At present, jiaozi can eat whatever he wants, but he was not so happy in ancient times. It only appears on festivals or special occasions worthy of celebration. For children at that time, looking forward to eating jiaozi is no different from looking forward to the Chinese New Year. Although you can't eat it at ordinary times, you must eat it on the solstice in winter. This custom has spread to almost every village in China. Although the north and the south have their own customs because of the differences in geography, climate and environment, jiaozi is absolutely universal.
There are many theories about its origin, and the most popular one is to commemorate the kindness of Zhang Zhongjing, a medical sage, in soup with pepper, just as eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate Qu Yuan. Coupled with jiaozi's modeling and the way of eating stuffing, it is easily accepted and spread by people. In many places, there is a saying that jiaozi must be eaten on the solstice in winter, such as "nobody cares about frozen ears" and "nobody bites winter on the solstice in winter, and there is no positive wind in the fields".
A Brief History of jiaozi
Judging from the cultural relics, jiaozi originated in China with a history of more than 2,600 years. 1972, some complete jiaozi were unearthed in the Tang tombs of Astana ancient tombs in Turpan, Xinjiang. After a long time, people thought that this was the earliest discovered jiaozi. During the period of 1978, several jiaozi were found in the bronze hairpin of Xuegu Town in Tengzhou, Shandong Province in the Spring and Autumn Period.
198 1 In May, a pottery figurine was unearthed in an ancient tomb during the Three Kingdoms period in Zhongxian, Chongqing. The pottery figurine shows that ancient chefs are working on the kitchen table, and food is placed on the kitchen table, with a pinched jiaozi and a lace jiaozi in the middle. For a long time in history, jiaozi was equated with wonton. The appearance of steamed corn shows the difference between them. Jiaozi should be a food that is different from wonton and cooked by other cooking methods except water boiling. They are similar in appearance and are often confused.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Jiaozi