One wrapper. One spoon of filling. The pot is already on. Tap the dumpling to pinch a pleat — she's watching, but kindly.
Auntie's rule, posted above the stove: the ugly ones go on Auntie's plate, because the ugly ones were folded by someone learning, and that is the best flavor. Second rule: bite a little window, drink the soup, then eat. Third rule is a secret and lives in the console.