During the Three Kingdoms period, jiaozi was called "Crescent Moon Wonton". This kind of food is recorded in the book Guangya written by Wei. According to "Guangya" written by wei ren zhang yi in the Three Kingdoms period, there was a crescent-shaped food called "wonton" at that time, which was basically similar to jiaozi.
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, people at that time called jiaozi "wonton". Wonton is "shaped like a crescent moon, and it is delicious all over the world." Presumably, when jiaozi cooked it, he didn't take it out and eat it alone, but put it in a bowl with the soup. This way of eating is still popular in some areas of China. For example, when people from Henan and Shaanxi eat jiaozi, they should put some small ingredients in the soup, such as coriander, chopped green onion, shrimp skin and leek.
Around the Tang Dynasty, jiaozi was fished out and put on a plate to eat alone, almost like jiaozi today. Also known as "Crescent Moon Wonton".
Jiaozi was called "Joule" in Song Dynasty, which is the etymology of the word "Jiaozi" in later generations. Song Mengyuan's Dream of Tokyo recalls the prosperity of Bianjing in the Northern Song Dynasty. The second volume mentions that there are "Crystal Corner", "Frying Corner" and "Hump Corner" in the market. Song Sishui's "Old Wulin Stories" mentioned in Volume 6 that there are "city corners" and "various corners" in Lin 'an market. This kind of writing can still be seen in the following Yuan, Ming, Qing and Republic of China. In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was called "dried meat with double horns".
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Jiaozi has become an indispensable program food for the Spring Festival. The reasons are as follows: First, jiaozi is shaped like an ingot. People eat jiaozi in the Spring Festival, and get the sound of "making money into treasure". Secondly, jiaozi has stuffing, which is convenient for people to put all kinds of auspicious things into stuffing, so as to pin people's hopes for the new year.
When wrapping jiaozi, people often wrap Jin Ruyi, sugar, peanuts, dates and chestnuts into stuffing. People who eat the best and sugar will have a sweeter life in the coming year, people who eat peanuts will live a long and healthy life, and people who eat dates and chestnuts will have a baby early.
In some areas, when people eat jiaozi, they must match some non-staple foods to show their good luck. If you eat tofu, it symbolizes the happiness of the whole family; Eating persimmons symbolizes all the best; Eat three kinds of fresh vegetables. It symbolizes that Sanyang opens Thailand. People in Taiwan Province Province eat fish balls, meatballs and seaweed, symbolizing reunion and getting rich.
There are various fillings and making methods in jiaozi. Even the same kind of jiaozi has different ways of eating: Daur people in Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang want to cook jiaozi in vermicelli broth. Then even the soup with jiaozi to eat; In some areas of Henan, jiaozi cooks noodles together, which is called "gold thread penetrates gold ingot".
As a festive food, jiaozi has not only brought people joy in the New Year, but also become an important part of China's food culture.
Baidu Encyclopedia-jiaozi (China Traditional Food)