Knowledge about jiaozi.

Jiaozi evolved from wonton and originated in the ancient corner of China.

Jiaozi, also known as jiaozi, is a traditional noodle of the Han nationality. It evolved from wonton, originated in the ancient corner of China, and was originally named "Jiaoer", with a history of over 1800 years. It was invented by Zhang Zhongjing, a native of Nieyang (now Dengzhou, Nanyang, Henan) in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and was originally used as medicine.

In its long development process, there are many names, such as "prison pill", "flat food", "dumpling bait" and "powder horn" in ancient times. It was called "Crescent Wonton" in the Three Kingdoms Period, "Wonton" in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, "Crescent Wonton" in the Tang Dynasty, "jiaozi" in the Song Dynasty and "Flat Food" in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. It was called "Jiaozi" in Qing Dynasty.

Deeply loved by the people of China, it is the staple food of the people in northern China, the local snack and the food for the New Year. There is a folk proverb called "freezing in the cold, eating jiaozi in the New Year." Jiaozi often cooks with flour and leather bag stuffing. ?

The significance of eating jiaozi in New Year;

Jiaozi is a folk food with a long history in China. Eating jiaozi during the Spring Festival is also a unique folk tradition of China people. Because it means "making friends when you are young", it is very popular with people. During the Spring Festival, jiaozi has become an indispensable delicacy. In many Han folk customs, eating "jiaozi" on New Year's Eve is an important feast that no food can replace.

Jiaozi originated in the era of Zhang Zhongjing, and "jiaozi" is also called "Jiaozi" or "Joule", which means the alternation of the old and the new, and it is also a feast that must be eaten according to God's meaning. Otherwise, God will remove your name from the world of Yin and Yang and become an unrecorded ghost after death. It shows that the ancestors of China attached great importance to this. Anyway, in order to get rid of the bad luck for a year, you should eat "jiaozi" on New Year's Eve. People from far away will cross mountains and rivers to return to their hometown and eat jiaozi with their families in winter to show that they have a happy home.