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In Kaohsiung’s Renwu District, there’s an eatery owned by former baseball star Chen Cheng-chung. Chen was in the CPBL’s Mercuries Tigers team and was the league’s first player in history to hit a grand slam. After his career as a sports star ended, he took over his family’s dumplings business over two decades ago. Let’s meet Chen and find out about his delicious dumplings.

The proprietor skillfully stirs the dumplings in a pot to prevent them from sticking to each other. After about eight minutes, a plate of dumplings is ready to be served.

A dumpling wrapper is gently opened to reveal a generous filling inside. The dumplings come in a variety of flavors, including beef, shrimp and kidney beans. At mealtimes, the eatery is always packed with customers.

Customer
Eating at Chen’s restaurant
It feels just like something cooked at home. I don’t feel like there are many additives. I think they are made with very natural ingredients.

Customer
Eating at Chen’s restaurant
I find this quite inspiring because baseball isn’t something you can do for a lifetime. It’s not easy to find another career, and you’ve got to be willing make sacrifices.

Regulars know that the proprietor, who has developed so many delicious dumplings, was once a national baseball player.

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Not only was Chen Cheng-chung part of the Taiwanese team that won the Little League championship in the US in 1974, but he was also the first player in the CPBL to hit a grand slam. After taking over the family dumpling business, Chen said he started from scratch making dumplings and he went through a long adjustment period.

Chen Cheng-chung
Former CPBL baseball player
Making dumplings is actually my family’s business. People told us how to make them, but it still took about two and a half years before things finally stabilized. We tried many things and made many mistakes. We didn’t know which type of pork was best for making dumplings. Each type of pork requires a different combination of ingredients, and that only comes from experience, so we were still figuring it out at that time.

His former career as a player also attracts many longtime fans, some of whom travel from far away to see him.

Chen Cheng-chung
Former CPBL player
Several years ago, a couple came down from Taipei. After we finished eating, the husband took out a ball and said, “This is the ball from the grand slam you hit.” When he handed it to me, I was really happy and thought, “The fans still haven’t forgotten.”

When Chen’s former teammates visit Kaohsiung, they make a point of greeting him. Even after shedding his star player aura and changing his career, he’s still continuing to make an impact thanks to his dumplings.

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