In the north, the custom in beginning of winter is to eat dumplings, because they look like ears, and people think that if you eat them, your ears will not get cold in winter. Beginning of winter should eat jiaozi stuffed with "pumpkin" on this day. This kind of pumpkin was bought in summer and stored in a hut or windowsill. After a long time of saccharification, it is made into dumpling stuffing. The taste is different from that of Chinese cabbage and pumpkin stuffing in summer, and it needs to be dipped in vinegar and eaten with rotten garlic to make it taste different.

Historically, people in the north have regarded jiaozi as a delicacy since ancient times.

Geographically, the north loves jiaozi more than the south.

There are some historical reasons.

1. It's cold in winter in the north, but now the north has heating, and the south has to rely on innate advantages or air conditioning to resist it. In ancient times, the north was not like this. It really froze people to death, especially when it was out of the customs. It was really snow and ice in all directions. Think about it. It was snowing outside, eating dumplings on the fire resistance in the house, swallowing hot jiaozi, and then eating a bowl of jiaozi original soup, which warmed the heart and stomach. After eating, I was covered with a mattress and lay down. Don't mention how comfortable it was.

2. The north likes pasta. In fact, the rice in the northeast is very good, but there is a problem that there is enough rice and not enough vegetables. In the old days, there were many hunters in the northeast, and the meat was not enough, but there were only too few vegetables, which are usually three kinds of cabbage, potatoes and radishes. Two bundles of onions were stuffed in the window, and half a pig was hung outside, so there were no green vegetables at all (of course, there is no shortage now). Moreover, it snows from October to May every year, and even if pickled pickles and sauerkraut are dried in advance, they are tired of eating them. jiaozi just uses limited ingredients to turn decay into a magical food.

3. There are many plains and villages in the north, and people like to communicate and associate. The warmth brought by a large basin of hot jiaozi gives people a kind of warmth of home, plus the special significance of reunion in jiaozi for many years, which is beyond the reach of other dishes.

4. In ancient times, the economic conditions in the north were relatively poor, but jiaozi gathered staple food, vegetables and soup, which cost less to cook a large table. Some dishes that can't be served on the table are made into jiaozi, but they are delicious, such as leek jiaozi. If you add an egg to the cooking, it will be a big meal in jiaozi, so the fourth advantage is to save materials and money.

jiaozi has its own advantages.

First, it is convenient, convenient to eat and do. Although it is exquisite, it is not complicated, and the whole family can participate.

second, jiaozi tastes good, such as chicken, duck, fish, pig, beef and sheep, sea cucumber, abalone, shrimp and crab yellow ... you can't wrap it if you don't expect it. As long as it is vegetable meat, it can be made into jiaozi, and the stuffing is locked by dumpling skin. Eating it one by one in your mouth is simply explosive enjoyment.

Third, jiaozi can not only serve as a meal, but also be a good thing to drink. Otherwise, it is said that jiaozi drinks more and more wine.

Finally, tell a joke:

Many friends in the north should be familiar with my mother's words:

Today in beginning of winter, let's eat jiaozi.

Today is the winter solstice, let's eat jiaozi.

it's thirty today. let's eat jiaozi.

on the first day of the lunar new year, let's eat jiaozi.

Today is the fifth day, let's eat jiaozi.

let's eat jiaozi on the 11th of tomorrow.

Today is XX's birthday. Let's eat jiaozi.

I bought too much Chinese cabbage/celery/leek/eggplant/mushrooms/zucchini/mutton/beef/pork/... Anyway, let's eat jiaozi.