Where is jiaozi with minced meat?

Meat dumplings have appeared in the north and south, originated in the Song Dynasty, and it is unknown where they came from.

Jiaozi with minced meat is one of the representative snacks in China with a long history. According to legend, Tangyuan originated in the Song Dynasty. At that time, a novel food was popular all over the country, which was made of various fruit baits and kneaded into balls with glutinous rice flour outside. After cooking, it tastes sweet and delicious, which is very interesting.

Because this kind of dumplings cooked in a pot will float and sink, it was originally called "floating Zi Yuan", and later it was renamed Yuanxiao in some areas. Different from northerners, Ningbo people have the traditional custom of having a family gathering to eat jiaozi on the morning of the Spring Festival.

Meat jiaozi Source:

Jiaozi with meat stuffing is a round food made of glutinous rice flour and pork stuffing. Delicious name, belonging to traditional holiday food. As a kind of jiaozi, jiaozi is made of meat.

The main food of the Lantern Festival is Yuanxiao. In the south, Yuanxiao is also called "Tangyuan" and "Zi Yuan". It is said that Yuanxiao symbolizes family reunion, and eating Yuanxiao means family happiness and all the best in the New Year. Eating Yuanxiao on the fifteenth day of the first month, as a kind of food, has a long history in China. In the Song Dynasty, a novel Lantern Festival food was popular among the people.

This kind of food was originally called "Floating Zi Yuan", later called "Yuanxiao", and merchants also called it "Yuanbao".