The live broadcast life of Lao Linzi in Northeast China

Chapter 171 The Origin of Dumplings (Subscribe)
"What is the relationship between dumplings and time?"

"Yeah, isn't it our custom to eat dumplings during the festival? Could it be that it evolved from time?"

"Really? Are these two related? Are they true?"

Li Yuan said with a smile: "Everyone should have heard an old saying, 'Dumplings are not as good as delicious', and the origin of these dumplings is quite far away.

"Dumplings can be said to be a delicacy with a cultural history of thousands of years. They are very popular among the common people. During the Spring Festival, dumplings become an indispensable delicacy."

"As for the dumplings, the earliest name was actually wonton. After the dumplings were cooked at that time, they were not taken out and eaten alone like we do now, but were mixed with soup in a bowl and eaten together. So at that time People call dumplings 'wontons'.

Studio.

"Wontons? I know this! Wontons are very popular here!"

"Yes, yes, add a little coriander, green onion, shrimp skin, and chives, and then drink a mouthful of delicious soup. The taste is simply amazing!"

"I used to often not be able to tell the difference between dumplings and wontons. After a long time, the ancestors of these two gourmets are still a family?!"

"Anchor, when did dumplings become dumplings, and became a must-eat festival?"

Li Yuan continued: "About the Tang Dynasty, the dumplings had become exactly the same as the current dumplings, and they were fished out and eaten separately on a plate, but the dumplings at that time were not called dumplings, but 'Jiao'er' .”

"I know that the Yuan Dynasty called dumplings 'Bianshi', and new names for dumplings such as 'Jiao' and 'Shui Dian' appeared in the Qing Dynasty. By this time, dumplings were already quite popular."

"And later in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the making of dumplings was really made a folk Spring Festival custom. And these dumplings are usually wrapped before 12 o'clock in the evening on New Year's Eve, and eaten until midnight, which is the first month of the lunar calendar. At the beginning of the new year, eating dumplings means "Geng Sui Jiao Zi", the so-called "Zi" also means "Zi Shi", and the homonym of Jiao and "Jiao" means good luck."

Studio.

"So that's the reason."

"Jiaozi, it turns out to be jiaozi!"

"But it's no wonder everyone made dumplings a must-eat for the New Year's Eve dinner. Looking at these dumplings makes me feel festive."

"No, Baibian is fat and looks like Yuanbao. If I eat it, I will feel happy."

"I heard from my grandma that when they made dumplings at night, they used to say auspicious words, that is, to wrap all kinds of auspicious things into the stuffing, so as to entrust people's wishes for the new year."

Li Yuan said with a smile: "Well, not only say auspicious words, but also put a lot of other things in it."

While Li Yuan was speaking, he had already taken out the coins he had prepared earlier, and there were peanuts and candy cubes beside him, which had been washed and put aside.

I saw that Li Yuan wrapped the clean coins in the dumplings, including peanuts and candy, and wrapped a total of ten or so, and put them aside.

Studio.

"Anchor, you are too naughty, aren't you?!"

"Isn't it too dirty with the coins inside?"

"Why doesn't the old lady stop the anchor, how can she be so skinny at such an adult?"

"What do you know, this is the custom of the Northeast!"

"Is it customary to wrap sugar cubes and peanuts? You can forget it!"

"Why have I never heard of such a custom..."

Li Yuan: "This is indeed a custom in the Northeast."

"Put these things together in dumplings and eat coins, which means resplendent and magnificent. People who eat sugar will have a sweeter life in the coming year, and people who eat peanuts mean health and longevity."

Studio.

"There are still so many things to say?"

"I've learned a lot. It just so happens that we don't make dumplings at home. I'll put some coins in it later!"

"Yes, yes, I want to put... candy!"

"I want to put a lot of meat, I like meat."

"Haha, this upstairs is really a foodie..."

"Looking at the host and grandparents sitting together to celebrate the New Year, I'm so happy."

"If I accidentally said the word dead just now, I was chased and scolded by my mother for a long time..."

"Being scolded? Sister, what a coincidence, just a few minutes ago because I said 'no more', my mother told me."

"It's so memorable. During the Chinese New Year, I was basically scolded every year. I was not allowed to wash my hair, I was not allowed to cut my nails, and I would be scolded even if the chopsticks were broken..."

"Same world, same mother! I think I was often scolded for these things when I was a child, but after so many years, I don't know why."

Seeing what everyone said in the live broadcast room, Li Yuan couldn't help showing a sympathetic smile at the corner of his mouth.Thinking back then, wasn't he the one who was often scolded?

"I have too much say in this. Before the Chinese New Year, it is the worst time to be scolded. Sometimes I don't want to be scolded, so I have to go out to hide, but every time my family members say 'Thirty I can’t go to other people’s houses at night, so I chased them back.”

"Yes, yes, you are not allowed to visit other people's houses on thirty nights, and I don't know where this taboo comes from."

Li Yuan: "Actually, this is not considered a taboo, nor can it be said that you are not allowed to go to other people's homes at all, but it is best not to go."

Studio.

"why?"

"how to say……"

"It doesn't make sense at all. Shouldn't it be a happy event to visit during the Chinese New Year?"

"That's right, is this a trick adults deliberately use to fool people in order to trick children from going out?"

Li Yuan shook his head and said with a smile: "You really misunderstood this."

"The so-called avoidance of people on New Year's Eve actually has a certain theory."

"New Year's Eve is a traditional festival, so no matter it's a big event, on the eve of the New Year's Eve, every family will have a reunion. At this time, relatives who travel far away rush home all the way, just to come back and eat with their families The reunion dinner on the [-]th night."

"In order to ensure a happy reunion dinner with my family during the [-] nights, I usually don't want outsiders to come. After all, if I say something wrong or cause unhappiness, it will interfere with the happy reunion of a family. , so on New Year’s Eve, it’s all about thanking guests.”

"It turned out that this is the reason for not letting me visit at thirty nights!"

"No wonder my mother won't let me go out every time..."

"It actually makes sense!"

"It's true. If you have an annoying person on New Year's Eve, you are too unlucky. Why don't you just stay at home with your family and celebrate the New Year lively!"

"Haha, I understand now."

"I will never go out to visit the house in the next [-] nights!"

Li Yuan said with a smile: "In fact, in many cases, our traditions are not feudal superstitions, but summed up by the old people with experience and wisdom."

(End of this chapter)