The present invention provides fried Chinese dumplings, such as fried
jiao-zi, shao-mai, won-ton, and steamed bread, unfried Chinese dumplings,
and methods for producing the same, wherein deterioration of the
crispness of their browned skin is sufficiently inhibited after the
dumplings are fried, even when a certain period of time is passed after
frying, or even when the dumplings are stored in a frozen state. The
unfried Chinese dumpling of the present invention has a crispness
deterioration inhibitor provided on the external surface of the dough
sheet for inhibiting deterioration with time of crispness of the dough
sheet after the dumpling is fried. The inhibitor comprising grain powders
and a starch hydrolysate (A-1) in powder form having a bulk density of
not lower than 3.0 ml/g.