Bottle

gourd, peeled and seeded, 2 lbs (900 g) (after salting and draining, about 1 lb or 450 g) • salt (12 g) for salting the gourd • finely chopped green onions (150 g) • ground pork (leg) (1,200 g) • dried shrimp (20 g) • sugar (30 g) • salt (8 g) • white pepper (5 g) • soy sauce (15 g) • sesame oil (20 g) • dumpling wrappers, about 120 pieces (or homemade dumpling wrappers)

Desired amount of heavy cream • Desired amount of sugar

pork belly (from supermarket, about 1 pound/450 grams) • quail eggs • Ginger slices, • Yakult (about 2.7 fl oz/80 ml each) • soy sauce (use empty Yakult bottle to measure, about 1.4 fl oz/40 ml) • Water,

boba pearls (120 grams) • brown sugar (60 grams; adjust to taste) • water (2000 ml; for cooking boba) • water (2000 ml; for cooling boba) • ice water (2000 ml; for chilling boba) • –18 black tea bags (or about 3/4 oz loose black tea leaves [20 grams]) • large bottle whole milk (at least 5 cups or 1200 ml)

large beef short ribs • Some flour for coating the beef short ribs • tomatoes • onion • carrot • About 1/6 bottle of red wine • bay leaves • Some Italian herbs (sprinkle twice with a large opening) • Some tomato paste • Some salt