Your host shows you how to roll wrappers thin at the edge and thicker in the middle, then how to pleat and seal them, and the whole table folds together until the tray is full.
- Good for:
- Families with kids, groups of friends, a good rainy-day plan
Dumplings are a northern Chinese staple rather than a Yunnan one, but many local families make them at weekends and for Lunar New Year, when their ingot shape stands for money in the year ahead. You boil them, dip them in black vinegar and chili, and if one bursts in the pot, you say it has "earned" (zhèng le), the lucky word families use instead of "broken. "
Etiquette and what to know
Pork and chive is the classic filling; ask for a vegetarian one when you book. Your first dozen will be lopsided, and nobody minds.
