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Chinese Soup Recipes

These recipes emphasize broth seasoning, gentle heat, and when to add fragile ingredients.

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Chinese beef noodle soup with braised beef, noodles, greens, and clear brown broth.
northern / project

Beef Noodle Soup

A Chinese beef noodle soup recipe built around tender braised beef, aromatic broth, chewy noodles, and bowl assembly that keeps the noodles springy.

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Crab egg drop soup with orange broth, crab meat, and silky egg ribbons.
cantonese / easy

Crab Egg Drop Soup

Crab egg drop soup should feel delicate, not heavy. The crab gives sweetness, the egg gives soft ribbons, and the broth needs just enough body to hold both without becoming gluey.

Under 30 MinuteFish and Seafood
Cantonese fish congee with silky rice porridge, seafood, scallion, and ginger.
cantonese / easy

Cantonese Fish Congee

A Cantonese fish congee recipe focused on silky broken-down rice, tender fish slices, fresh ginger, scallion, white pepper, sesame oil, and adding the fish only at the end so it poaches gently instead of turning dry.

Make-AheadFish and Seafood
Tomato tofu egg drop soup with soft tofu cubes and silky egg ribbons.
cantonese / easy

Tomato Tofu Egg Drop Soup

Tomato tofu egg drop soup is a better match for this page than the old chicken bok choy draft. The bowl should taste bright from tomato, soft from tofu, and silky from egg ribbons, with enough body to feel comforting but not heavy.

VegetarianTofu and Vegetarian Protein
Chinese chicken corn soup with sweet corn, egg ribbons, and tender chicken in a blue bowl.
home style / easy

Chicken Corn Soup

A Chinese chicken corn soup recipe focused on sweet corn flavor, small tender chicken pieces, light thickening, and egg ribbons that stay silky instead of clumping.

BeginnerChicken
Taiwanese beef noodle soup with sliced beef, soy eggs, cilantro, red chile, and dark broth.
home style / medium

Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup with Soy Eggs

Taiwanese beef noodle soup with soy eggs is the accurate page for this image because the bowl shows sliced beef, halved soy eggs, chile oil, cilantro, and a dark broth. It is not a chicken mushroom hot pot soup. The refined article focuses on what the image promises: beef that slices tender, a broth deepened with soy and spices, and toppings that make the bowl feel complete.

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Century egg and pork congee in a patterned bowl with ginger and scallion garnish.
cantonese / easy

Congee with Pork and Century Egg

A Cantonese century egg and pork congee recipe focused on silky rice texture, tender pork, clean ginger aroma, and the right moment to add century egg.

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Crossing bridge rice noodles with hot broth, rice noodles, and separate toppings.
yunnan / project

Crossing Bridge Rice Noodles

A crossing bridge rice noodles recipe focused on Yunnan-style hot broth, rice noodles held separately, thin toppings, mushrooms, greens, and the timing that keeps the noodles springy while the broth stays hot enough to finish the bowl.

NoodleChicken
Fuzhou fish balls served in clear soup with broth and small garnishes
fujian / easy

Fish Ball Soup

Fish Ball Soup brings brothy depth, seafood-friendly seasoning, and soft textures into a home-kitchen workflow. The method focuses on a gentle simmer, late seasoning, and protecting fragile ingredients.

Fish and Seafood
Cantonese seafood congee in a bowl with rice porridge and seafood pieces.
fujian / easy

Cantonese Fish Fillet Congee

This article now matches congee search intent instead of a generic soup bowl. The page teaches a Cantonese-style fish rice porridge: silky rice, ginger, briefly marinated fish, and a finish gentle enough that the fillets stay tender instead of breaking into the pot.

Make-AheadFish and Seafood
Beef shank noodle soup with sliced beef, dark broth, wheat noodles, and greens.
northern / medium

Five-Spice Beef Shank Noodles

A five-spice beef shank noodle soup recipe focused on gently braising beef shank until sliceable, seasoning the broth with soy, ginger, star anise, cinnamon, and five-spice, then serving it over springy noodles.

NoodleMake-Ahead
Fish ball seafood noodle soup with red broth, greens, egg, and seafood pieces.
fujian / easy

Fish Ball Seafood Noodle Soup

Fish ball seafood noodle soup fits the exact image much better than the old Fujian braised noodles draft. This is a soup bowl with red broth, noodles, fish balls, seafood, greens, and egg, so the article now focuses on building a clear, aromatic seafood noodle soup rather than a dry braised noodle plate.

Fish and Seafood
Oyster vermicelli with small oysters, thin wheat noodles, thick broth, and cilantro.
fujian / medium

Oyster Vermicelli

Oyster vermicelli is not a clear noodle soup. The pleasure is the opposite: silky mee sua suspended in a glossy thick broth, with oysters kept plump by starch coating and a final lift from black vinegar, cilantro, and fried shallots.

NoodleUnder 30 Minute
Taiwanese beef noodle soup with braised beef chunks, wheat noodles, dark broth, and scallions.
northern / easy

Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup Bowl

This page is rewritten around the exact Taiwanese beef noodle soup image instead of the older seaweed egg soup draft. It now teaches a dark soy-braised beef broth, springy noodles, tender beef chunks, scallion finish, and the judgment cues that keep the bowl rich without turning salty or greasy.

NoodleMake-Ahead
Chinese fish ball noodle soup with fish balls, fish cake, noodles, and citrus garnish.
fujian / easy

Chinese Fish Ball Noodle Soup

Chinese fish ball noodle soup is the honest direction for this page because the reviewed replacement image shows a bowl of soup noodles with fish balls, fish cake pieces, and a bright citrus garnish. The useful home-cook lesson is sequence: heat the fish balls gently, cook noodles separately, and assemble the bowl only when everything is ready so the noodles stay bouncy instead of swelling in the broth.

NoodleUnder 30 Minute
Lanzhou beef noodle soup with beef, herbs, chili oil, and hand-pulled-style noodles.
northern / project

Lanzhou Beef Noodle Soup

Lanzhou beef noodle soup is not a dark soy beef stew with noodles. The bowl works because each element stays distinct: clear beef broth, tender sliced beef, soft daikon, springy wheat noodles, fresh herbs, and red chili oil added at the end.

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Hot and sour soup with tofu in a dark savory broth.
sichuan / easy

Hot and Sour Soup

A Chinese hot and sour soup recipe that balances white pepper heat, vinegar brightness, tofu, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and egg ribbons without making the broth muddy.

VegetarianTofu and Vegetarian Protein
Hunan chili fish fillets in spicy broth with dried chiles, peppercorns, and rice.
hunan / medium

Hunan Chili Fish Fillets

Hunan chili fish fillets are a better match for the reviewed image than a vague chili fish page because the bowl clearly shows tender white fish pieces in a chile-heavy sauce with rice beside it. The important home-cooking lesson is control: season the fish early, keep the broth aromatic before the fish goes in, and stop cooking while the flakes still look glossy.

SteamedFish and Seafood
Suan cai yu with pale fish fillets, dried red chiles, Sichuan peppercorns, hot-sour broth, and rice.
sichuan / medium

Suan Cai Yu with Dried Chilies

Suan cai yu with dried chilies is the accurate match for this image because the bowl shows pale fish fillets in a yellow hot-sour broth, topped with dried red chiles and peppercorn-like spices, with rice alongside. The old Hunan fish soup title was too vague. This page now teaches the real search promise: sour pickled greens, silky fish slices, and hot oil poured over aromatics without making the broth greasy.

Fish and Seafood
Chinese beef rice noodle soup with sliced beef, rice noodles, bean sprouts, greens, and broth.
shandong / medium

Chinese Beef Rice Noodle Soup

This page is rewritten around the exact beef rice noodle soup image instead of the old clam noodle promise. It now teaches a Chinese-style beef rice noodle soup with rice noodles, tender beef, bean sprouts, greens, ginger, and a seasoned broth that stays clean rather than muddy.

Noodle
Jiaodong seafood noodle soup with shrimp, noodles, wood ear mushrooms, greens, and clear broth.
shandong / medium

Jiaodong Seafood Noodle Soup

A Jiaodong seafood noodle soup recipe focused on coastal Shandong freshness, a clear shrimp or fish broth, springy noodles, late-added seafood, and seasoning that tastes clean rather than heavy.

Fish and Seafood
Spicy lamb noodle soup with wide noodles, red broth, sliced lamb, and cilantro.
xinjiang / medium

Spicy Lamb Noodle Soup

Spicy lamb noodle soup keeps the lamb-and-noodle promise while matching the exact image more closely than a dry cumin noodle page. The bowl shows wide noodles in a red broth with sliced lamb and cilantro, so the article now focuses on aromatic soup, tender meat, and noodles that stay springy.

Noodle
Hot and sour tofu soup with tofu cubes, egg ribbons, chili oil, and scallions.
sichuan / easy

Hot and Sour Tofu Soup

Hot and sour tofu soup is a more precise fit than a broad mala tofu soup label because the exact image shows tofu cubes in an orange, lightly thickened broth with egg ribbons and chili oil. The home-cooking challenge is balance: enough vinegar and white pepper to wake the soup up, enough body to suspend the egg, but not so much starch that it turns into paste.

VegetarianTofu and Vegetarian Protein
Chinese egg drop soup with white pepper, scallion, and soft egg ribbons in clear broth.
home style / easy

White Pepper Egg Drop Soup

This page is rewritten around the exact egg drop soup image instead of a mushroom-specific title. It now teaches a simple Chinese egg drop soup where broth thickness, egg-pouring speed, and white pepper decide whether the ribbons are silky or ragged.

VegetarianUnder 30 Minute
Braised beef noodle soup with beef chunks, scallions, greens, and orange broth in a metal bowl.
northern / easy

Braised Beef Noodle Soup

This page is rewritten around the exact braised beef noodle soup image instead of the old mushroom rice noodle draft. It now teaches a soy-braised beef broth, separate noodle cooking, fresh scallions, and greens, with practical cues for keeping the beef tender and the soup drinkable.

NoodleMake-Ahead
Chinese mushroom tofu soup in a bowl with mushrooms, tofu, and dark savory broth.
yunnan / easy

Chinese Mushroom Tofu Soup

This page is rewritten to match the exact mushroom-and-tofu soup image instead of a generic noodle bowl. It now teaches a light Chinese soup built from mushrooms, tofu, ginger, and a clean soy-seasoned broth, with practical cues for keeping tofu pieces whole and mushrooms deeply savory without turning the soup muddy.

VegetarianTofu and Vegetarian Protein
Fish cake seafood noodle soup with udon noodles, squid, fish cake, cabbage, citrus, and orange broth.
fujian / easy

Fish Cake Seafood Noodle Soup

This page is rewritten around the exact seafood noodle soup image instead of the old peanut rice porridge draft. It now teaches a quick fish cake seafood noodle soup with udon-style noodles, squid, fish cake, cabbage, and a light orange broth balanced with citrus and aromatics.

NoodleUnder 30 Minute
Cantonese wonton noodle soup with egg noodles, wontons, greens, and scallions in clear broth.
northern / easy

Cantonese Wonton Noodle Soup

This page is rewritten around the exact wonton noodle soup image instead of a generic pork leek noodle idea. It teaches the Cantonese bowl English searchers expect: thin egg noodles, wontons, a clean broth, greens, scallion, and a few timing cues that keep the noodles springy while the dumplings stay intact.

NoodleUnder 30 Minute
Tomato hot and sour tofu soup with soft tofu cubes, egg ribbons, scallions, and orange broth.
home style / easy

Tomato Hot and Sour Tofu Soup

This page is rewritten around the exact tomato tofu soup image instead of the old rice wine chicken draft. It now teaches a bright Chinese-style tomato hot and sour tofu soup where tomato sweetness, vinegar, white pepper, soft tofu, and egg ribbons stay balanced.

VegetarianTofu and Vegetarian Protein
Chinese cabbage wonton soup with wontons, pale cabbage, clear broth, and scallions.
home style / easy

Chinese Cabbage Wonton Soup

Chinese cabbage wonton soup is a more accurate promise than Shandong cabbage dumplings because the image shows wontons in broth with pale cabbage and scallions. The page should teach broth clarity, frozen or homemade wonton timing, and when cabbage goes in so it softens without taking over the bowl.

BeginnerDumpling and Filled-Dough
Sichuan pickled fish soup with dried red chilies, tender fish, yellow petals, and a bowl of rice.
sichuan / easy

Sichuan Pickled Fish with Dried Chilies

This page is rewritten around the exact spicy fish soup image instead of the old shrimp and eggs draft. It now teaches suan cai yu-style fish slices in a tangy pickled mustard broth with dried chilies, Sichuan pepper, and rice-friendly soup.

Fish and Seafood
Sichuan boiled fish with red chili oil, fish fillets, and Sichuan pepper topping.
sichuan / project

Sichuan Boiled Fish

Sichuan boiled fish, or shui zhu yu, is not a mild fish soup. Thin marinated fillets are briefly poached in a doubanjiang broth, poured over crisp vegetables, then finished with dried chilies, Sichuan peppercorns, and hot oil so the top blooms into a fragrant red layer.

Fish and Seafood
Tomato tofu fish soup with white fish slices, soft tofu cubes, scallions, and orange tomato broth.
home style / medium

Tomato Tofu Fish Soup

This page is rewritten around the exact soup image instead of the old Sichuan eggplant tofu draft. The bowl is a gentle Chinese tomato tofu fish soup: tomato gives the broth its orange color, ginger keeps the fish clean, soft tofu makes it comforting, and scallions finish the surface.

Tofu and Vegetarian ProteinFish and Seafood
Suan cai yu Sichuan fish soup with fish fillets, pickled greens, dried chilies, peppercorns, and rice.
sichuan / medium

Suan Cai Yu Sichuan Fish Soup

This page now matches the exact spicy fish soup image. It teaches suan cai yu: tender white fish slices in a sour, savory pickled mustard green broth, finished with dried chilies, Sichuan peppercorn, scallion, and hot oil.

Fish and Seafood
Hot and sour egg drop tofu soup with dark broth, scallions, mushrooms, and egg ribbons.
home style / easy

Hot and Sour Egg Drop Tofu Soup

This page is rewritten around the exact dark soup image instead of the old tofu and egg stir-fry draft. The bowl is a hot and sour egg drop tofu soup: dark broth, fine egg ribbons, tofu and mushroom pieces, scallions, vinegar brightness, and white pepper heat.

VegetarianTofu and Vegetarian Protein
Chinese egg drop soup with soft egg ribbons in a clear broth.
home style / easy

Chinese Egg Drop Soup

Chinese egg drop soup, or dan hua tang, is fast but not careless. A lightly thickened broth holds the egg ribbons in suspension, while a slow drizzle and gentle stirring create soft flowers instead of scrambled bits.

VegetarianUnder 30 Minute
Chinese napa cabbage and tofu soup in a clear home-style broth.
home style / easy

Napa Cabbage Tofu Soup

Napa cabbage tofu soup, or bai cai dou fu tang, is the kind of Chinese home soup that tastes simple only when the order is right. The cabbage stems soften first, tofu goes in gently, and white pepper, sesame oil, and scallions finish the broth without muddying it.

VegetarianTofu and Vegetarian Protein
Chinese braised beef noodle soup with beef chunks, noodles, greens, bean sprouts, and brown broth.
northern / medium

Chinese Braised Beef Noodle Soup

This page is now centered on the exact beef noodle soup image: a soy-braised broth, tender beef chunks, pale noodles, greens, bean sprouts, and a toasted garnish. The recipe focuses on building a red-braised soup base without making the bowl muddy or greasy.

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Chinese fish ball noodle soup with fish cake, cabbage, thick noodles, and light orange broth.
cantonese / easy

Cantonese Fish Ball Udon Soup

This page is rewritten around the exact fish ball, fish cake, noodle, and cabbage soup image instead of the old tomato cabbage soup draft. The recipe teaches a quick Chinese-style fish ball noodle soup with bouncy seafood pieces, clean broth, and noodles that stay chewy.

Under 30 MinuteFish and Seafood
Orange broth fish ball udon soup with fish tofu, thick udon noodles, and a small citrus half.
cantonese / medium

Orange Broth Fish Ball Udon Soup

This page is rewritten around the exact fish ball udon image instead of the old tomato herb fish soup draft. The bowl uses bouncy fish balls, fish tofu, thick udon, and a light orange-colored broth, with citrus or tomato brightness to keep the seafood flavor fresh.

NoodleUnder 30 Minute
Tomato tofu soup with soft tofu pieces, pale egg ribbons, scallions, and orange-red broth in a white bowl.
home style / easy

Tomato Tofu Soup with Egg Ribbons

Tomato Tofu Soup with Egg Ribbons is a fast Chinese home soup built around a light tomato broth, soft tofu, and silky egg. The image shows a tomato-colored soup with tofu pieces and pale egg-like ribbons, so the page now teaches the timing that keeps tofu intact and eggs feathered.

VegetarianTofu and Vegetarian Protein
Ginger beef rice noodle soup with bean sprouts, cilantro, scallions, crisp garlic, rice noodles, and brown broth.
home style / medium

Ginger Beef Rice Noodle Soup

This page is rewritten around the exact beef rice noodle soup image instead of the old Uyghur-style chicken noodle soup draft. The bowl is built on tender beef pieces, thin rice noodles, bean sprouts, cilantro, scallions, and a ginger-soy broth that tastes clear but still meaty.

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White pepper egg flower soup with soft egg ribbons, scallion, and light brown broth.
home style / medium

White Pepper Egg Flower Soup

This page is rewritten around the exact egg flower soup image instead of the old wine-simmered fish soup draft. The recipe focuses on light broth, white pepper, thin cornstarch body, and egg ribbons that float in soft blossoms.

VegetarianUnder 30 Minute
Cantonese wonton noodle soup with wontons, noodles, greens, and clear broth.
cantonese / medium

Wonton Noodle Soup

A Cantonese wonton noodle soup recipe focused on springy egg noodles, juicy wontons, clear seasoned broth, and assembly timing so the bowl does not turn soggy.

Make-AheadFish and Seafood
Wonton soup in clear broth with folded wontons in a ceramic bowl.
cantonese / medium

Wonton Soup

A Chinese wonton soup recipe focused on tacky pork-shrimp filling, thin wrappers, clear broth, and gentle cooking so each wonton stays juicy and intact.

Make-Ahead
Shiitake red date chicken soup with whole mushrooms, ginger, goji berries, and clear broth.
yunnan / easy

Shiitake Red Date Chicken Soup

This page is rewritten around the exact mushroom soup image instead of the old Yunnan mushroom egg soup draft. The bowl shows whole shiitake mushrooms, red dates, ginger, and pale chicken in a clear nourishing broth rather than eggs.

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How to choose from Chinese Soup Recipes

Chinese Soup Recipes gathers recipes around a practical cooking intent. These recipes emphasize broth seasoning, gentle heat, and when to add fragile ingredients.

Use the collection by choosing a constraint first: time, ingredient, method, diet, or comfort level. Then compare recipes by what can go wrong. A fast stir-fry needs prep finished before heat starts, while a braise may be slower but more forgiving once the pot is simmering.

Representative dishes include Beef Noodle Soup, Crab Egg Drop Soup, Cantonese Fish Congee, Tomato Tofu Egg Drop Soup, and Chicken Corn Soup. They are grouped together because they answer a similar user need, but they still differ in heat level, texture, prep style, and how much pantry knowledge they require.

The pantry links are Light Soy Sauce, Chinkiang Vinegar, Cumin, Chili Oil, Shaoxing Wine, and Oyster Sauce. These pages help a reader decide whether a recipe is practical tonight or needs a shopping trip. They also keep substitutions grounded in flavor role instead of guesswork.

The technique links are Chinese Soup Base, Noodle Boiling and Rinsing, Chinese Red Braise, How to Steam Fish Chinese Style, Gentle Steaming, and Beginner Dumpling Folding. Read those when a recipe seems simple but depends on texture. Many Chinese home recipes are short on paper because the technique carries the difficulty.

Use Chinese Soup Recipes as a practical cooking guide rather than a decoration around a recipe list. Read the opening idea, then scan the linked recipes for timing, heat level, texture, and pantry overlap. That order helps a home cook decide what to make before shopping, while still giving enough context for search visitors who landed on the page with a specific question. The collection is meant to help readers choose a dish and then move into the supporting recipe, pantry, and technique pages.

Chinese Soup Recipes also works as an internal map for the site. The recipes, pantry notes, and technique links are intentionally connected so a reader can move from a broad question into a concrete dish, then back into a supporting skill or ingredient explanation. That pattern builds useful internal links without forcing the same paragraph onto every page. The collection is meant to help readers choose a dish and then move into the supporting recipe, pantry, and technique pages.

For cooking decisions, the most important detail is not only the name of the dish. A reader needs to know what texture to expect, what ingredient carries the flavor, which step is fragile, and what can be prepared ahead. This page keeps those decisions close to the recipes so the user does not need to open ten tabs before starting dinner. The collection is meant to help readers choose a dish and then move into the supporting recipe, pantry, and technique pages.

The page is written for English-speaking home cooks using ordinary pans, grocery-store ingredients, and a mixed pantry. It avoids assuming a restaurant wok burner, a full Chinese pantry, or previous knowledge of regional cooking terms. When a linked recipe needs a special paste, sauce, starch, or folding method, the surrounding notes explain why that element matters. The collection is meant to help readers choose a dish and then move into the supporting recipe, pantry, and technique pages.

If you are comparing options, start with the dishes that share ingredients you already own. Then check the method and total cooking time. A short recipe can still fail if the heat sequence is wrong, and a longer recipe can be easy if the work is mostly simmering, steaming, resting, or cooling. The collection is meant to help readers choose a dish and then move into the supporting recipe, pantry, and technique pages.

For meal planning, keep one anchor dish and one supporting dish. Pair a bold sauce with plain rice, a crisp stir-fry with a soup, or a rich braise with a cold vegetable plate. That approach keeps the table balanced and makes the cooking session feel organized instead of crowded. The collection is meant to help readers choose a dish and then move into the supporting recipe, pantry, and technique pages.

For SEO and reader trust, the page should answer the obvious question in plain language, then give enough detail to prove the answer is usable. That means naming the dishes, showing the relevant techniques, explaining pantry substitutions, and warning about texture or food safety when a recipe depends on those choices. The collection is meant to help readers choose a dish and then move into the supporting recipe, pantry, and technique pages.

The repeated theme is cue-based cooking. Timers help, but visible changes matter more: oil color, sauce thickness, steam strength, noodle spring, dumpling edges, vegetable brightness, and whether a protein is cooked through. Those cues make the page useful even when the reader changes brands, pan size, or serving count. The collection is meant to help readers choose a dish and then move into the supporting recipe, pantry, and technique pages.

Use Chinese Soup Recipes as a practical cooking guide rather than a decoration around a recipe list. Read the opening idea, then scan the linked recipes for timing, heat level, texture, and pantry overlap. That order helps a home cook decide what to make before shopping, while still giving enough context for search visitors who landed on the page with a specific question. The collection is meant to help readers choose a dish and then move into the supporting recipe, pantry, and technique pages.

Chinese Soup Recipes also works as an internal map for the site. The recipes, pantry notes, and technique links are intentionally connected so a reader can move from a broad question into a concrete dish, then back into a supporting skill or ingredient explanation. That pattern builds useful internal links without forcing the same paragraph onto every page. The collection is meant to help readers choose a dish and then move into the supporting recipe, pantry, and technique pages.

Use this when

Chinese soup recipes for clear broths, noodle soups, egg soups, wonton soups, and gentle simmering.

Recipe path

Beef Noodle Soup, Crab Egg Drop Soup, Cantonese Fish Congee, Tomato Tofu Egg Drop Soup, and Chicken Corn Soup

Pantry path

Light Soy Sauce, Chinkiang Vinegar, Cumin, Chili Oil, Shaoxing Wine, and Oyster Sauce

Technique path

Chinese Soup Base, Noodle Boiling and Rinsing, Chinese Red Braise, How to Steam Fish Chinese Style, Gentle Steaming, and Beginner Dumpling Folding