The origin of jiaozi is 20 words.

According to legend, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Zhongjing, a "medical sage", served as the magistrate of Changsha, then resigned and returned to his hometown. Just in time for the winter solstice, he saw that the people in Nanyang were hungry and cold, and their ears were frostbitten. At that time, typhoid fever was prevalent and many people died.

Zhang Zhongjing summed up the clinical practice of the Han Dynasty for more than 300 years, so he set up a medical shed in the local area, set up a cauldron, cooked mutton, peppers and herbs for removing cold and warming, made them into ears with flour bags, and gave them to the poor with soup and food after cooking.

People eat from the solstice of winter to New Year's Eve, fighting typhoid fever and curing frozen ears. Since then, villagers and future generations have imitated it, calling it "jiaozi Ear" or "jiaozi", and some places called it "flat food" or "instant noodle jiaozi".

Extended data:

During its long development, jiaozi has various names, including ancient prison pill, flat food, jiaozi bait and pink horn. In the Tang Dynasty, jiaozi was called "Tang Zhong Prison Pill"; The Yuan Dynasty was called "Shiluojoule"; In the late Ming dynasty, it was called "powder angle"; The Qing dynasty called it "flat food".

Now, the north and the south have different names for jiaozi. Northerners call it "Jiaozi". Many areas in the south are called "wonton".

Jiaozi has various names due to different fillings, such as pork jiaozi, mutton jiaozi, beef jiaozi, Sam Sun jiaozi, red oil jiaozi, glutinous rice balls, flower jiaozi, fish jiaozi and crystal dumplings. In addition, because of its different ripening methods, it is still fried dumplings, steamed dumplings and so on. Therefore, eating jiaozi on New Year's Day is a good enjoyment in spirit and taste.

China Folklore in jiaozi

People's Network-The Origin of jiaozi