make the dumpling by myself

 

  Dumpling，a kind of traditional Chinese food, is deeply loved by Chinese people. In many important occasions like Spring Festival and wedding, dumplings are essential.
  During this days in Finland, I always want to eat dumplings. Today we plan to make dumplings by ourselves. This is the first time I make dumplings.
  We put the flour and water together, knead it into dough. Then cover the dough with a dry towel, and leave it alone for about an hour. After an hour, we can cut the big dough into small doughs, and then rub it into a round bar. The diameter of the bar should be about 3 centimeters. Then we cut the bar to make it smaller. We use a stick rolling around the small dough to make the dumping wrapper. Then put the stuffing into the wrapping, pinch into a crescent shaped. The dumpling is done.
  We can boil the cold water now, and put the dumplings into the hot water. Because we choose meat as stuffing, we have to add a little cold water in the boiling water two or three times to make it ripe. Also, we have to use a spoon to stir the pot to prevent the dumplings stick to others.

Chinese Cooking

  There is an old saying in China called ‘Food is the first necessity of the people’. We all know that Chinese is very particular about food, I am no exception. Chinese cooking culture has four main characteristics

  First, flavor variety. Because China has a vast national territory and abundant resources, climate, products, customs and habits are different in different province, also has a lot of flavor. People in south China like rice while people in north China prefer flour. In taste, it is always like south sweet, north salty, west spicy and east sour.

  Second, food in four seasons is different. Chinese eat different things according to season, it is another characteristic. In summer, we choose more cold dishes while in winter, we will eat more stew and hot soup.

  Third, pay attention to beauty. Chinese cooking not only about technical skills, but also pay attention to food's color, smell, taste, shape. No matter it is a carrot or a Chinese cabbage, it can be carved to various shapes to make the  color, smell, taste and shape harmony and unity. Chinese cooking can give a person special enjoyment of highly unification of spirit and material.

  Fourth, pay attention to conception. Chinese cooking also pay attention to the  name, table manner and alternate entertainment. Chinese dishes names can be said to have a style of it's own. Name of the dish can be according to the main material and cooking methods, also can be according to historical stories, myths and legends, such as ' the lion head ', ' Dongpo meat', 'dragon and phoenix '.