Dumpling Daughter Cookbook

FOR NADIA LIU SPELLMAN, it has always been about the dumplings. The first thing she orders in a restaurant and her favorite thing to eat at home, Nadia dreamt of bringing the high-quality, homestyle dumplings of her childhood to market. But first, she needed to introduce herself—and her dumplings—to the world. Enter Dumpling Daughter, a modern Chinese restaurant established in 2014. At Dumpling Daughter, Nadia shares the food she grew up eating at home and in her family’s restaurants with a whole new generation of enthusiastic eaters. This cookbook, filled with childhood recipes and her family’s story, is a continuation of that desire. With the steadfast support and guidance from her mother, Sally Ling, Nadia has created both a family heirloom and a helpful resource for those who want to make authentic homestyle Chinese and Chinese American food at home. Featuring iconic dishes from Dumpling Daughter and Sally Ling’s restaurants, as well as family favorites old and new, this cookbook p