When cooking dumplings, you usually add three times of cold water. The first time you add cold water is to prevent the tumbling dumplings from overflowing. Add cold water for the second time to prevent the dumplings from breaking. Adding cold water for the third time is to make the dumplings chewier. Extended information

Dumplings are a traditional specialty food loved by the Chinese Han people. Dumplings are a kind of semicircular, half-moon or angular pasta with fillings. According to legend, it was the Chinese medical sage Zhang Zhongjing who first invented dumplings. Dumplings are also a festival food in the north. Many places in northern China have the habit of eating dumplings during the winter solstice. Dumplings are also a common food in southern China.

The historical evolution of dumplings has gone through a long gradual process. Zhang Zilie gave a good explanation in the late Ming Dynasty: "Shui Jiao Er, Duan Cheng-style food, Tang Zhongluo Wan, or Fan Jiao, is read by northerners Jiao is called "Jiao Jiao" because it is called dumpling bait, so it is called dumplings. "

Dumplings also have various names due to their different fillings. They are divided into fried dumplings, fried dumplings, steamed dumplings, boiled dumplings, etc. due to different ripening methods. In addition, dumplings have gone global and are deeply loved by people all over the world. Such as Japanese dumplings, Korean dumplings, Korean dumplings, Vietnamese dumplings, Mexican dumplings, etc.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Dumplings