100-yen gyoza gadget helps you make delicious dumplings in the blink of an eye

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Fulfill your craving for gyoza dumplings anytime, anywhere with this popular device from Japanese 100 yen store chain Daiso.

Japanese 100 yen shops sell a plethora of useful everyday items, all for the equivalent of less than a single U.S. dollar. But beyond their cheap knickknacks, snacks, and slightly stranger items, these stores also offer handy kitchenware and cooking utensils that are essential for singles and busy housewives. If you’re looking to cook, say, a batch of spaghetti, you can get all the pots, strainers, and stirring spoons you need at a price you can pay for with pocket change.

But what if you’re looking to make gyoza dumplings? Sure they sell pre-made wrappers at the supermarket, but everyone knows the hardest part about making these tasty treats is pleating the edges just right.

Fortunately popular 100 yen store chain Daiso has you covered with this convenient “home-cooking gyoza kit”.

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Inside you’ll find a plastic spoon for scooping filling into wrappers and a molder that makes cranking out dumplings faster than ever.

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餃子は栄養も摂れてなによりウマイので毎日でも食べたいが、包むのがメンドイ！なので100均で餃子包みマシンを買ってきた！ http://t.co/UF2MZ8UFhb
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ほんだ (@Iida_Ayu) May 31, 2014

These devices are so useful, in fact, they’ve inspired a bit of a gyoza-cooking boom among Japanese netizens.

▼ “I bought the 100-yen gyoza machine!”

100均の餃子マシーン投入！ http://t.co/De694el2pl
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おでまる (@odemaru) April 28, 2014

▼ “Lately 100 yen stores have really stepped it up… All you have to do is give it a squeeze and your gyoza is ready to go!”

最近の100均すごい、、、挟むだけで餃子作れちゃう、、、、 http://t.co/yKMhpegxMx
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サナチョ ε♡з (@_popn_) March 29, 2015

▼ “This thing is so convenient and fun♪ It folds your dumplings in no time! (lol) The 100 yen stores have been selling all sorts of amazing stuff recently. ( ´ ▽ ` )”

これ、便利で面白い♪餃子めっちゃ早く包める（笑）最近の100均グッズってスゴイ( ´ ▽ ` ) http://t.co/y1vrGApaDy
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響野ユカ (@kyounoyuka) September 15, 2014

▼ “I made gyoza for the first time~＼(^o^)／
I wanted to start by making the wrappers from scratch, but I didn’t have enough time~ But I’m glad I was able to make them! This dumpling folding thing from the 100 yen shop is amazing! It really came in handy♪( ´▽｀)”

初めて餃子も手作りしたよ〜＼(^o^)／皮から作りたかったけど、時間なさすぎた〜でも完食してくれて良かったー✨ 100均の餃子包むやつスゴイ！助かったー♪( ´▽｀) http://t.co/mCjom3M8nx
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なっちゃん (@arioka415natumi) March 10, 2015

I don’t know about you, but seeing all those dumpling tweets is sure making me hungry! I might have to run out to get one of these folding tools so I can serve some next meal. They might require a little prep, but the money you’ll save by skipping the trip to a local izakaya or Chinese restaurant is worth it!

Source: Twitter/@Iida_Ayu via Naver Matome
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