In the past, life was hard. People had no requirements for food, so long as they could fill their stomachs, they were satisfied. Especially a few decades ago, food and meat were collected by ticket, and everyone had a fixed share, so they didn't have enough to eat, and they couldn't eat well. Only during the Chinese New Year could they gather all the family to cook delicious food. At this time, jiaozi appeared as the highlight.

Usually, the protagonist of stuffing is pork that can't be eaten at ordinary times, and the supporting role can be any type of vegetables such as cabbage, which is mainly in large quantities. Everything is evenly mixed into stuffing and wrapped in a thin dough, boiled in hot water, shared by the whole family, old and young, and in times of material shortage, I think the best food in the world is jiaozi, and there is a saying that "it's delicious but not jiaozi".

In recent years, people's living standards have improved, and meat, eggs, rice and vegetables are abundant. jiaozi is no longer the protagonist on people's table, but important festivals in the north are still a must-have food, which symbolizes reunion and perfection and is also a habit of people to traditional customs. Extended information

Other proverbs:

1. On October 1st, when the winter solstice comes, every household eats dumplings.

explanation: this custom was left in memory of Zhang Zhongjing, a "medical sage", who gave medicine on the winter solstice.

2. jiaozi drinks wine, and the more you drink, the more you get.

explanation: there is food and drink, which means that the living conditions are good, which means that the days are getting better.

3. The second floor of jiaozi

Explanation: The dog days are the days with the highest temperature, humidity and sultry weather in a year, and there are "three volts" in a year. The "bitter summer" that the people say is at this time. When the wheat harvest was less than a month, people took advantage of this opportunity to have a rare sumptuous meal in Man Cang, and jiaozi was the top grade that is hard to see at ordinary times, so there was a saying that "jiaozi fell on his head".