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A dumpling craving, a kung fu teacher, and a 14-year friendship in Prague

A dumpling craving, a kung fu teacher, and a 14-year friendship in Prague

When Adam Trachtman came home from Beijing in 2012 craving real jiaozi, he found them on a side street in Prague. Fourteen years later, he and kung fu teacher Zhai Hua are friends, and her Czech regulars won’t let her stop cooking.
Elizabeth Zahradnicek Haas 14 Nov 2026

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