On February 27th, 2023, from 6-8pm at the Phil Gainer Community Center, Augusta Heritage Center presents: Dumplings! Chinese Family-style Festive Cooking. Yuru Cheng of the Hutong in Elkins, WV will teach us how to make a vegetarian and meat filling for Chinese dumplings as well as how to fold and cook them.
From Yuru:
“Dumpling is our love language in northern China. It’s the go-to celebratory food for any festivities. New Year’s Eve? Dumplings! First day of winter? Dumplings! Before a trip? Dumplings! One reason is that the shape of dumplings reminds people of gold ingots. But more importantly, the making of dumplings is a warm and celebratory familial cooking activity that we associate with childhood and a sense of home.
On 2/27, let’s make dumplings together from scratch! I am Yuru from The Hu Tong, an Elkins local food system enthusiast and a farm-to-table Chinese Chef. This will be not only a tour of authentic Chinese flavors, but also an immersive experience of this special family cooking experience.”
This project is made possible by Mid Atlantic Arts’ Central Appalachia Living Traditions program.