Students impart art of dumpling making Chinese cultural exchange event is mouth-watering affair

Some 120 Chinese students and Japanese rolled up their sleeves and got their hands full of flour and sesame oil as part of the fun at an educational dumpling party in celebration of the Chinese New Year.
…………."We organized this event to have better communication and share our culture with Japanese people," said Zhong Lei, chairman of the students' association organizing the event held last month at the Tokyo International Exchange Center in Tokyo's Koto Ward…………
……………“It's fun to make dumplings, but it's really difficult," said Hinata..........
………….This is a great opportunity among cultures to share their experiences and enhance relationships among individuals. And, one main thing: is very important to know how cook in China because if you don’t know how, you cannot get married!!! "It's common for Chinese men to cook," Yang said…………… "Men who can't cook can't get married in China," she said laughing…………… (View Full article http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20090224ev.html)