Jiaozi originated in the ancient corner of China, and was originally named Joule, a traditional noodle of Han nationality, with a history of 1800 years. Invented by Zhang Zhongjing, a native of Nieyang, Nanyang (now Dengzhou, Nanyang, Henan) in the Eastern Han Dynasty? , originally used as medicine.
Jiaozi, also known as jiaozi, is deeply loved by the people of China. It is a staple food for people in northern China, a local snack, and also a Chinese New Year food. There is a folk proverb called "freezing in the cold, eating jiaozi in the New Year." Jiaozi often cooks with flour and leather bag stuffing.
Historical origin
Jiaozi evolved from wonton. In its long development process, there are many names, such as "prison pill", "flat food", "dumpling bait" and "powder horn" in ancient times. It was called "Crescent Wonton" in the Three Kingdoms period, "Wonton" in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, "Crescent Wonton" in the Tang Dynasty, "jiaozi" in the Song Dynasty and "Flat Food" in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. In the Qing Dynasty, it was called jiaozi.
Jiaozi originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty and was initiated by Zhang Zhongjing, a native of Dengzhou, Henan Province in the Eastern Han Dynasty. At that time, jiaozi was used as a medicine, and Zhang Zhongjing wrapped some cold-dispelling herbs in dough to treat diseases (mutton, pepper, etc. ) to avoid frostbite of patients' ears.