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Gong hei fat choy! Happy Chinese New Year, because the main highlight is food. Each item has special symbolism—for example, mandarins symbolize abundant happiness, deep-fried sesame balls mean good luck for the whole family, and dumplings are number one, because they symbolize wealth. Why? Because they look like ancient Chinese money.
We wish you a very happy and wealthy 2020, Year of the Rat!
1. Mix all of the ingredients (except the dumpling wrappers) into a paste.
2. Moisten the sides of a wonton wrapper with water and put a teaspoon of filling in the centre.
3. Wrap by bringing the corners together in the centre—like a little parcel.
4. Steam the dumplings in a bamboo steamer lined with a lettuce leaves (to avoid sticking), for about 12 minutes.
(Makes 40 dumplings)
Serve with sesame soy sauce.