Los Angeles
Annex House - Chinese Fermentation + Dumplings Workshop
An evening Series of Traditional Chinese Cooking
Join Jess Wang of Picklé Pickle Co. and Gu Grocery for a fermentation and cooking series. Learn how to preserve mustard greens and cabbage the traditional Chinese way in the first session, and join the second session for a dumpling party using the ferments made in the first workshop.
- Session 1: Introduction to Chinese Fermentation - Learn two live pickling techniques to add health benefits, fun, and extra flavor to your home cooking. Customize your pickles with a variety of farm fresh cabbages, mustard greens and aromatics. These pickles make a wonderful addition to any meal and can be used as an ingredient.
- Session 2: Traditional Gluten Free Tangyuan Dumpling Soup - In this workshop we will prepare savory sticky rice dumplings and a rich broth. Pickles prepared in the first session will be featured in the dumpling filling. Choice of vegan pumpkin + mushroom dumplings (vegan), and chicken + mushroom. This session includes a full meal experience. Participants may also opt to take their dumplings home for later.
Note: Both workshops are gluten free and vegan, with a non-vegan option in the second session. Joining both sessions is optional.
Ticket type
When
11/18
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Intensity
What's Included
Session 1: Introduction to Chinese Fermentation -
- 2 pickling recipes
- All ingredients required to prepare 1 of each recipe
- Take home: two 8-oz jars of prepared pickles
- Fermented snack spread to enjoy during the session
Session 2: Traditional Gluten Free Tangyuan Dumpling Soup -
- 2 dumpling recipes
- All ingredients required to prepare 1 serving of each recipe
- Enjoy one serving of dumplings in the session (option to take home instead)
- Take home: second serving of dumplings
Jess Wang (she/they) is a Chinese American fermented food advocate and educator, event caterer, and social entrepreneur based in Los Angeles. Her work is rooted in family and diasporic foodways, and explores healing through food and community. They divide their time between running Chinese-Taiwanese grocery/deli concept Gu Grocery and hosting pickling and Chinese cooking experiences through Picklé Pickle Co. workshops.
Yao Cheng Farm is a small, multi-generational family operation based in Camarillo and Oxnard within Ventura County, California. Founded in 1987 by Taiwanese immigrants Yao and Lisa Cheng, the farm spans roughly 29.4 acres and is widely celebrated across Southern California for its specialty Asian produce and heirloom crops. Today, their son Jason Cheng plays a major role in managing operations and represents the farm at several local markets.
