Chinese students of NILS opened a one-day gyoza (餃子) shop in the festival held in Ogori at the end of August. This festival is held every summer in Ogori and many people in the community enjoy it.
Gyoza, or pot sticker is a Chinese dumpling widely popular in China and Japan as well as outside of East Asia. Gyoza typically consist of a ground meat and/or vegitable filling wrapped into a thinly rolled piece of dough, which is then sealed by pressing the edges together or by crimping.
Boiled dumplings are popular in China, and our students also served boiled ones in the festival. They started to cook gyoza at noon and to serve in the evening. Their gyoza was so popular that people coming to the festival really enjoyed Chinese-style gyoza (a little different from Japanese-style). They served more than 100 packs (6 pieces of gyoza in a pack) in the festival. Our students enjoyed Japanese culture, and at the same time they had an opportunity to introduce their culture to Japanese people in the community.