Welcome to Danny’s Dumplings, the only place to satisfy all your dumpling cravings, homemade in East Lothian. Let me tell you a little bit about myself and my dumplings...
My name is Deniss Mihhailov, but call me Danny, everyone does. I was born in Pskov, a large city in Western Russia but grew up in a small town in Estonia. In 2000 I came to the UK whilst traveling, trained as a chef and settled down in East Lothian after meeting my Scottish wife Sophie. Having fallen in love with the country and the people, Scotland now feels like home.....but it’s missing one thing....dumplings!
Back in Estonia I grew up eating traditional Russian food, and that included plenty of pelmeni. To me a bowl of pelmeni is humble comfort food homemade by my mum. Looking to recreate the homemade taste here in Scotland I’ve been making my own pelmeni for my family and friends, and with their encouragement have recently launched Danny’s Dumplings to share it with all of you!
All my dumplings are homemade with fillings and dough made from scratch. Some recipes are more traditional than others and I’m always thinking about new flavours to try. Where possible I use local suppliers from East Lothian, like Mungoswell flour and prawns from Port Seaton.
I hope you’ll enjoy trying my dumplings, please get in touch if you have any feedback, want to discuss a specific order or have any ideas to share!
I want everyone to join the dumpling revolution!