KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 21 -- Every culture (and perhaps nation) has its own dumplings, whether it's Shanghai's calling card of xiao long bao, tortellinis made by Italian nonnas, Japanese gyoza and the list goes on.

Each fold tells a story of flavour, tradition and love in every bite.

Dumpling Daddies by Jonathan Ooi and Victor Yap is what happens when you start with a familiar flavour, pull apart everything - the wrapper, filling and even accompaniments like sauce and pickles - then build it all back again to create a truly unique dumpling.

Their eye-catching Ipoh Mali Chicken Gnocchi is a prime example.

It features mini chickens shaped from chewy taro swimming in a delicious bowl of chicken stock laced with prawn oil, shredded chicken, a...