1. "Dumplings"

Author: He Er

Time: Qing Dynasty

Poem: It's a bit like a soup-cake contest for the New Year, and the shepherd's purse contains fresh teeth. The most is the third day of last spring, when the dishes are settled everywhere.

Definition: Dumplings and noodles compete for the joy of the New Year, and the delicious taste of shepherd's purse remains on chopsticks and teeth. Especially in the three to five days after beginning of spring, dumplings are the most common food on the plate.

2, "Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio"

Author: Pu Songling

Times: Qing Dynasty

Poems: Flat food is pinched like a crescent moon

Interpretation: Flat food (known as dumplings in ancient times) is pinched into a crescent moon-like shape.

3,

Author: Shen Bang

Times: Ming Dynasty

Poems: It's New Year's Day, make a flat food, and serve a long life.

Definition: On New Year's Day, flat food (the ancient name of dumplings) is made and dedicated to the elderly and superiors to celebrate longevity.

4, "jiaozi"

Author: Hu Bingyan

Times: Modern

Poems: Before the Taiwan case in plain clothes, skillful hands competed with excelsior. Snowflakes are dancing, and the bright moon is flat. Clear water floats the hibiscus, and the ingot falls on the jade plate. Gluttony is the most delicious thing in the world.

Interpretation: Standing in front of the desk in white, a pair of skillful hands are better than the craftsmen in the sky. Flour is flying like snowflakes, and a bright crescent moon appears in the air. There are leaves like hibiscus floating in the clear water, and jiaozi falls into the white jade plate like an ingot. Foodies eat delicious food all over the world, and jiaozi is the most delicious.

5,

Author: Lu You

Times: Song Dynasty

Poems: before the spring, the wax and then the things are luxuriant, and when my wife Cao holds the glass.

steamed cakes can still be cross-split, and wonton should be five kinds.

Interpretation: Before the spring, after the twelfth lunar month, it is the time when everything wakes up, and at that time, I accompanied the children to have a good time. Everyone is scrambling to eat, and ordinary steamed cakes can be split in a cross. What about the better wonton (the ancient name of dumplings)?