Dumplings have the meaning of alternation between old and new, which is also the intention of God. People will use them as tributes during New Year’s Eve sacrifices. At the same time, during the Spring Festival, when family members come back from afar to celebrate the Spring Festival with their families, eating dumplings is to express their feelings. Have a happy ending.

The custom of eating dumplings during the Spring Festival has already appeared in the Ming Dynasty. The alternating time from 23 o'clock to 1 o'clock every day was called Zi Shi in ancient times, and the alternating time of the old and new years on the 30th day of the year was called Jiaozi. Therefore, eating dumplings during the Spring Festival means "Gengsui Jiaozi", "Zi" means "Zi Shi", and "Jiao" has the same pronunciation as "Jiao", which means "happy reunion" and "good luck".

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The origin of dumplings

Dumplings originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty and were first created by the medical sage Zhang Zhongjing. Dumplings are mostly made with cold water and flour. Mix the noodles and water together and knead them into large rough dough. Cover with a dry wet gauze or towel and leave it for about an hour. Cut it with a knife or pick it by hand into several pieces. Knead the small dough into long round strips with a diameter of about 3 cm, then cut it with a knife or pick it by hand into small dough pieces.

Use a small rolling pin to roll these small dough ingredients into dumpling skins that are slightly thicker in the middle and thinner around the edges. Wrap the fillings and shape them into crescent or angular shapes. Boil cold water first, wrap them up and put them in the pot. Use a slotted spoon or a spoon (with the convex side facing up) to make an arc counterclockwise or clockwise along the edge of the pot to prevent the dumplings from sticking. Cook until the dumplings float to the surface (if they are filled with meat, add a little cold water when boiling) Burn again, repeat two or three times).

Dumpling wrappers can also be made with hot noodles, pastry noodles or rice noodles; the fillings can be meat or vegetarian, sweet or salty; mature methods can also be steamed, baked, pan-fried, deep-fried, etc. There are three types of meat fillings , shrimp, crab roe, sea cucumber, fish, chicken, pork, beef, mutton, etc. The vegetarian fillings are divided into assorted vegetarian fillings and ordinary vegetarian fillings. The characteristics of dumplings are thin skin, tender filling, delicious taste, unique shape, and you will never get tired of eating them.

The dumplings are made with a full range of raw materials and nutrients. The steaming method ensures less loss of nutrients and is in line with the connotation of Chinese color, flavor and food culture. Dumplings are a folk food with a long history and are very popular among the people. There is a folk saying that "dumplings are not as delicious as dumplings". During the Spring Festival, dumplings have become an indispensable delicacy.

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