De Changfa's Breakthrough to Tradition

Compared with traditional jiaozi, what are the new breakthroughs of Xi 'an Dumpling Banquet?

First, it broke the tradition of using only pigs, cattle, mutton and vegetables as stuffing. Chicken, duck, fish, eggs, seafood, delicacies, fresh vegetables, dried vegetables, fruits and so on, all delicious and nutritious materials can be used as fillings.

Second, it broke the tradition of cooking raw hides with stuffing, with more raw stuffing and more cooked stuffing; Stuffing should not only be seasoned, but also boiled, fried, fried, exploded, fried and slippery. Dumplings are boiled and often steamed, fried, roasted and fried.

The third is to break the tradition of pure salty and fresh taste and add a variety of ambiguous types such as sour, sweet, hemp, spicy, fishy and strange taste.

Fourth, it broke the tradition of single crescent-shaped and angular shape, and integrated cooking technology with plastic arts to produce various beautiful and realistic shapes such as flowers, plants, fish and insects.

5. Breaking the tradition of eating jiaozi and simply eating jiaozi, with jiaozi as the main dish, supplemented by cold dishes, hot dishes and drinks, the ingenious and organic combination gives jiaozi different reputations according to different raw materials, shapes, colors and tastes, which greatly enhances the cultural color and festive atmosphere of the banquet.