Hello beer friends, here is my post to 
The #BeerSaturday Challenge - Week 379
At the end of September, there were still a few warm days left, so I took the chance to savor some final summer beers with a touch of Asian cuisine.
The other day, while my partner was off to track training, my daughter and I made some dumplings for dinner. Since it’s just the two of us, making around 10 dumplings is super easy even I make the wrappers too 😌 As my partner passed by, he mumbled, “Dumplings...nice,” and grabbed one or two before heading off to training. He didn’t want to eat too much before training, but I wasn’t feeling up to making a big dinner at 9 PM either...
Feeling a bit sorry for him, I decided to have a dedicated "Dumpling Day" later on. For me, it was "Beer Day" 😉 When my daughter and I went shopping, I couldn’t decide which beer to pick. So, my daughter made the decision based on the label – a king was pictured on it. She said, “I hope this makes you the queen of Beer Saturday, Mama” 🍺.
As I started preparing the dumpling wrappers, I also began my early evening beer. I thought to myself, this might be the last time this year that I can enjoy both cooking and sipping beer simultaneously—soon, the cold weather will make it tough to handle chilled beer with cold hands 😅
The beer was labeled “Urtrunk,” which made me wonder if it would taste particularly ancient. But in the end, it was a typical German beer with a solid bitterness, which I like.
For the dumpling filling, I sautéed some cabbage, green onions, shiitake mushrooms, ginger, and smoked tofu with a bit of salt and pepper. Then, I wrapped them up and steamed them. Honestly, you could use almost any filling for dumplings! I once read about Italian-style dumplings somewhere, and I’d love to try that one day 🥟
After more than 10 years in Germany, making dumpling wrappers from scratch has become second nature so no failure. I enjoyed the Urtrunk beer with dumplings. Alcohol free Radler for my partner.
The temperature has dropped, and autumn is in full swing here in Germany. From next week, I’ll start experimenting with my personal autumn/winter favorite: dark beers. I’m looking forward to pairing them with food and sharing the results on Beer Saturday 😊
Have a nice weekend!
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The #BeerSaturday Challenge - Week 379
9月の終わりにはまだほんの少し暖かい日もあって、ここぞとばかりに夏の終わりのビール＆アジア飯を押し込みました。
先日パートナーが陸上のトレーニングのある日の夕食に子供と餃子を食べていたら（私と子供だと10個作ればいいので楽😌）、「餃子いいなあ」とぼそっと呟いて、一つ二つつまんでトレーニングに出かけていきました。トレーニング前に食べてしまうとトレーニングに専念できないとのことで、でも私も9時に気合の入った夕食を用意するのは面倒なのです…
あまりにかわいそうだったので後日、餃子デーを設けました。私はビールデーです😉子供と買い物に行ってどのビールにするか決められずにいたら、ラベルの見た目で決めてくれました。ラベルには王様が描いてあって「かあさんビアサタデーのKönigin（女王）になれるといいね」とのこと🍺
餃子の皮を作りながら早くも晩酌開始。こんな料理＆晩酌をできるのも今年はこれが最後かな、寒い季節になると手が冷えるのでキンキンに冷えたビールと晩酌は辛いのです😅
「Urtrunk」と書いてあってどれだけ昔な味がするのか期待して開けましたが、普通においしい苦みのあるドイツのおっさんビールでした。
家にあったキャベツとネギと椎茸、生姜、スモーク豆腐を塩胡椒で適当に炒めた具を包んで蒸し焼きにします。究極具材は何でもいけそうで、以前どこかで読んだイタリアン餃子もいつか試してみたいです🥟
ドイツに移って10年以上、皮から作る餃子にも慣れて、失敗することなくビールと餃子を家族で楽しみました。
ドイツは気温が下がって秋本番。来週からは個人的な秋冬の定番の黒ビールをあれこれ試して料理との組み合わせをBeer Saturdayに投稿できたらと思います😊
