Tonight I joined some classmates and instructors from Mandarin Tree Language School for a lesson in dumpling making. Having already learned from dumpling making pro Dr. Jen Li, this was a bit of a review for me.  My favorite part of the cooking lesson was getting a tour of the local Chinese market.

Highlight: Meeting the jolly noodle man who makes his living from making and selling noodles of all shapes and sizes.  I will definitely be going back there.

Low point: Seeing a little turtle being butchered.  Had to walk away

At the end of the night, I brought the yummy dumplings I made home and shared them with Bryan.  Nice and warming on a cold, rainy Shanghai night.