Lunar New Year's Eve is also commonly called the Festival of Sacrificing Stove. It has the customs of king of people, sweeping dust and cutting window grilles, etc. It is determined by the date of the lunar calendar. Generally speaking, the off-year in the north is the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, and the off-year in the south is the 24th.
Off-year is regarded as the beginning of Chinese New Year, and its grand degree is similar to that of Spring Festival. On this day, northerners will definitely have a staple food-jiaozi. Some people will think that this is one of the manifestations of respect for off-year festivals. In fact, it is also inseparable from the kitchen god of our folk belief.
Because folks pay attention to eating jiaozi, which means "seeing jiaozi off to the windward", they eat jiaozi to see off the kitchen god who is on duty in heaven. When offering sacrifices, jiaozi should be put on the altar. In addition, there is a folk saying that "it's delicious but not as good as jiaozi". During festivals, jiaozi has become an indispensable food.
What is the moral of eating jiaozi in the next year?
As the saying goes: "It's cold and mild, eat jiaozi for the New Year." Chinese New Year is the most grand festival in China. In order to live a good year, the old farmers began to be busy as soon as they entered the threshold of the twelfth lunar month. From the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, commonly known as the "off-year", the countdown to the New Year began, and lanterns were decorated, couplets were put up, and the courtyard was cleaned, so as to prepare for the distant relatives and have a reunion year. In the north, on New Year's Eve, the most important activity is for the whole family to buy jiaozi together. There is a tradition of eating jiaozi on New Year's Eve, but the custom of eating jiaozi varies from place to place. Some places eat jiaozi on New Year's Eve, and some places eat jiaozi on the first day. Eating jiaozi is a unique way to express people's wishes when they bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year. Jiaozi's homonym "Jiaozi" is the moment when the New Year and the Old Year intersect. Eating jiaozi during the Spring Festival means good luck. In addition, jiaozi is shaped like an ingot, and wrapping jiaozi means wrapping good fortune.
In some areas, when people eat jiaozi, they have to match some non-staple food to show their good luck. If you eat tofu, it symbolizes the happiness of the whole family; Eating persimmon symbolizes all the best; Eat three fresh vegetables. It symbolizes that Sanyang opens Thailand. People in Taiwan Province eat fish balls, meat balls and seaweed, symbolizing reunion and getting rich. In some places, coins of one yuan, fifty cents and ten cents will be wrapped in jiaozi, which means that in the new year, financial resources will be rolling in and good luck will continue.
Jiaozi is a kind of folk food with a long history, which is very popular among the people. There is a saying among the people that "it's delicious but not as good as jiaozi". During the Spring Festival, jiaozi has become an indispensable delicacy.
Tips for wrapping jiaozi in the New Year.
1, dumpling skin: When mixing flour, adding 1 egg every 500g can not only increase nutrition, but also avoid mixing soup after cooking. When kneading dough, adding a little salt can increase the dough strength and prevent the skin from breaking after cooking.
2. Dumpling stuffing: When filling, chop the vegetables first, mix them with oil, and then put other ingredients. It can prevent dumplings from filling with soup. When mixing meat stuffing, add some water soaked in pepper and star anise, which can not only remove the fishy smell, but also make the meat stuffing fresh and tender. Before wrapping jiaozi, you can put the dumpling stuffing in the refrigerator for quick freezing for a while, so that there will be no soup when wrapping it. When stuffing jiaozi with meat, you can put a little soaked tea to clear your mouth, remove fishy smell and smell.
3. Boil jiaozi: After the water is boiled, add some salt, and then add dumplings after it melts, so as to prevent the pot from sticking and peeling.
4. Dishing: After jiaozi is cooked, put it in warm boiled water that has been cooled in advance, and then dish it so that it won't stick together.
Warm reminder: Dumplings should be stuffed with less meat and more vegetables.
Everyone should eat according to their own physique, pay attention to collocation and balance nutrition. Meat stuffing should be matched with vegetables rich in dietary fiber and minerals as much as possible, and at the same time, some foods rich in soluble fiber, such as mushrooms, fungus, kelp and other algae, can not only improve the taste, but also help reduce the absorption of cholesterol and fat and control the rise of blood lipid after eating meat stuffing.
Vegetarian stuffing based on eggs and vegetables is healthier, because its oil comes from vegetable oil and the proportion of vegetables is relatively large. However, there is more phosphorus in eggs, so this kind of stuffing should be matched with some green leafy vegetables rich in calcium, potassium and magnesium, as well as raw materials such as shrimp skin and seaweed to promote acid-base balance.
Try to use cooked soybean oil and stuffing in jiaozi, because after the oil is boiled, the harmful substances in it will naturally evaporate, which can avoid chronic poisoning symptoms such as headache, dizziness, nystagmus, restless sleep, loss of appetite and anemia.