Today, Lindsey, Gregory, and I went over to our favorite surrogate Chinese families house (the twins) to make jiaozi and baozi (dumplings and... bigger dumpling type things that are steamed). Basically, they are both simply pork or beef mixed with mushrooms, garlic, and anything else you want, in the middle of a some dough. We set a date to help make the traditional Chinese food and be critiqued on our poor jiaozi/baozi making skills. It was all of our first time making baozi, but Lindsey proudly surpassed Gregory and I's with her baozi wrapping skillz. While it might not seem like there is a true art to the job of wrapping a little dollop of raw pork mixed with spices into a piece of flour, it's pretty hard to get right. Well, at least to get past the brutal Chinese inspection team who point at the poorly constructed baozi and ask, "That ones yours...right"?
"Here's a free lesson for ya" The twins father showing off the moves.
A couple of Chinese-American's rocking their baozi making skills.
Me looking pretty while the work gets done. The girls English names are Daisy (left) and Betty (right), they just turned 17 this last weekend but still look roughly 12. They attend the best High School in the city and their English is amazing.
The twins mother getting ready to steam the baozi.
The woman of the hour. While we could stand around joking, making a few at a time, Auntie here was making all the wrappers and then started the real work after we sat down and started eating the 30 or so we made.
All that easy work paying off, baozi! The best way to eat baozi and jiaozi is by dipping them into some vinegar. You can find large selections of both foods pre-frozen in the grocery store, but the homemade ones are a lot better...but I'd still take lasagna, pizza, cheeseburgers, tacos, salad, cheese, or pasta over them any day.
"Here's a free lesson for ya" The twins father showing off the moves.
A couple of Chinese-American's rocking their baozi making skills.
Me looking pretty while the work gets done. The girls English names are Daisy (left) and Betty (right), they just turned 17 this last weekend but still look roughly 12. They attend the best High School in the city and their English is amazing.
The twins mother getting ready to steam the baozi.
The woman of the hour. While we could stand around joking, making a few at a time, Auntie here was making all the wrappers and then started the real work after we sat down and started eating the 30 or so we made.
All that easy work paying off, baozi! The best way to eat baozi and jiaozi is by dipping them into some vinegar. You can find large selections of both foods pre-frozen in the grocery store, but the homemade ones are a lot better...but I'd still take lasagna, pizza, cheeseburgers, tacos, salad, cheese, or pasta over them any day.
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Just wait till you come to MN. I'm sure Lindsey's list of requests will include pork chops, lasagna, ribs, chicken wings....
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