***Nine ways to call it.
1. Dumpling ears: Dumplings originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty and were first created by the medical sage Zhang Zhongjing. At that time, dumplings were used for medicinal purposes. Zhang Zhongjing used the dough to wrap some cold-dispelling medicinal materials (mutton, pepper, etc.) to treat diseases and prevent patients from developing chilblains on their ears. From then on, the people in the village and later generations imitated the production and called it "dumpling ears".
2. Crescent Wonton: During the Three Kingdoms period, dumplings have become a kind of food and are called "Crescent Wonton". This food is mentioned in the book "Guangya" written by Wei Zhangyi. According to "Guang Ya" written by Zhang Yi from the Wei Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms, there was a food called "wonton" shaped like a crescent moon at that time, which was basically similar in shape to dumplings.
3. Wontons: By the Northern and Southern Dynasties, wontons "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.
4. Lao Wan: Tang Zhong Lao Wan is the name given to dumplings by people in the Tang Dynasty. The reason why it is called "Lao Wan" is explained in Liu Xi's "Shiming·Food" of the Han Dynasty. It is made of meat stuffing mixed with various seasonings, rolled into balls, put on and grilled to eat. Later, as pasta became more popular, people used dough to wrap the meatballs in the middle to make them unbreakable. The meat filling wrapped in dough can be boiled, steamed or grilled. This is probably where the name "Lao Wan" comes from.
5. Jiao'er: In the Song Dynasty, dumplings were called "Jiao'er", which is the etymology of the word "dumpling" in later generations. 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".
6. Bianshi: Dumplings were introduced to Mongolia during the Song Dynasty. Influenced by the unrestrained character of the Mongolian compatriots, its pronunciation in Mongolian is similar to "banishi". So in the Yuan Dynasty, people used to call dumplings "Bianshi".
7. Boiled dumplings: In the Qing Dynasty, dumplings had more names. In the Qing Dynasty, northerners called dumplings "boiled dumplings". "Tian Zhi Ou Wen": "From the first day to the fifth day of the first lunar month, the common name is Po Wu. In the old days, dumplings were eaten on the fifth day, and in the north it was called boiled dumplings."
8. Water dumplings: people in Jinan and other places called them in the Qing Dynasty. Dumplings are "water buns". "Jinan Quick View": "If it's New Year's Eve or New Year's Day, noodles are used as dimes, and the stuffing can be meat or vegetarian, depending on the person's preference. For vegetarians, use various meats, and for vegetarians, use leeks or cabbage. The general name is water buns . ”
9. Vermicelli: "Qingyi Leichao" compiled by Xu Ke said: "There is stuffing in it, or it is called vermicelli - it can be steamed or fried, and it can be boiled in water." And the soup is called dumplings."
Extended information:
In 1968, actual dumplings were unearthed from a Tang Dynasty tomb in Astana, Turpan, Xinjiang, which was nearly 2,000 years ago. , the shape is exactly the same as today’s dumplings. The use of dumplings as burial objects for the deceased shows the status of dumplings in the minds of the ancients. According to the shape of the dumplings, dumplings have been called many different names since ancient times, such as "Jiaozi", "Yanyue Wonton", "Tangzhongluowan", "Yuanbao" "wait.
In many places, the dumplings eaten in tandem are specially wrapped in the shape of gold ingots, with coins wrapped in them to foretell wealth in the coming year, candies to herald a sweet future, and peanuts wrapped in them. (also known as "immortality fruit"), wishing people health and longevity. Therefore, the habit of eating dumplings at midnight on New Year's Eve has multiple meanings such as unity, good luck, saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new. Often men, women and children do it together, reflecting the joy of the festival. Atmosphere and fun.
With the continuous improvement of living standards and the gradual change of dietary structure, Chinese dumplings are also changing unconsciously. For example, dumpling wrappers have expanded from the original flour to rice flour, potato flour, and tofu wrappers. , in addition to pigs, fish, sheep, pigs, eggs, etc., there are increasingly more types of vegetables included in dumpling fillings, including cabbage, rape, radish, eggplant, winter melon, etc.
Therefore, there are dozens of varieties such as Sanxian dumplings, red oil dumplings, crystal dumplings, vegetarian dumplings, etc. The eating methods of dumplings have also evolved from boiled to steamed dumplings, pan-fried dumplings, and deep-fried dumplings. Dumplings, soup dumplings with various soups, and dumplings cooked together with noodles are euphemistically known as "golden silk threads through ingots, the more they pass, the more lively they become." "Lively" here means auspiciousness, It symbolizes a prosperous life.
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