In this Exploration Guide for students in middle school, learn all about the world of dumplings! Explore the art and science of cooking: why we eat, cooking basics and easy and delicious dumpling recipes to try at home. What dumpling will you cook today?
Dumpling Facts for Kids | Kiddle Encyclopedia
Before we start, what are dumplings? People in countries all over the world will have a slightly different answer to that question! Take a look at this long list of places where you can find people making and munching on dumplings!
View Dumpling Facts for Kids | Kiddle EncyclopediaWhy Do We Cook? | PBS
Ever wonder why we as humans cook our food? We do it because it tastes good, of course, and because our customs and traditions are built around it. But we also cook our food for some basic biological reasons, because of evolution. Some scientists think that figuring out how to cook actually MADE us human!
View Why Do We Cook? | PBSHeat: The Science of Cooking, Part 1 | Brains On! Podcast
What is heat? Why do we use heat to cook? Learn all about the science of heat in the kitchen, and be sure to tune into the other three episodes in the Science of Cooking series: chill, chop, and mix. You could say that making a dumpling involves all of these techniques!
View Heat: The Science of Cooking, Part 1 | Brains On! PodcastWorld Dumplings Map | TasteAtlas
Can you name some dumplings off the top of your...dumpling...I mean, head? Let’s take a mouth-watering look at where dumplings come from. This is your warning that your stomach is sure to start grumbling!
View World Dumplings Map | TasteAtlasKids Try Dumplings from Around the World | HiHo Kids
Have you tried any of these dumplings before? What’s your favorite dumpling if you had to choose? Watch these hilarious young kids try out new dumplings for a laugh and maybe a learning moment!
View Kids Try Dumplings from Around the World | HiHo Kids6 Ways to Fold a Dumpling | The Oregonian
Put your kitchen skills to the test with six different ways to fold dumplings. Each one is a little work of art!
View 6 Ways to Fold a Dumpling | The OregonianHow to Make Jiaozi (Chinese Dumplings) | China Sichuan Food Blog
Learn how to make jiaozi.
View How to Make Jiaozi (Chinese Dumplings) | China Sichuan Food BlogHow To Make Gyoza (Japanese Potstickers) | Just One Cookbook
Learn how to make delicious pan-fried gyoza.
View How To Make Gyoza (Japanese Potstickers) | Just One CookbookHow to Make Banh Bot Loc (Vietnamese Clear/Tapioca Dumplings) | Cooking With Mama Mui
Here’s another unique dumpling. Let’s take a look at banh bot loc.
View How to Make Banh Bot Loc (Vietnamese Clear/Tapioca Dumplings) | Cooking With Mama MuiHow To Make Cuban Papas Rellenas | we are mitú
Learn how to make Cuban papas rellenas.
View How To Make Cuban Papas Rellenas | we are mitú