Dumpling recipe

Chinese dumplings, or Jiaozi (饺子), are one of the most symbolic foods eaten during the Chinese New Year. Their shape resembles ancient Chinese gold ingots, making them a powerful symbol of wealth, prosperity, and abundance. In many families, dumpling making is a communal activity, with everyone gathering around the table to wrap dumplings together on …

Ninety years ago, the proprietor of 怡珍茶樓 (Yee Zhen tea house) at the Five Phoenix Village 五鳳鄉 in Guangzhou created Har Gow (shrimp dumpling). He combined the shrimp, bamboo shoots, and pork fat and made a dumpling with the rice flour pastry. He named this delicacy the Five Phoenix dumpling. Later, other chefs improvised the …