Hello!
We are proud to announce the FIFTH World Dumpling Championship here in Norwich. The event will take place at Mitre Coffee on Earlham Road on Saturday December 7th between 10am and 12noon. It's free to come along and it's free to take part. Fancy cooking? Contact us at info@spinofftheatre.co.uk for an entry form.
What's it about?
Norfolk was once famed throughout the land for its dumplings (or Swimmers as they were known). Today they have diversified with Dim Sum, Momos, Gyoze, Ravioli, Canederli and more simmering in pots across the region.
We celebrate them all, and the stories that go with them, as we champion Norfolk’s home cooking at its very best.
See the cooks from our first Championship by clicking here
Spin-Off Theatre was founded in 1997 to collect, archive, and perform Norfolk’s unique oral heritage. As part of a project in 2009 company founder Eve Stebbing collected a dumpling recipe. Stories of light, airy Norfolk “Swimmers” started to preoccupy her. Just how did they make these magical bobbing delights without any yeast? What a mystery!
Click here to see Eve’s article in Country Life.
More shows for Spin-Off are simmering away. Look out for more Norfolk treats soon.
Images: Foolhardy Circus teach juggling during Championship 2020.
Photograph: Nick Butcher.