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A Pork Dumpling Lesson To Ring In The Year Of The Pig

Billions of people around the world are celebrating the Lunar New Year. One dish in particular is a staple of the celebration: pork dumplings.
Billions of people around the world are celebrating the Lunar New Year. In China, one dish in particular is a staple of the celebration: pork dumplings. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Billions of people around the world are celebrating the Lunar New Year by sitting down to big meals with family and friends.

Many Chinese know it as the spring festival — a

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