Michele’s 2026 Dumpling Fest Recipes
These are some of the recipes I used for Dumpling Fest 2.0. No recipes – these are largely homestyle things I just cobbled together.
Chinese Red Cooking Hong Shao/Lu
Originally published on January 25, 2021. Updated on February 16, 2026. I’m not really sure what the difference is between red cooking (紅燒）and lv (滷). I will defer to this article from the Woks of Life. My family called chicken cooked this way lu, and pork shoulder both hong shao and lu. There are many… Read More Chinese Red Cooking Hong Shao/Lu
2nd Redaction of 烏雞湯 Black Chicken Soup Recipe from 飲膳正要 Propriety and Essentials in Eating and Drinking
11/14/25 – For St.Eligius A&S Display 11/15/2025 2nd Redaction: 飲膳正要Yin Shan Zheng Yao (YSZY) – 烏雞湯 – Black Chicken Soup Modern soup: Ingredients: Cooking: YSZY Soup: Ingredients: Cooking: Notes and Comments on Ingredients and Methodology [3] I have chosen not to chop up the chickens prior to cooking as stated in YSZY for display purposes. … Read More 2nd Redaction of 烏雞湯 Black Chicken Soup Recipe from 飲膳正要 Propriety and Essentials in Eating and Drinking
My Translation of 烏雞湯 Black Chicken Soup Recipe from 飲膳正要 Propriety and Essentials in Eating and Drinking
The “I don’t knows”: I have no idea if Hu Shihu, the imperial physician who wrote YinShan ZhengYao knew how to cook. As an imperial physician he undoubtedly had servants to do it for him. I have no idea if Chinese was Hu’s first or dominant language, as there are questions of whether he is… Read More My Translation of 烏雞湯 Black Chicken Soup Recipe from 飲膳正要 Propriety and Essentials in Eating and Drinking
1st Redaction of 烏雞湯 Black Chicken Soup Recipe from 飲膳正要 Propriety and Essentials in Eating and Drinking
12/22/2024 – For Northpass Solar at Friderich and Lilie’s When I bring the soup to gathers and events I make a modern Chinese medicinal soup as well as the version based on the dietary manual Propriety and Essentials in Eating and Drinking by Hu Shihu, to give the average SCAdian an idea of what my… Read More 1st Redaction of 烏雞湯 Black Chicken Soup Recipe from 飲膳正要 Propriety and Essentials in Eating and Drinking
Michele’s 2025 Dumpling Fest Recipes
These are some of the recipes I used for Dumpling Fest aka Dumpling-palooza ————————————————————————————————- Chang, Michele – Stuff I cobbled together Recipes I followed closely enough that I don’t think I need to write new recipes:
Lamb Samsa (Kaobao)
I was trying to recreate the samsa I had at Tarim Uyghur Food, in the New World Mall Food Court, in Flushing, Queens, New York for an SCA event. I did an internet search and narrowed it down to the recipes in the list at the end. What I noticed was the recipes from the… Read More Lamb Samsa (Kaobao)
Lamb Shaobing
Makes 12 Ingredients: Dough: Paste: Filling: Toppings: Directions:
Jiuniang Sesame Tangyuan Soup with Poached Eggs 桂花酒釀芝麻湯圓湯
Tangyuan are a sticky rice dumpling typically served on the last day of Chinese New Year, also called the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival falls on the full moon, and tangyuan looks like a full moon. Tangyuan can be unfilled, they can filled with a sweet or savory filling. My favorites are sesame, followed by… Read More Jiuniang Sesame Tangyuan Soup with Poached Eggs 桂花酒釀芝麻湯圓湯
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