jiao zi

i went to China in may. i miss it. i saw and experienced more than i imagined. i

i am still processing.

i want to go back.

one night i went to my friends' family home and we made jiao zi (dumplings). they were fantastic.

the best part of the day wasn't the food, it was the time spent with 3 generations of a family making them. what a privilege to spend time in their home, cook side by side, laugh in different languages and share a meal.

making the dough seems to take the most time...it is rolled out into 3 inch circles...


the filling for these jiao zi was made of ground pork with egg and seasonings...

these are the beautiful hands of an elderly Chinese woman...she has made thousands of jiao zi, seen the dramatic changes of her homeland, and has a lifetime of stories...


it takes practice to make the jiao zi...

i ate about half of these...

to be continued...