Dumplings resemble the ingots that once were China’s currency, so eating them brings hope of an auspicious and fortunate year. Some cooks even stuff a lump of sugar in a dumpling to ensure sweetness, ...

On Saturday, amid the cacophony of firecrackers and other pyro-noise, most of China will be up all night to welcome in the Year of the Tiger. Here in the north, that will mean televisions blaring, ...

A tomb-sweeping dish of mugwort and red bean marks day of homage to ancestors It's time to sweep some tombs and eat some dumplings. The Qingming Festival falls on April 4 this year. It is a day for ...

Dumplings all over the world have a split personality, which makes their history so interesting to learn and their presence so delicious to eat. On the one hand, leftover foods have filled pockets of ...

Growing up in Kingston, Jamaica, my girlfriend’s mother, Loraine Rickard-Martin, now a New York resident, knew that the scent of her grandmother’s pumpkin soup was a signal for everyone to come to ...

There is a unique satisfaction that comes from homemade dumplings — it feels like a culinary achievement of the highest order. My grandmother’s kitchen was barely the size of a hot tub. Somehow, in ...

This recipe for steamed Crystal Dumplings (水晶饺子) (Gok Zai) features a juicy pork and jicama filling enveloped in a delicious, ...

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Prepare the pastry: Cut shortening into flour and salt until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is ...

This recipe creates irresistibly soft, pillowy dough that’s rolled out, filled with your favorite filling, and perfectly ...

What are the origins of Chicken and Dumplings? Chicken and Dumplings is a hearty soup that consists of a whole chicken cooked in water. Then, the resulting chicken broth cooks the dumplings and ...