Why does Guangdong have the custom of eating oil angle during the Spring Festival?

"oil angle" means "horned" in Cantonese, which means outstanding in the coming year. Besides, bombing "oil angle" also means "bombing happiness, bombing happiness", so people will make "oil angle" during the Spring Festival to pray for outstanding people and many happy events in the new year.

Oil angle is a special snack in Guangdong, also called Jiaozai. Generally speaking, it is indispensable on the dinner table during the Chinese New Year. Due to the great disparity in tastes in different parts of Guangdong, the taste in oil angle is also different. In some places, people make it into dessert with sugar, while in other places, it is made into salty food, and the stuffing is mixed with various vegetables.

During festivals, oil angle has become a good gift for Cantonese people to visit relatives and friends. Generally, there are ten days before the Chinese New Year, and every household will start bombing oil angle to make a good start for the coming year.

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From a very young age, the North has the habit of eating jiaozi for the New Year. The custom of eating oil angle in Guangdong probably developed from this. The pronunciation of "Jiao" and "Jiao" in Cantonese is similar, and the shape and making method of oil angle are indeed similar to that of jiaozi.

But oil angle's stuffing is sweet, mixed with shredded coconut, fried peanuts, sesame seeds, etc., and wrapped in dumpling wrappers (dumpling wrappers made of glutinous rice flour are cut into small round pieces with a diameter of about two inches with round utensils, and people are used to covering them with flashlights at both ends).

Unlike Bao Jiaozi, oil angle didn't use flounces, but locked them. After folding in half, gently knead it into hemp rope along the edge with nails, and fry it moderately before serving. Every oil horn is different, some bite hard and rattle, some are crisp and refreshing, and the taste is fresh and fragrant. The former does not put eggs in the dough, while the latter not only puts eggs but also puts a proper amount of lard.

The fried oil angle is golden and crispy. In the era of simple life, oil angle is the most delicious snack. Every Chinese New Year, every household will be busy making goods made in oil angle, storing them and eating them slowly.