Here’s a great video about Chinese dumplings which goes behind the scenes at the Hakkasan restaurant in New York with chef Chen Zhineng.
The chef takes us through the process of making traditional Chinese dumplings explaining how it’s always easier if you pack them with a cold filling.
Zhineng also touches on how dumplings symbolise the old Chinese currency and his they play a significant part in Chinese New Year celebrations which this year falls on February 19th to welcome in the year of the Goat.
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