WHAT IS Little Brother Chinese Food?
We are a Department of Agriculture/MMPI inspected Chinese food business (EST. 16SEME) that makes frozen jiaozi (Chinese dumplings) and La Jiao Jiang (Chili Crisp), a super-condiment for CPG retail + restaurant wholesale. We also like to host pop-ups and dinner parties when we can.
 

WHO IS Little Brother Chinese Food?
Little Brother Chinese Food was founded by Richard Yu-Tang Lee + Claire Guyer, a husband and wife duo who live and work in Maine.
 

DO YOU SHIP Jiaozi and La Jiao Jiang (CHILI CRISP)?
We ship La Jiao Jiang (CHILI CRISP)! Click here to visit the shop.
We do not ship jiaozi at this time.
 

DO YOU ACCEPT RETURNS/EXCHANGES?
We cannot accept returns/exchanges at this time. If your order arrives damaged, please snap a photo and email it to us with your order info – we'll be happy to refund you. We cannot exchange apparel for new sizes. Thank you for your understanding.
 

DO YOU HAVE GLUTEN-FREE OPTIONS?
Our La Jiao Jiang (Chili Crisp) is gluten free! We it comes to dumplings though, we don't currently have gluten-free options but it's absolutely on our radar.
 

HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE THE CHINESE WORD, "Jiaozi"?"Jiǎozi" (饺子) is said with a dip in the middle and a kind of buzz at the end. If speaking American-Chinese, the word can be simply pronounced the same way you would say, "yowza." Just throw a "J" sound at the beginning and you're golden.
 

DO YOU USE MSG IN YOUR FOOD?
We don't use MSG but if you're concerned about it, please allow us to help! Linked below is an article from CNN.com that details why MSG is perfectly fine and does not present any health concerns whatsoever. Also linked below is an article published in 1986 from the journal, "Food and Chemical Toxicology," stating that after ten years of research, results had "failed to reveal any objective sign" that MSG was dangerous, and that the concept of "Chinese restaurant syndrome" is baseless. "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome" and concerns about MSG are actually rooted in racist myth. Ta-DAAA!! You're cured!!
Sources:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/18/asia/chinese-restaurant-syndrome-msg-intl-hnk-scli/index.html
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3525357
 

 WHAT DOES THE THE CHINESE TERM, "DÉ XÌNG" MEAN?
The term, "dé xìng," (roughly pronounced, "duh-shing"), is a wild sense of self-satisfaction and open appreciation for whatever you've got going on right now. You're about to go out and you know the fitty is litty? You're feeling "dé xìng," baby. You just got paid? You're feeling "dé xìng," baby. You just made your partner a delicious dinner? You're feeling "dé xìng," baby. Haters might use "dé xìng" in a negative way, saying that it's arrogance or bravado but we say, 'Come on, life's too short!' We're owning it and you should too! Are you feeling yourself? Yes! YOU ARE! You're feeling good. You're feeling "dé xìng."