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 Anita Lo's advice for shaping, cooking pan-fried dumplings

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Chef and cookbook author Anita Lo uses pre-made wrappers as a time saver in this recipe for pan-fried dumplings stuffed with cabbage, pork and shrimp. Lo uses white wrappers to avoid the food dye used in the yellow variety, and she explains three different ways to pleat the wrappers around the filling that can suit skill levels from beginner to advanced.

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With straightforward cooking techniques and a focus on fresh, healthy ingredients, Greek food made Flavor & the Menu's list of the top 10 trends for 2022. Chefs in the US are taking inspiration directly from modern trends in Greece, and chef Doug Psaltis of Andros Taverna in Chicago sources ingredients such as fava beans and sausages from Greece to create a sense of place on the menu.

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