Dumpling History

Chinese dumplings are far more symbolic than simply a delicious morsel. They have a unique history and are a culturally intangible food item that is one of the most widely loved and popular foods in China and around the world. Judy passes on this Chinese tradition through her dumpling-making classes.

Some interesting facts include:

  • Chinese dumplings are thought to date back to the Eastern Han (AD 25 - 220)
  • Chinese dumplings are one of the most important foods during Chinese New Year and other Chinese holidays and festivals
  • Traditionally, family members get together to make dumplings on the eve of the Lunar New Year
  • The shape of Chinese dumplings is similar to ancient gold or silver ingots. and represent wealth and good fortune
  • The fillings vary from region to region, but all of Judy's ingredients are organic, free-range, and local

Making dumplings is a bonding, zen, and fun experience for individuals, families, friends, team-building with colleagues, dinner parties and much more. Judy can customize experiences to suit any age-group and group size.

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Master Class Activities

We'll learn to make authentic Chinese dumplings with Judy, also known as the Dumpling Diva.
First, Judy will discuss the ingredients used for Cantonese-style home cooking and where to buy them.
Second, she will show you how to make dumplings.
Then we get to eat them. It's a lot of fun!

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Contact Host Judy

Email: judy@chinatowngirl.ca

Phone: 604-418-8560

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UK doctors will soon prescribe cooking classes to combat loneliness

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Through Food Art, Asian-Americans Stop ‘Pushing Heritage To The Back Burner’

Artist Stephanie Shih remembers making pork-filled dumplings with her family and started her art project by sculpting six of them out of porcelain. She’s now made 600. (Robert Bredvad/NPR) Three American women of Taiwanese descent are cooking up the dishes of their youth: dumplings, roasted pork belly, sticky rice buns, shavedRead More

Dumplings have a rich and delicious Lunar New Year history

Andrew Coppolino · CBC News · Feb 04, 2016  A man carries a tray of meat dumplings at a village hall in Daxing, south of Beijing, Saturday Jan. 24, 2009. Villagers gathered Saturday to make thousands of meat dumplings in preparation for a feast to celebrate Chinese New Year, which begins Monday. Dumplings areRead More

Food is China’s intangible cultural heritage

By Victor Paul Borg (China Daily) 2015-06-17 Beijing residents get their hands dirty making zongzi (rice parcels) at Dongyue Folklore Museum in Chaoyang district on June 7, 2011. The snack is traditionally eaten during Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu Jie, which falls on the fifth day of the fifth monthRead More

Chinese dumpling craze heats up in the West

Global powerhouses Paradise Dynasty and Din Tai Fung expand reach in U.S. Nancy Luna | May 10, 2018 A Singapore-based soup-dumpling darling is planning its first U.S. restaurant, a move that is sure to trigger a dumpling war between two of the biggest brands in the world. Paradise Dynasty, which has locationsRead More

What Do Chinese Dumplings Have to Do With Global Warming?

By Nicola Twilley July 25, 2014 The Sanquan factory in Zhengzhou, China, which produces frozen dumplings and frozen glutinous rice balls.CreditCreditMassimo Vitali for The New York Times ‘In Sichuan, we’re eaters,” said Chen Zemin, the world’s first and only frozen-dumpling billionaire. “We have an expression that goes, ‘Even if youRead More

Origin of Chinese dumplings

Now, with so many people observing the day by making and eating dumplings, or “Jiao Zi”, we thought it would be appropriate to tell you the origin of the custom. It all begins with Zhang Zhongjing, the man from Chinese history known as the “Medicine Saint.” Zhang Zhongjing lived duringRead More