National Dumpling Day
The second best thing about National Dumpling Day is that no matter your ancestry, you probably have some form of dumpling in your history. The very best thing about National Dumpling Day is trying new ones, or eating old favorites, or cooking your grandmother’s recipe, inventing your own, or all of the above. However you celebrate, September 26 might be your new favorite day of the year.
National Dumpling Day may not be the oldest of holidays — it only started in 2015 — but it might be one of the tastiest.
National Dumpling Day Activities
1.Grab a cookbook
Find a dumpling recipe you’ve never heard of (Coxinhas, anyone? Clootie dumplings? Maultaschen?). Then grab and apron and learn something new.
2.Go out for Chinese food
Honor the National Dumpling Day founders by sitting down to an authentic Chinese meal. Gold star if you can fit a different one into each course.
3.Hop on social media
Snap a pic of your creation (or your meal out), and post it to social media with #NationalDumplingDay. Then click the hashtag, and see how others are celebrating, too.
Why We Love National Dumpling Day
A. You can celebrate all-day
Try sausage and egg breakfast dumplings first, Chinese steamed dumplings for lunch, pierogi for dinner, and apple dumplings for dessert. Or what about bacon, egg, and cheese dumplings for breakfast, matzo ball soup for lunch, chicken and dumplings for dinner, and maple syrup dumplings for dessert. Or what about …
B. Dumpling Day is literally rooted in happiness
TMI Food Group is this day’s founder, and TMI’s mission is about joy. Simply put? “To make people happy.”
C. Everyone has a dumpling in their past
The Chinese might be most associated with these doughy treats, but nearly every culture has small balls of dough that you fry, boil, or use in a casserole. Africans steam banku and kenkey. Indians make ada and modak with coconut and sugar. Nepalese serve momos with tomatoes and chilies.
Reference:
“National Dumpling Day” │ https://nationaltoday.com/national-dumpling-day/