Ai Qing Dumplings

Ai Qing Dumplings

　　Ai Qing Dumplings

　　The Qingming Festival has arrived, and as in previous years, every household in Yinzhou makes Ai Qing Dumplings. These green-colored dumplings are made by washing, boiling, and mashing fresh mugwort, then mixing it with glutinous rice flour to create a very healthy snack.

　　Method: Wash, boil, and mash the freshly picked mugwort, mix it with glutinous rice flour, and knead it into green dough. Then stuff it with either sweet or savory fillings, shape it into dumplings, steam it in a steamer, and it’s ready to eat. This is the seasonal snack of Shengzhou — Ai Qing Dumplings.