei then founded din tai fung also a cooking oil retailer in 1958 . the name was a combination of his previous employer s company name heng tai fung and his new supplier s company name dinmei oils . 4 around 1980 tinned cooking oil became prevalent and business diminished drastically . in order to survive yang and his wife turned over half the shop to making and selling steamed buns xiaolongbao . the buns were so popular that the store stopped selling oil altogether and became a full fledged restaurant in the 1980s . the original restaurant is located on xinyi road in taipei . 5 reputation edit din tai fung is known internationally for its xiaolongbao . dintaifung was named one of the top ten restaurants in the world by the new york times on january 17 1993 . 6 7 in november 2009 the restaurant s first hong kong branch at tsim sha tsui silvercord branch was awarded one michelin star by the hong kong and macau 2010 edition of the michelin guide . in december 2010 the restaurant s second branch in hong kong at causeway bay yee wo branch was also awarded one michelin star . gallery of images edit famous xiaolongbao at tsim sha tsui hong kong some appetizers taipei zhongxiao sogo location arcadia california location sydney branch hong kong branch at tsim sha tsui suzhou branch at suzhou industrial park see also edit list of chinese restaurants list of restaurants in china list of restaurant chains in australia references edit din tai fung profits plunge 30 % . taipei times . 24 dec 2008 . p. 11 . about us our chronology p1 . hsu allen 7 dec 2007 . soft diplomacy targets taste buds in europe . taiwan today . din tai fung dumpling house north america about us . about us our history . http i1159.photobucket.com albums p637 calroyla 136248254 b975d2672c b zps51a5de79.jpg http www.dintaifungusa.com external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to din tai fung . din tai fung official website global chinese taiwan din tai fung official website global english din tai fung official website usa english din tai fung official website australia english retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title din tai fung & oldid 743497088 categories restaurants in taiwanrestaurants in chinarestaurants in indonesiarestaurants in japanrestaurants in the philippinesrestaurants in los angelesrestaurants in washington state chinese 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