Chef Shack and students make dumplings in the Brodie kitchen.
After hours of snowfall on Thursday, Feb. 19, some students braved the storm to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Although the Lunar New Year was on Feb.17, the Year of the Fire Horse, the Asian and Pacific Islander Organization (APIO) held a celebratory gathering that Thursday.
Senior Nadalie Leon and Chef Shack showed people how to make dumplings at the event. Students had the opportunity to complete each part of the process themselves, including the cooking and steaming.
“Tastes like nostalgia,” sophomore Connie Jarm said after trying her dumplings. Once their dumplings were cooked, students could add shaved carrots, peanut sauce and sweet and sour sauce.
For many of those gathered, this was not their first time making dumplings. For sophomore Amani Muisyo, it was, however, her first time celebrating the Lunar New Year. Freshman Andrea Pavlish said it was her first time making these kinds of dumplings, as her family makes Czech potato dumplings.
Students hung out in the Brodie basement that evening, continuing to make dumplings and chat. Conversations ranged from classes to movies to speculations of a snow day. Chef Shack also talked about how he got into cooking. There was even an enthusiastic Foosball match and some spontaneous singing.
Leon and junior Johnathan Schmidt made a dumpling delivery in the snow, and some students took dumplings to go. It’s safe to say that all those in attendance left that night warmer and with full stomachs.
