Friday, June 6, 2014

Weekend Cooking

May 2009 - Xian China

We went to the opera in Xian where we were served a dumpling dinner before the show.



The menu was as follows:

Lotus root with lemon.


Each steamer came with 3 types of dumpling and 3 pieces of each. 
Duck – shaped like a duck
Pork – shaped like a pig
Shark’s fin
Ham
Albacore
Mushroom
Shrimp
Cabbage
Chcken – piece of corn at top to resemble an egg
Pork and leek
Hazelnut
Fried dumplings
Large plate of regular pork
Chicken Soup with baby dumplings




 I especially loved the duck dumplings shaped like ducks!












11 comments:

  1. Cute! Thanks for linking up. Cheers

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  2. Oh I love the shapes of those dumplings, especially the ducks.

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  3. I would happily make a meal of dumplings. In fact, I often do when we order from the local Chinese restaurant. Love how they shaped these to portray the fillings!

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  4. The duck dumplings are so cute! Looks like a delicious meal.

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  5. The duck dumplings are amazing!

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  6. Sounds like a great time! Those duck dumplings are adorable!!

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  7. Good to see this again,Jackie. Cheers from Carole's Chatter

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  8. How fun! Love the duck dumplings!

    My husband is allergic to red meat, including pork. It's a worry when we travel. If only everyone would shape their food like this -- then he could eat the poultry-shaped things and skip the pig-shaped ones!

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  9. Mmm I like dumplings, I'd give the Shark's Fin one a miss though.

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  10. I think I'd skip the shark fin, too. The hazelnut seems to stand out--I didn't know they had anything to do with Chinese cuisine.

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  11. Wow, that's some amazing looking food. I've always wanted to try lotus root, and those duck dumplings look incredible.

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