The symbolism of egg dumplings: to attract wealth and prosperity.

Egg dumplings, tracing back to its origins, are said to have been invented by the Hakka people. According to records, after the Qin and Han dynasties, due to the struggle for kingship and the constant wars in the north, resulting in five major population migrations in Chinese history, the people of the Central Plains and the officials and gentry migrated to the southern regions, and finally stabilized in the border areas of Gan, Fujian and Guangdong provinces, forming the Hakka folklore. People in the north love to eat dumplings, but there is no wheat in the south, so the Hakka people had to find ways to use other ingredients to make dumplings - using sweet potato flour to make dumplings, called potato flour dumplings; using bean curd to make dumplings, called stuffed bean curd; and using egg skin to make dumplings, called egg dumplings.

However, Shanghai people have a long history of eating egg dumplings. In Eileen Chang's novel, "The Edge of Life," she describes Shanghai in the 1920s and 1930s, saying, "Dumplings and egg dumplings are all Yuanbao." And, because of their color, egg dumplings have been known to be a great delicacy. "Moreover, egg dumplings have the meaning of "golden treasure" because of their golden color. Egg dumplings are delicious and auspicious.

Introduction:

Egg dumplings are a kind of delicacy made of fresh shrimp, pork or beef or mutton, wrapped in egg skin. Taste fresh and fragrant, nutritious, young and old alike. Eggs are sweet in flavor and flat in nature, and have the effect of nourishing the heart and calming the mind, replenishing blood, nourishing yin and moistening dryness.

The key to making egg dumplings lies in the egg skin, which is very difficult to spread, not only time-consuming, but also requires patience and skill.

Source: Baidu Encyclopedia - Egg Dumplings