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When was steamed bread invented?

Steamed bread, called steamed bread in ancient times, or steamed buns, is the real name of steamed buns, one of the traditional pasta in China, and it is a kind of food steamed with fermented flour. Steamed bread with wheat flour as the main raw material is one of the daily staple foods of China people.

Steamed bread originated from the head sacrifice in barbaric times and was invented by Zhuge Liang when he surrendered Meng Huo. It's shaped like a head, and then gradually turned into poultry stuffing with the development of history. However, the history of China people eating steamed bread can be traced back at least to the Warring States Period, when it was called "steamed cake". During the Three Kingdoms period, steamed bread had its own official name, called "Tou Man". In the Ming Dynasty, Lang Ying wrote in "Seven Drafts": "The real name of steamed bread is Tou Man, which worships the gods with the head. Zhuge Zhi levied Meng Huo, and ordered that "Tou Man" took bread and meat as its head, and now it is steamed bread. "

The word "steamed bread" originally only refers to steamed bread with stuffing. Now northerners call it "steamed bread". The word "steamed bread" began in the Song Dynasty, and the names of "steamed bread" and "steamed bread" gradually differentiated in the Qing Dynasty. In Wuyu District and other places, the old name is still retained, and those with stuffing are called "steamed bread", such as "raw fried steamed bread" and "crab powder steamed bread".

Jiaozi is also a staple food that many people like to eat. It is a traditional food in China, which originated from ancient corners. In addition, there were many aliases in ancient times, such as "flat food", "jiaozi bait" and "pink horn", all of which evolved from wonton. There is a folk saying "delicious but not as good as jiaozi". Do you know who invented jiaozi?

Jiaozi has eaten in China for more than 65,438+0,800 years, and it is still a favorite food for many people. It was invented by Zhang Zhongjing, a doctor in Dengzhou, China. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was originally invented for treating diseases, and later everyone had the custom of eating jiaozi to commemorate him. During the Spring Festival, jiaozi became an indispensable delicacy and was deeply loved by people.