Why do you eat jiaozi on the solstice in winter?

Eating jiaozi on the winter solstice represents reunion.

It is very old to eat glutinous rice balls in the winter of solstice. After jiaozi is wrapped up, it is necessary to offer sacrifices to the gods and ancestors, and then the whole family will eat around. This is called "adding years". The winter solstice group can be used to worship ancestors or give gifts to relatives and friends. There is a saying in Chaoshan that "one year later, we will eat the Winter Festival Yuan", among which "Winter Festival Yuan" is the glutinous rice balls. Eating jiaozi on the solstice in winter is particularly popular in the south of the Yangtze River, and there is a folk saying that "eating jiaozi is one year older".

How to eat jiaozi?

There are many ways to eat jiaozi, and the simplest one is cooking. You can cook it with clear water or porridge. Of course, cooking with vegetables is the best. Put some vegetables in a pot, add water and appropriate amount of jiaozi, and cook until soft. Pick them up and add some seasoning to eat.

Besides cooking, you can also cook with eggs. Pour a small amount of vegetable oil into the wok, and put the washed and dried dumplings into the wok to stir fry. When the jiaozi is slightly soft, pour the stirred eggs into the wok. When jiaozi is soft and the eggs are ripe, you can eat them. The smell is overflowing.

Another way to eat jiaozi is to fry it with sugar. Pour an appropriate amount of vegetable oil into the pot. After the oil is heated, put the washed and dried jiaozi into a pot and fry it. When there are brown shells on both sides, sprinkle with sugar and cover the pot. After the sugar is boiled, put it in a bowl. It tastes crisp, sweet, delicate and tough. Eating this delicious jiaozi, there is a warm stream of happiness in my heart.