Jiaozi is a traditional food in China, which is stuffed with flour wrappers and shaped like a half moon or an ingot. The wrapped jiaozi can be used to make steamed dumplings, fried dumplings or soup dumplings.
Jiaozi originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty and was initiated by Zhang Zhongjing, a medical sage. There is a folk saying that "it's delicious but not as good as jiaozi". During the Spring Festival, jiaozi has become an indispensable delicacy.
Dumpling skin can also be made of hot noodles, crispy noodles, egg steps or rice noodles; The stuffing can be vegetarian, sweet and salty; The cooking method can also be steamed, baked, fried, fried, etc. There are three kinds of meat stuffing, shrimp, crab roe, sea cucumber, fish, chicken, pork, beef, mutton, etc., and vegetarian stuffing is divided into assorted vegetarian stuffing and ordinary vegetarian stuffing.
Jiaozi is characterized by its thin skin and tender stuffing, delicious taste and unique shape. jiaozi has a complete range of raw materials and nutrients, and the cooking method ensures less loss of nutrients, which conforms to the connotation of China's color, flavor and diet culture.
There are many famous jiaozi products in all parts of China, such as shrimp dumplings made of Chengfen in Guangdong, fried dumplings in Shanghai, steamed dumplings with crab roe in Yangzhou, small dumplings in soup in Shandong, jiaozi in Shenyang and Zhong dumplings in Sichuan, which are all popular varieties. Xi 'an has also created a dumpling feast, which is hosted by dozens of jiaozi with different shapes and stuffing hearts.
Jiaozi has now become an indispensable Chinese New Year food for northerners. When wrapping jiaozi, people often wrap Jin Ruyi, brown sugar, peanuts, dates and chestnuts into stuffing. Those who eat satisfied and brown sugar will have a sweeter life in the coming year, those who eat peanuts will live a long and healthy life, and those who eat dates and chestnuts will have a baby early.