Hei Hei! What does it mean?

Nothing!

Just kidding. We made it up—but to us, hei hei is a greeting, a warm welcome, it’s laughter. Last week, our friend Teresita told us it actually is a cute way to say hello in the Philippines. Cool, we were on to something.

We wanted a name that felt fun and welcoming, was easy to remember, and would show up on Google. And Hei Hei sounds vaguely Asian so it works for a dumpling biz (btw, we are the proud owners of www.dumplings.biz). We sent a list of potential names to family and friends, and Hei Hei was the clear winner.

Irene was slightly disappointed that Moon Bunny wasn’t better received. But every time someone at the market sees us and says, “hey hey!” it feels like we made the right choice. Plus, it looks great on a jar of kimchi—which we’ll have this Saturday at the market.

This is a fresh batch made with the incredible napa Larry and Kim Cowdery grew us, turnips from Attican, garlic from Mountain Dew- I mean Morning Dew Hop Farm, spring onions from Veggie Vision and Sassafras, and pear syrup from Wagner Farms.

It is goooood. We will have the 12 ouncers and the big jars, which are the best deal.

We’ll also have our newest seasonal dumpling: kimchi mandu made with our house-fermented kimchi and Rockcamp pork, vegetarian version is with sweet potato noodles and tofu.

Kimchi dumplings are beloved in Korea—spicy, savory, and so flavorful. We might be serving up samples this weekend...if I can convince Irene (since she does the work cooking while I get to have fun talking with customers).

See ya at the market!

-Kurt