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1. Dumpling Ears: jiaozi originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty and was initiated by Zhang Zhongjing, a medical sage. At that time, jiaozi was used for medicine, and Zhang Zhongjing wrapped some cold-dispelling herbs in dough to treat diseases (mutton, pepper, etc.) to avoid frostbite on patients' ears. Since then, villagers and future generations have imitated the production and called it "dumpling ears".

2. Crescent Moon Wonton: During the Three Kingdoms period, jiaozi has become a kind of food, which is called "Crescent Moon Wonton". This kind of food is mentioned in the book Guangya written by Wei Zhangyi. According to Guangya, written by Zhang Yi, a Wei native of the Three Kingdoms, there was a crescent-shaped food called "wonton" at that time, which was basically similar to that of jiaozi.

3. Wonton: In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Wonton was "shaped like a crescent moon, and the world was full of food". It is speculated that when jiaozi was cooked, it was not fished out and eaten alone, but mixed with soup in a bowl, so people called jiaozi "wonton" at that time. This way of eating is still popular in some areas of China. For example, people in Henan and Shaanxi eat jiaozi, so they should put some small ingredients such as coriander, chopped green onion, shrimp skin and leek in the soup.

4. Prison Pill: Tangzhong Prison Pill, which is the title of jiaozi in the Tang Dynasty. The reason why it is called "prison pill" is explained in Liu Xi's "Interpretation of Names and Diet" in the Han Dynasty, that is, the meat stuffing mixed with various condiments is made into meatballs, which are put on and roasted for eating. Later, pasta became more popular, and people wrapped meatballs in the middle with dough to make them unbreakable. The meat stuffing wrapped in dough can be boiled, steamed or roasted, which is probably the origin of the name "prison pill".

5. Jiao Er: jiaozi was called "Jiao Er" in Song Dynasty, which was the etymology of the word "jiaozi" in later generations. 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 Double Corner".

6. Flat food: jiaozi was introduced to Mongolia in the Song Dynasty. Influenced by the unrestrained personality of Mongolian compatriots, the pronunciation in Mongolian is similar to "plaque food". So in the Yuan Dynasty, people used to call jiaozi a "flat food".

7. Cooking the cake: By the Qing Dynasty, jiaozi had more titles. In the Qing Dynasty, people in the north called dumplings "boiled cakes". "Tian Zhi's Occasional Smell": "From the first day of the first month to the fifth day, the common name broke five, and the old example ate dumplings for five days, and the north was famous for cooking cakes."

8. Water steamed stuffed bun: People in Jinan and other places called dumplings "water steamed stuffed bun" in Qing Dynasty. "A quick look at Jinan": "In case of New Year's Eve or New Year's Day, noodles are used as corners, and the stuffing, whether meat or vegetarian, is whatever people want. The meat eater uses all kinds of meat, while the vegetarian uses leek or cabbage, which is always called water steamed stuffed bun. "

9. Fenjiao: Xu Ke's "Clear Barnyard Notes" said: "There is stuffing in it, or it is called Fenjiao-both steamed and fried, and boiled in water and soup is called dumplings."

Extended information:

In p>1968, jiaozi was unearthed in the Tang Dynasty tomb in Astana, Turpan, Xinjiang, which was nearly 2111 years ago, and its shape was exactly the same as that of jiaozi today. Using jiaozi as the burial object of the deceased shows jiaozi's position in the eyes of the ancients. According to the shape of jiaozi, jiaozi has many different names since ancient times, such as "Jiaozi", "Moon Wonton", "Tangzhong Prison Pill" and "Yuanbao".

In many places, jiaozi, which is eaten in series, is specially wrapped in the shape of a gold ingot, and coins are wrapped in it to indicate that it will be rich in the coming year, candy is wrapped in it to indicate that the future will be sweet and sweet, and peanuts (also known as "longevity fruit") are wrapped in it to wish people a long and healthy life. Therefore, the habit of eating jiaozi at midnight on New Year's Eve has multiple meanings, such as unity, auspiciousness, saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, and so on.

With the continuous improvement of living standards and the gradual change of diet structure, China's jiaozi has also changed unconsciously. For example, dumpling wrappers have been expanded from the original flour to rice flour, potato flour, bean curd wrappers, and dumpling stuffing, in addition to pigs, fish, sheep, pigs, eggs, etc., with more and more vegetable varieties, such as cabbage, rape, radish, eggplant and wax gourd, etc., can be shortlisted.

Therefore, there are dozens of varieties, such as Sanxian jiaozi, Hongyou jiaozi, Crystal jiaozi, and Vegetarian jiaozi. jiaozi's eating method has also developed from clear cooking to steamed dumplings, fried dumplings, fried dumplings and soup dumplings with various kinds of soup, and jiaozi is cooked with noodles, which is euphemistically called "Golden thread wears gold ingots, and the crossing is more lively." "Lively" means auspicious here, symbolizing a prosperous life.

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