Join Hill Center and The Chinese Street Market to learn how to make rose siu mai (rose dumplings). The class will teach you how to create these delicate, flower-like dumplings from scratch–a sure way to impress your next dinner party guests! Siu mai are open-faced dumplings, so each petal will open to reveal the chicken/mushroom or veggie/carrot filling inside. We promise that it’s not as difficult as it looks!

About Susan Qin: Susan Qin is the founder and cultural curator of Chinese Street Market DC.

Susan was born and raised in Chengdu, Sichuan. Her family belongs to the Buoyi minority group in China. While receiving her education at a foreign-language boarding school, she also developed a passion for Ancient Chinese Literature at a young age. The ancient Chinese culture and philosophy so elegantly expressed in her books were a formative inspiration. Eventually, Susan moved to the U.S. as a teenager and has spent her adult life in New York City and Washington, D.C., earning a degree in Economics and building a professional career in the financial services industry.

Susan’s unique experiences growing up with both Eastern and Western cultural experiences expanded her worldview, and she often found herself acting as a cultural ambassador, de-mystifying aspects of Chinese culture for friends and acquaintances. This led Susan to build a community for people to share their Chinese culture with anyone who has a passion for learning more, with food as a lens for connection. Today, the Chinese Street Market DC can be found at Farmer’s Markets throughout the DC area and hosting educational cultural events. The food she serves often incorporates produce from her fellow farmer’s market vendors, which allows CSMDC to root diasporic food stories in freshness, sustainability, and the Mid-Atlantic food system. She is known at the local farmer’s markets as the Senior Dumpling Consultant.

This class requires at least 6 participants.