英文版饺子的由来

英文版饺子的由来

Chinese Dumpling
Chinese dumplings or Jiaozi,with meat and vegetable fillings,is a traditional Chinese Food,which is essential during holidays in Northern China.Chinese are Masters in the Art of Making Dumplings.
History
The history of jiaozi dates back to ancient times,some 500-600 years ago.As the Spring Festival marks the start of a new year,people choose to eat jiaozi to connote their wishes for good fortune in the new year.China has been perfecting the art of dumpling making since the Sung dynasty.
Fillings
There is no set rule as to what makes dumping fillings.They can be anything from vegetables,meat to seafood.Whatever the fillings,the wrapping skill needs to be exquisite to make jiaozi look attractive.
Shape and variety
Chinese dumplings may be round or crescent-shaped,boiled or pan-fried.The filling may be sweet or savory; vegetarian or filled with meat and vegetables.Of course,all this variety can be confusing.
As China is a country with a vast territory,there are great difference in various regions in ways of making jiaozi or even serving it.For example,dumplings wrappers are made with a rolling stick in most areas of Beijing and Hebei Provinces,whereas in some parts of Shanxi Province and inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,wrappers are hand- pressed.
How to make Chinese dumplings?
To make Chinese dumplings,first of all,chop the meat into pieces and mash them,then add salt,sesame oil,soy sauce,ginger,scallions,Chinese cabbage and MSG if you like.Mix thoroughly the ingredients; add two spoonful of water if necessary.
In a big bowl,add water to flour gradually.Mix and knead by hand to form soft dough,then cover it with towel and put it aside for about an hour.Then scatter some dry flour on the board,knead and roll it into a sausage---like dough about 5 centimeters in diameter,then chop it into small pieces.Press each piece with your hand and get a pancake.Finally,to hold the pancake with your palm and put the filling in the center and wrap into half-moon sh

Dumplings originally called "Jiao ear".
It is our Yisheng Zhang Zhongjing first invented. His "Quhan Jiao ear soup" has spread in the folk story.
According to legend, Zhang Zhongjing was Changsha too often, medical treatment for the disease than people. One year the local prevalence of the plague, he built up a big pot in the yamen mouth, life-saving care medicine, won the love of the people Changsha. Zhang Zhongjing from Changsha to retire after the return home, just in time to catch the day of winter solstice, went to white river shore home, see a lot of poor people endure hunger and cold, ears Dudong rotten. The original was typhoid epidemic, many people died. He felt very uncomfortable, determined to rescue them. Zhang Zhongjing home, a particularly large number of people seeking treatment, he was very busy, but his heart was always linked to a those frozen lousy ears of poor people. He modeled in Changsha approach, called his disciples in a clearing of the Dongguan Nanyang medical tent erected, build a cauldron, on the opening day of the winter solstice, to the poor give medicine to cure injury.
Zhang Zhongjing medicine called "Quhan Jiao ear soup", is the summary of the Han Dynasty 300 years of clinical practice and, its approach is mutton, pepper and some remove cold medicine in the pot boil, boiled after the fish out of these things come to chop, pastry bag into the ear shaped "charming ear", the pot boiled begging drugs given to patients. Each two jiao ear, a bowl of soup. People eating Quhan soup all fever, blood unobstructed, two ears warming. People eat from the winter solstice to the new year's Eve, against the typhoid fever, cure cold ear.
Zhang Zhongjing lasted until the year thirty. Lunar New Year's day, people celebrate the new year, to celebrate the Chinese new year on the rehabilitation of bad ear do imitation Jiao ear like food, and started this morning to eat. People call this kind of food as "dumpling ear", "Jiaozi" or "Bianshi", in the winter追问少点