Gyoza. Evidence ranking
Japanese GYOZA (Dumplings)
#1 among published recipes we could fairly measure. We use this ranking to build The GüdDish when the method is cook-validated.
Ranking verdict
Close Contest
Number one leads, but number two is still a real contender. Both are strong starting points.
4.97 from 170 ratings
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#1 published Gyoza by GüdScore (as of 2026-08-17): Japanese GYOZA (Dumplings) from recipetineats.com (of 45 rated recipes across 15 sites). Verdict: Close Contest, limited corpus. That ranking is evidence for building The GüdDish.
Among published Gyoza recipes we could fairly measure, #1 is Japanese GYOZA (Dumplings) from recipetineats.com (45 rated recipes across 15 sites). GüdScore orders them by how far each outperforms its own publisher. That ranking is how we decide what to learn from when we build The GüdDish.
Why it ranked first
Ahead of its publisher by 0.31 stars. That gap, not the raw rating alone, drives the rank, because a 4.99 on a site where everything is 4.99 means little.
- 170 people rated it, enough that the score is not resting on a handful of opinions.
- That combination puts it in the top 5% of every Gyoza recipe we analysed.
Runner-up: Japanese Gyoza Dumplings (thewoksoflife.com), ★ 5.00 from 17 ratings.
What this takes
40, 40 - 45 pieces · 45 min total · 25 min prep · 15 ingredients · 12 steps
- 1 1/2 cups green cabbage, very finely chopped
- 1 tsp salt, separated
- 1 lb / 500g ground pork (mince) (fattier the better)
- 1 cup garlic chives, finely chopped (Note 1)
- 1 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tsp ginger, grated
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp cornstarch / corn flour
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp cornflour (cornstarch) - for tray
- 40 - 45 round wonton (gyoza) wrappers (Gow Gee wrappers) - 1 1/2 packets (Note 2)
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil (or other cooking oil)
- Soy sauce
- Rice wine vinegar
- Chili oil (Rayu is Japanese chili oil)
The GüdDish · draft · cook QA in progress
GüdDish Gyoza
This is the gyoza we cook at home when we want the best result without juggling ten tabs. We read the strongest recipes we could find, kept the ingredients and techniques that overlap again and again, and cut the rest. What is left is one combined method: the best of the best, easy to handle, easy to run, and built to come out right every time.
We already drafted The GüdDish from the field. It is not cook-validated yet, so Rank stays primary until QA is green. We do not ship a half-tested recipe as the answer.
Full evidence ranking
Showing 10 of a 10-slot list for this dish’s pool of 45 scored recipes. First 10 clear the full CrowdScore floor (at least 6 ratings and 4.5+ stars), ordered by how far each beats its own publisher after we adjust for rating volume. Star ratings and counts are the publisher’s public evidence when present. Close places can still reverse with more data.
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1Japanese GYOZA (Dumplings)4.97 from 170 ratings
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2Japanese Gyoza Dumplings5.00 from 17 ratings
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3Air Fryer Dumplings (Gyoza and Potstickers)5.00 from 16 ratings
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4Japanese Gyoza4.93 from 15 ratings
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5Japanese Gyoza Recipe5.00 from 10 ratings
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6Gyoza Dipping Sauce Recipe4.93 from 13 ratings
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7Passport to Japan: Edamame, Gyoza, Rice and Teriyaki Beef4.52 from 25 ratings
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8Pork Gyoza4.72 from 32 ratings
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9Japanese Garlic Gyoza Fried Rice5.00 from 6 ratings
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10Pork and Shiitake Gyoza4.88 from 8 ratings
Behind the evidence
What enters GüdScore
We only put a recipe in GüdScore when we can check the evidence behind its rating at the review level. Sites that only publish closed aggregate stars, without recoverable reviews, stay outside that score rather than being quietly down-weighted. Where we can rebuild ratings from raw public reviews, we do that before a recipe competes. Full methodology: How GüdScore works.
FAQ
What is the best Gyoza recipe?
#1 published Gyoza by GüdScore (as of 2026-08-17): Japanese GYOZA (Dumplings) from recipetineats.com (of 45 rated recipes across 15 sites). Verdict: Close Contest, limited corpus. That ranking is evidence for building The GüdDish.
How does GüdDish pick a winner?
We search the open web for methods, measure rated recipes with GüdScore (evidence engine), study ingredients and techniques that set the strongest ones apart, then build one GüdDish. GüdScore does not hand you a single best recipe alone. Details: https://guddish.com/method.html
What does the verdict mean?
The Rank verdict describes the published-recipe competition, not a grade for The GüdDish. Clear Winner means number one is well ahead. Close Contest, Photo Finish, and Split Decision mean the top recipes are hard to separate. Limited corpus means we analyzed fewer recipes than a mature dish.
Why are some big publishers missing from GüdScore?
GüdScore only includes ratings we can audit at the review level. Sites that only expose closed aggregate scores, without recoverable review data, stay outside that score. Their recipes may still inform technique. See How GüdDish works for the full rules.
How often is this updated?
This page’s data was last scored or re-synced on 2026-08-17.
The public Rank is the top 10. The rest of the scored pool lives in the JSON API, not on this page.