Semi-finished products have firmly entered our lives. You do not need special culinary talent to learn how to cook dishes from them. Today a new product appeared on store shelves - "Bulmeni". What is it, what is it customary to eat with, as well as about the composition and feedback of consumers we will tell in more detail. Read the article!
Bulmeni: what is it?
About what dumplings, we know from childhood. This dish is one of the most beloved in many families. Minced meat, hidden in a dough cake, boiled in salted water - that’s the whole secret of this product. Now in the shops you can see the “Bulmeni”. The manufacturer of the dish (country) is Russia. How do they differ from ordinary dumplings? In fact, practically nothing. This is a kind of marketing ploy. However, there is still some difference between them.
This dish got its name due to the fact that inside each “bulmesh” during the cooking process, meat broth is formed. Why doesn’t it flow out at the cooking stage? The answer is simple: the dough in these dumplings is very dense, but at the same time thin. It does not allow fluid to flow out, causing it to boil inside.
When you start eating them, you will see how juicy, resilient, but at the same time not at all stiff.
The manufacturer produces "Bulmeni" with beef and pork. For gourmets, there is a special option: with butter. According to the advertisement, it is contained inside each dumpling.
This product is manufactured using TU technology. Unfortunately, it is not of the highest category, but of class B. But this is not so bad: at least 70% of meat should be contained in such semi-finished products.
Calorie content of dumplings is relatively low: 252 kcal.
Structure
All ingredients included in this product are indicated on the packaging. We will study them to find out what “Bulmeni” are like. The composition is pretty decent:
- Flour. I am glad that it is of the highest grade, which means that the dough will be delicious.
- Meat. This is usually beef or pork. Stuffing is made from them, which is the basis of dumplings.
- Water. It is added to flour for making dough.
- Poultry meat. It is surprising that on the front side of the package nothing is said about the chicken, which is part of them.
- Soya. This is such a vegetable protein, which is often added to increase the mass of meat.
- Onions and black pepper. They give the dish a special flavor.
- Egg and milk. Make the dough soft, but at the same time allow it to remain firm.
Now it became clear what Bulmeni was made of. What is this dish? We conclude: after all, they are ordinary dumplings. With the difference that inside contains meat broth.
Buyer word
Inexpensive dumplings with the tempting name “Bulmeni” received mixed reviews. Almost everyone appreciated the taste qualities positively. The stuffing is really quite juicy, and the dough is soft. Almost everyone was interested in the question of how the broth appeared inside the dumplings.
Buyers claim that there is no secret: they add a piece of ice to each serving of minced meat that melts when heated.
Others claim that the broth comes from fatty pork. Each of these points of view has a right to exist.
Dumplings are cooked quickly: after boiling water, mix them for five minutes. This is also their undoubted advantage.
Of the advantages also distinguish their low price. In many chain stores, they can be purchased for just 60 rubles per pack of just over four hundred grams.
The dumplings look small and neat. Unlike many others, they practically do not change during cooking and remain small.
Some consumers argue that the taste of minced meat in the "bulls" is not entirely meaty. It is believed that this is achieved by adding soy flour to their composition . It makes minced meat porous, airy, which should not be in dumplings made from natural meat.
The oil declared by the manufacturer in the advertisement is not included in their composition. However, it can be added to an already cooked product.
Total
We studied a modern semi-finished product called Bulmeni. What it is is no longer a secret. To summarize, let's be honest that these are ordinary dumplings that contain broth inside. According to customer reviews, they are pretty good, but not without flaws. Eating them with butter, sour cream or grated cheese, you will surely be satisfied.