Harbin Frozen Dumplings

Harbin Frozen Dumplings

　　“The best food is no better than dumplings,” a saying that reveals the Harbin people’s love for dumplings. Harbin locals enjoy boiled dumplings, but they have a particular fondness for frozen ones. When festivals and holidays come around, every household makes several trays of dumplings and freezes them outside, ready to be taken out and eaten whenever desired.

　　　　People from southern China often find this puzzling—how can Harbin residents continue to eat frozen foods in such a cold environment? No matter how frigid the weather, Harbin folks’ passion for cold eats never wanes. They love munching on frozen sticky rice cakes, frozen pears, candied hawthorn skewers, and ice pops. Even steamed buns are often bought home and frozen as the Lunar New Year approaches. The colder it gets, the more they crave cold food—that’s the Harbin way of eating.