Chinese Cooking Class was held!

This time, we enjoyed a dumpling-making session while connecting with Chinese and Taiwanese people living in Matsuda and nearby universities.

Participants ranged from junior high school students to adults, making it a fun and lively mix of generations.

Rolling out the dumpling wrappers into nice round shapes was trickier than expected, and some turned out a little wonky—but that only added to the charm! Of course, nothing beats the taste of dumplings made completely from scratch.
 

今回は、松田在住や、近隣の大学の中国人、台湾人の方と餃子作りを習いながら交流を深めました！   中学生～大人まで幅広い年齢の方が参加されました。   餃子の皮を丸くのばすのが難しく、いびつな形になることもありましたが、やはり皮からの手作り餃子の味は絶品でした。

今回は、餃子の作り方を習うだけでなく、中国語の挨拶を中国人の方の後について発音してみたり、ジャッキーチェーン大ファンの中学生に、ジャッキチェーンと一緒に舞台に登壇したお話を伺ったりしました。   中国人の方が、菊花茶とかぼちゃの種を差し入れしてくださいました。菊花茶は、見た目に美しく女性たちはうっとり、男性たちはかぼちゃの種がおいしくて止まらないとおっしゃいました。

Besides learning how to make dumplings, we also tried out some basic Chinese greetings by repeating after our Chinese guests. One junior high school student, a huge Jackie Chan fan, even shared the story of when he appeared on stage with Jackie himself!

We were also treated to chrysanthemum tea and roasted pumpkin seeds brought by our Chinese guests. The beautiful look of the tea had the women enchanted, while the men couldn't stop snacking on the delicious seeds.