“Without a bowl of dumplings in the winter solstice,
Ears will be frozen because no one is a willing tube.”
(I know this sounds so stupid in English, however, this punchline in Chinese is famous)
With dumplings, it seems that the feeling of the New year could be more intense.
The shop in Haidian, China, is small, where hidden in the unremarkable corner,
Became the keys to homesickness for all who wandering outside.
The aunt who makes Dumplings stood behind a counter for seven years,
And every full of round dumplings are coming from her hand.
Taste the dumpling with a spoonful of chili oil in balsamic vinegar
Garlic cloves are white like ivory, spicy taste penetrates the brain through the tip of the tongue
The freshly baked dumplings are covered with a touch of white smoke.
Poke a bright and full dumpling in the bowl, and one bite can make the soup overflow everywhere, from the bowl to your soul
Even if you are burnt, you just cannot stop having another bite. This may be the magic of dumplings.
And there is no reason to explain that dumplings here are inexplicable with a hint of warmth.
Dumplings, are known by the world citizen, contain heart and sincerity from China
Fresh meat and vegetable at this store stuffing every morning
More than a dozen fillings are neatly arranged, where all kinds of bright colors making people appetite
Soft and flexible dumpling skin will never break even in long cooking time
Where only the tough dumpling skin can hold a lot of stuffing
Looks like ordinary ingredients
In the hands of this dumpling aunt, pinch, squeeze
Just a few seconds, a round shape and empty dumpling is a heavy baby
The hot air in the pot condenses water on the glass
Dumplings jumping into the hot water one by one.
There are some stuffing that I love the most:
Pork with fennel
The fennel tastes soft after cooking
After absorbing the oil, the green oil is bright.
People who don’t love are frowning, but those who love it just see them as treasures.
The aroma of fennel can give you full happiness and security
I will say that they are the taste of home.
In the presence of fennel filling, every northerner is like a child.
Where it is, full of warm and comfortable taste.
Pork with leek
The unique aroma of leeks always makes people who love it feels fascinating
Every bite is a scent
Some people think that leek with eggs are simply
And called them “Dark Cuisine & Biochemical Weapons”
But those people who love leek will never care about others’ feeling.
Even leek’s aroma need me to brush my teeth,
For leek pork dumplings, I am willing to brush ten times.
Around this store where the dumpling aunts hold, there are always nearby students.
Auntie will carefully keep the preservation method and cooking time for kids rushing for classes or families who buy them to eat at home
They may not only be good food but more the youth that I have spent here.