The Origin of beginning of winter's Eating jiaozi

Beginning of winter's solar terms eat jiaozi from the saying "when eating jiaozi", and "jiaozi" is also called jiaozi, which means that the old and the new alternate, while beginning of winter is at the turn of autumn and winter, so jiaozi cannot but eat in jiaozi.

Beginning of winter's eating jiaozi symbolizes people's beautiful expectation for winter. Because jiaozi's appearance is very similar to his ears, people think that if he eats it, his ears will not be frozen in winter. There is also a saying that "beginning of winter acted recklessly in jiaozi bowl, and nobody cares whether he freezes his ears or not". In addition, jiaozi and jiaozi have similar pronunciations. beginning of winter means to eat jiaozi at the turn of autumn and winter.

The origin of jiaozi:

Jiaozi originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty and was initiated by Zhang Zhongjing, a native of Dengzhou, Henan Province in the Eastern Han Dynasty. At that time, jiaozi was used as a medicine, and Zhang Zhongjing wrapped some cold-dispelling herbs in dough to treat diseases (mutton, pepper, etc. ) to avoid frostbite of patients' ears. Jiaozi evolved from wonton.

From the perspective of culinary science, the cooking method of cooking jiaozi with water (steam) as the medium only needs about 100, which can not only cook food, but also sterilize it, thus ensuring food safety. Moreover, the nutritional components of food will not be lost due to peroxidation or hydrolysis during cooking.