Changsha Zimei(Sisters) Dumplings

Food 2012/08/30 View：3458

At the beginning of 20th century, two sisters, both young and beautiful, set up a stall selling dumplings in the market of Huogong Dian. Their dumplings were not only beautiful in appearance, but also delicious in taste, which had been praised and then gained its popularity ever since. With porcelain white color, it is crystally bright and exquisitely small. There are two kinds of stuffing, one with sugar filings and the other with meat filings. Tender in its texture, each one has a unique flavor.

With glutinous rice as the main raw material, sugar filings consists of Beisu Sugar, osmanthus sugar, red sugar. Jujube meat; and meat filings are made up of fresh pork meat and mushroom, mushroom. Its shape is the same as pomegranates, In case of red-letter day, the dumplings with red silk is a great pleasure to the eye.

By Brenda

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