In the Ming Dynasty, the custom of eating jiaozi in the North became popular. Because jiaozi is homophonic, eating jiaozi on New Year's Eve at the turn of the new year is a symbol of being rich and expensive in the coming year. In the northern area with Beijing as the center, people from the imperial nobles to the ordinary people will eat jiaozi every New Year, and this custom has gradually continued to this day.

Secondly, it is related to wheat yield, which requires high growth environment. Generally speaking, the wheat yield in the north is far greater than that in the south. Renye Fang once tried to grow wheat, but the yield was very low, only about 300 Jin per mu. Therefore, for ancient southerners, wheat-based pasta was not rich and had little contact, and they gradually lost their interest in pasta. However, the yield of wheat in the north is high, so eating jiaozi in the New Year has gradually become a habit.

Why don't southerners eat jiaozi during the Spring Festival?

Apart from the low yield of wheat, southerners may think that jiaozi is too single because they don't eat jiaozi during the Spring Festival. China New Year is one of the most important festivals in a year. Don't you think it's boring to just eat jiaozi and a few side dishes? Southerners don't pay attention to staple food at all, even if they don't eat it, it doesn't matter, but food must be indispensable. Generally speaking, southerners begin to prepare all kinds of delicious food in the afternoon of New Year's Eve, and they are busy until seven or eight o'clock in the evening, just in time to watch the Spring Festival Gala while eating New Year's Eve.

In addition to big fish and big meat, the staple food of southerners for the New Year is generally rice and zongzi. Eating zongzi during the Spring Festival is a traditional custom. Zongzi means "wrapped in a bag", "soaring into the sky" and "glorifying ancestors". Generally speaking, the custom of eating zongzi in the south can last until the fifteenth day of the first month, and visiting relatives is indispensable during the Chinese New Year. Therefore, southerners eat zongzi the most in Chinese New Year, while jiaozi hardly eats it.

To sum up, there have been great differences in food culture between the north and the south of China, which is related to climate, food distribution and traditional culture. But in any case, jiaozi is an important part of Chinese food culture and indispensable. I don't know what everyone eats for the New Year.

After "tasting" so many delicious foods, have you found the paradise you yearn for in your heart? What ideas can we talk about? Food is people's pursuit of life and a manifestation of people's love for life. If a person even loses interest in eating, then this person must be unhappy. So you must love food and life!