Chinese Tofu Dumplings

At a charming tea house near Xian’s central gardens, we were served a marvelous breakfast of dim sum. A parade of carts piled high with dumplings, buns and other small dishes passed among the tables to tempt us. There were rice dumplings, some filled with sweet lotus seed paste and others with red bean paste. Peking-style dumplings were made of cabbage leaves stuffed with tofu, carrots and mushrooms. Such tender filled dumplings were served Shanghai style with vinegar. Delicate flower petal