Hai Long Rice Dumpling Introduction
"Sea Dragon Rice Dumpling" was founded by Hsin Hai-Shu, who returned home from the Philippines after serving as a "Japanese soldier" at the age of 20. He began selling meat dumplings and vegetable dumplings at the traditional market in Tainan City near the Water Lily Temple. Since everyone called him "Hai-Long," he named the shop "Sea Dragon Rice Dumpling." The Sea Dragon Rice Dumpling is made by putting stir-fried meat, raw rice, pieces of meat, salted duck eggs, shiitake mushrooms, and peanuts into bamboo leaves, tightly binding them. Except for the stir-fried meat, all other ingredients are raw. The dumplings are boiled in water, with water added continuously, and after about two hours, delicious Sea Dragon Rice Dumplings are ready. The owner of the Sea Dragon Rice Dumpling shop states that their dumplings "can be eaten often without causing stomach acidity because the glutinous rice is washed and then immediately drained. This not only reduces stomach acid secretion but also enhances the chewiness of the dumpling."
