Althoughtherearevariousofdishesinchina,Ilovejiaozibest.DumplingisabrilliantfacetofChineseculture,standforthecollectivespiritofthenation..ItiswidelyacknowledgedthatChinesepeoplearealwayseatingdumplings,meatandvegetable,ontheEveoftheSpringFestival.ThisisawayofbiddingfarewelltotheoldyearandwelcomingtheNewYear.DumplingisatraditionalChinesefood.Butmakingdumplingisnotaneasytaskthaneatingit.Firstofall,weshouldmixtheflourwithwater,whenthedoughisready,wecanbegintomakedumplingwrappers.Weusearollingpoletorollthedoughintosmall,thinandround.Whenthewrappersaredone,it’stimetopreparethefilling.Usually,weusemeatsuchasporkorbeef,andvegetalesuchascabbageorleekforfilling.Thenputsomesalt,oilandpepperintoitandstirit.allthesepreparationsaredone,wecanstartmakingdumplings.First,putaspoonfuloffillinginthecentreofthewrapper.Thenstickthetwooppositesidestogether.Allofthenaresamesizeandhandmade.Finally,putthedumplingsintoboilingwater,don’tletwaterboilingtoofar,weoftenboilthemthreetimes.Whenservedinneatrowsonatray,theylooklikeJinYuanBao.Thewrappingisthin,thefillingarejuicy,themeattender,andthetastedeliciousandnotatallgreasy.Myfamilymakedumplingwhenwearetogetheronholidays.Wejustenjoythehearteningtalkandintimateatmospherecreatedwhilewearesittingtogethertomakeandeatjiaozi.