"Prepare for a Flavour Explosion!"

It all began in a city in the southern Chinese province of Guangxi called Yulin.  We (Nat and Dan) were living there for 2.5 years teaching English, and with just 16 hours of teaching a week we had a LOT of time to spend time with friends and explore all that the area had to offer...especially the food!  The city was abundant with absolutely incredible delicacies, but by far Nat’s favourite was the dumpling.  So much so, that her students gave her the Chinese name, ‘jiaozi’ (the Mandarin word for ‘dumpling’).   
Back on the Isle of Wight (our home in the UK), we couldn't find dumplings that satisfied our cravings, so we began to make them ourselves based on what we learnt from our students and friends in China, and a few dumpling making courses we attended.  
We originally stuck to the traditional pork, chive and water-chestnut filling.  Then one night after a few beers, it dawned on us how versatile the dumpling is, and pretty much ANYTHING (as long as it tastes good) can be made into the perfect little parcel with a dumpling wrap! And how amazing would it be to get inspiration for the fillings from our customer and fan base - and they do not disappoint!  
It quickly became our mission to try and adapt people's favourite dishes into the ultimate dumpling filling and create FLAVOURBOMBS!

Our love for dumplings began up in the mountains of Yulin with friends making and wrapping dumplings!

  We LOVE cooking for fun and for a more professional event!  Here's Nat at cooking school in China.