JIAN DUI
1. To make the dough, place rice flour and sugar in a stand mixer bowl with paddle attachment.

2. Bring a pot of approximately 500g of water to a boil.

3. Stream in 145g of the hot water into the flour while mixing on low.

4. When the dough comes together, form a 40g ball of dough and boil it in the water until it floats (about 5 minutes).

5. Place the cooked dough in the mixer bowl and paddle until a homogenous dough forms, using a bowl scraper to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl. Dough will be sticky.

6. Turn out the dough onto plastic wrap lined with rice flour and let rest for 30 minutes.

7. Portion into 35g balls.

8. Fill with frozen filling of choice, weighed to 9g. Dip filled dumpling in water, roll in sesame seeds, using palms to roll into a ball and press in seeds, and freeze.

9. Fry at 350 degrees for 11 minutes, until golden brown and they float.

1. Start by building your cocktail in a mixing glass first by add Rémy Martin XO.

2. Add Nocino, add winter melon syrup.

3. Next add enough ice to fill the mixing glass and stir consistently with a long bar spoon for 6 revolutions.

4. Add 3 dashes of angostura bitters. Stir again for 3 revolutions.

5. Strain the cocktail using a julep strainer into a rocks glass.

6. Serve with one large ice cube. Garnish with an orange twist.