Make Traditional Chinese Dumplings

ground pork

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground chicken is often less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while liquid aminos is often cheaper.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola oil is more affordable.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while bread flour is often cheaper.

Squeeze and pinch the dumpling to shape it.

Lay down the dumpling and adjust its shape as needed.

Mention that the dumplings are some of the finest seen, despite a messy preparation.

Discuss the difference in Chinese food compared to Kansas City cuisine, emphasizing dark soy paste, sesame paste, sesame oil, and scallions.

Mention the learning curve of using chopsticks while eating dumplings.

State that serving dumplings is believed to bring prosperity and is traditionally made during holidays and celebrations.

Explain that dumplings are shaped to resemble golden ingots used during the Ming dynasty for money.

Indicate that dumplings can be boiled and then fried.

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