Dumplings are traditional Chinese food. Dumplings originated from ancient coins. The original name of dumplings is "Jiao Er", which was first invented by Zhang Zhongjing, a medical saint in Nanyang, my country. It has a history of more than 1,800 years.

Dumplings are a traditional specialty food loved by the Chinese people, also known as dumplings. They are a staple food and local snack among Chinese people, and are also a New Year food. There is a folk saying: "During the great cold and the small cold, eat dumplings to celebrate the New Year." Dumplings are mostly made of dough and stuffed in water.

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The development of dumplings

By the Northern and Southern Dynasties, wontons were "shaped like a crescent moon and were eaten all over the world". It is speculated that after the dumplings were cooked at that time, they were not taken out and eaten separately, but mixed with the soup in a bowl and eaten, so people at that time called the dumplings "wontons". This way of eating is still popular in some areas of China. For example, when people in Henan, Shaanxi and other places eat dumplings, they put some coriander, chopped green onion, dried shrimps, leeks and other small ingredients in the soup.

About the Tang Dynasty, dumplings had become almost the same as today's dumplings, and they were taken out and eaten individually on a plate. Also known as "Moon-shaped wontons". There is a folk legend in the Chang'an area that it was Empress Wu Zetian who invented dumplings.

In the Song Dynasty, dumplings were called "Jiaoer", which is the etymology of the word "dumplings" in later generations. Meng Yuan of the Song Dynasty's "Tokyo Menghua Lu" recalled the prosperity of Bianjing in the Northern Song Dynasty. The second volume mentioned that there were "crystal horns" and "fried horns" in the market. In addition, there were also "hump horns".

Volume 6 of "Old Martial Arts" compiled by Qianfu Zhou Mi, Sishui of the Song Dynasty, mentioned that there are "Shiluo Jiao'er" and "Various Color Jiao'er" in the market in Lin'an. This writing method can still be seen in the Yuan, Ming, Qing and the Republic of China. In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was called "dry meat with two coins".

Dumplings were introduced to Mongolia during the Song Dynasty. Dumplings were introduced to Mongolia, and the pronunciation of dumplings in Mongolian is similar to "Banshi". With the conquests of the Mongol Empire, Bian Shi also spread to all parts of the world. There are many variations such as Russian dumplings, Kazakhstani dumplings, and Korean dumplings.

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