Weinan Steamed Dumplings: Legend has it that they were first invented by Zhang Zhongjing, the "Sage of Healing" in Nanyang, Eastern Han Dynasty, China, and that it is customary to eat dumplings on the winter solstice in many provinces and cities in China. Dumplings are also commonly eaten in the south of China, which is why Weinan has steamed dumplings as a delicacy.
And the Weinan dumpling skin is made of flour and water, rolled out; the filling can be meat or vegetarian, meat fillings are shrimp, crab roe, chicken, pork, beef, mutton, etc., and the vegetarian fillings are divided into assorted vegetarian fillings, ordinary vegetarian fillings and so on. Cooking methods include steaming, boiling, frying and deep-frying.
Folk symbolism:
1, celery filling: that is, the meaning of diligence and wealth, therefore, diligence and wealth dumplings. Qin: that is, diligence, hard work; often, diligent (frequent) source of continuous, so-called Qin Cai. It is a blessing for the constant flow of material wealth; it is also a blessing for diligence and pragmatism.
2, leek filling: that is, the meaning of the long wealth so for the long wealth dumplings. The long time: that is, a long time, a long time, so it is called long wealth. It is a blessing for long-lasting material wealth; it is a blessing for a long time, wishing for a long time - health, harmony, happiness and well-being.