In order to help the poor people to treat frostbitten ears, Zhang Zhongjing made the noodle bag for expelling cold food into the shape of ears, and made the soup for expelling cold and charming ears. Later, people imitated the method of making charming ears and made food, which is now jiaozi.
Jiaozi, also known as dumplings, is deeply loved by the people of China. It is the staple food of the people in northern China, local snacks, and also the food for the New Year. There is a folk proverb called "It's cold and mild, eat jiaozi for the New Year." Jiaozi is often boiled with flour and leather bag stuffing.
The custom of eating jiaozi:
As the saying goes: "It's cold and mild, eat jiaozi for the New Year." Chinese New Year is the most grand festival in China. In order to live a good year, the old farmers began to be busy with the New Year as soon as they entered the threshold of the twelfth lunar month.
From the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, commonly known as the "off-year", the countdown to the New Year began, and lanterns were decorated, couplets were put up, and the courtyard was cleaned, so as to prepare for the distant relatives and have a reunion year. In the north of China, the most important activity on New Year's Eve is the whole family's package of jiaozi.
There is a tradition of eating jiaozi on New Year's Eve, but the custom of eating jiaozi varies from place to place. Some places eat jiaozi on New Year's Eve, and some places eat jiaozi on the first day. Eating jiaozi is a unique way to express people's wishes when they bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year.
Jiaozi is homophonic with Jiaozi, that is, when the old year intersects with the new year. Eating jiaozi during the Spring Festival means good luck. In addition, jiaozi is shaped like an ingot, and wrapping jiaozi means wrapping good fortune.