Chinese Inspired Dumplings & a Little Nostalgia
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 | 380 Views |
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We’d picked them up from a small Chinese restaurant tucked into the corner of the plaza. It was well past lunch, so the shop was quiet the owners were off in the back and front of house, focused on assembling a delicate crepe cake, while one attentive server managed everything else.
The dumplings? Absolutely delicious. Plump, flavourful, and generously filled with juicy pork mince. They were served with a variety of sauces, though soy was the only one we could confidently identify and used. The boys enjoyed them so much, they went back for seconds. Unfortunately, the shops POS system was down that day, and since we didn’t have any cash, we couldn’t explore the rest of their menu. We even had to return the cool drinks which was a real let-down for the boys, especially since they stock some unique, niche brands the boys love.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...