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Jiaozi is a traditional food in China, which is covered with a half-moon or ingot-shaped dough. The wrapped jiaozi can be used to make steamed dumplings, fried dumplings or glutinous rice balls. There are different opinions about the origin of jiaozi. Some people think that jiaozi evolved from wonton, others think that jiaozi originated from the ancient "trough", and there is a legend that jiaozi was initiated by Zhang Zhongjing, a native of Nieyang (now Dengzhou, Henan) in Nanyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
In its long development process, there are many names, such as "prison pill", "flat food", "dumpling bait" and "powder horn" in ancient times. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the word "jiaozi" has been widely used.
Jiaozi is the staple food of people in northern China, local snacks, and New Year's food. The custom of eating jiaozi on holidays mainly exists in the northern region. Jiaozi, which lacked meat in ancient times, was naturally a good food. The northern folk proverb says, "It's delicious but not as good as jiaozi". In northern China, all festivals are celebrated by eating jiaozi. Other important festivals are interspersed with eating jiaozi. For northerners in China, jiaozi has already surpassed the meaning of food and become a complex.
In history, the name of jiaozi is not always clear. If there are names like "wonton" and "tun", there may be more different names in the dialect.
Dumpling skin can also be hot soup noodles, crispy noodles, eggs or rice noodles; The stuffing can be vegetarian, sweet and salty; Cooking methods can also be steaming, roasting, frying, frying, etc. There are three kinds of meat stuffing, shrimp, crab roe, sea cucumber, fish, chicken, pork, beef and mutton. And vegetarian stuffing is divided into assorted vegetarian stuffing and ordinary vegetarian stuffing. Jiaozi is characterized by its thin skin and tender stuffing, delicious taste and unique shape. Jiaozi has complete raw materials and nutrients, and the cooking method ensures less loss of nutrients.