Jiaozi is a traditional food in China and has the title of "Oriental Cuisine". It is filled with flour bags and shaped like a half moon or an ingot. The wrapped jiaozi can be used to make steamed dumplings, fried dumplings or glutinous rice balls.

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.

Historical origin

There are different opinions about the origin of jiaozi. Some people think that jiaozi evolved from wonton, while others think that jiaozi originated from ancient "groove". In ancient times, wonton and jiaozi used to refer to a kind of food. Wonton appeared very early, and its appearance is very similar to the "chaos" mentioned in Zhuangzi, hence its name.

For a long time, there was no strict distinction between jiaozi and wonton. Yan Zhitui in the Northern Qi Dynasty once said, "Today's wonton is shaped like a crescent moon, and it is delicious all over the world." It proves that although it was named "Wonton" at this time, now "jiaozi" has been formed and is quite popular. From the folklore point of view, jiaozi was a rare delicacy in the past years of material poverty.