Eating jiaozi is a unique way for people to express their wishes when they bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. 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.

Besides, jiaozi is shaped like an ingot, and wrapping jiaozi means good luck. In the north, jiaozi is an indispensable food for Chinese New Year. Every Chinese New Year, the whole family will get together to make jiaozi. Jiaozi and jiaozi have become important activities for most families to celebrate New Year's Eve.

2. The origin of jiaozi.

Jiaozi evolved from wonton. In its long development process, there were many names in ancient times, such as "prison pill", "flat food", "cross bait" and "powder horn". It was called "Crescent Wonton" in the Three Kingdoms Period, Wonton in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Crescent Wonton in the Tang Dynasty, jiaozi in the Song Dynasty, Bianshi in the Ming Dynasty and Bianshi in the Yuan Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty called it "Jiaozi".

Jiaozi originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty and was initiated by Zhang Zhongjing, the "Zhang Zhongjing" of Nanyang City in the Eastern Han Dynasty. At that time, jiaozi was used as a medicine. Zhang Zhongjing wrapped some cold-dispelling herbs in wrapping paper to treat diseases (mutton, pepper, etc. ).) and avoid frostbite of patients' ears.

Jiaozi originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty and was initiated by Zhang Zhongjing. Jiaozi is characterized by thin skin, tender stuffing, delicious taste and unique shape, which makes people appetite. Bao jiaozi's raw materials are rich in nutrition. Cooking ensures less nutrient loss and conforms to the color, fragrance and connotation of Chinese food culture.

Jiaozi is a folk food with a long history, which is deeply loved by ordinary people. As the saying goes, "jiaozi is not delicious". During the Spring Festival, jiaozi has become an indispensable delicacy.

Extended data

Jiaozi species:

1, seafood jiaozi:?

It consists of pork, seafood and shellfish, fresh soup and seasoning. ?

2. Open jiaozi:?

At least one opening is arranged at both longitudinal ends or the top of the jiaozi, and the opening is communicated with the dumpling stuffing in jiaozi. Dumpling stuffing includes the following raw materials: lean meat, water, seasoning and vegetable oil. ?

The making method is to synthesize dough with jiaozi powder, and roll it into dumpling skin with a dough press. After jiaozi's dumplings are filled with stuffing, they are squeezed at two opposite edges of the dumpling wrapper. ?

3. Flavor jiaozi:?

Jiaozi's stuffing is lean meat, fresh eggs, vegetable oil and refined vegetables. And served with condiments made of fresh soup and poultry skeleton?

4. cactus jiaozi:?

The main ingredient of cactus dumplings is cactus diced (shredded); Cactus powder.

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