How Much Do You Know about Dumpling?

The traditional food is the indispensable dish for many foreign tourists when they travel to China. Jiaozi or dumplings is one of must-eat food. But how much do you know Jiaozi

Dumpling is the very featured but ordinary food in north China. People usually eat dumplings on Spring Festival, Lantern Festival and winter solstice.
Dumpling is the very featured but ordinary food in north China. People usually eat dumpling on Spring Festival, Lantern Festival and winter solstice. Xi’an Dumpling Banquet is brought forth new ideas in its shape, color and taste; meanwhile, is added ancient culture. Thus the dumpling is not only one kind of simple flour food.

Xi’an Dumpling Banquet is created by a dumpling restaurant in Xi’an. In the earlier 1980s, the tourism in Xi’an boomed and many tourists from home and abroad came to Xi’an. An idea that the dumplings can be evolved into special local favorite came to mind of the staffs from dumpling restaurant. So the Dumpling Banquet came into being after a painstaking study and apprenticeship.
Now, there are 108 kinds of dumplings. People used to use pork, beef, mutton and vegetable as its stuffing. But now the stuffing includes chicken, duck, fish, egg, fruit, seafood, etc. Concerning with the taste, many tastes are added such as sour, sweet, peppery, etc. As for shape, the traditional crescent-like dumplings has been evolved into various shapes such as flower, animals, etc.
Xi’an Dumpling Banquet makes many visitors impressive so that eating Dumpling Banquet becomes a must for tourists coming to Xian. Dumpling Restaurant on Jiefang Road gain considerable fame for its high-quality and is awarded “Golden Tripod”.

Some folk sayings about dumplings as having one dumplings means that everything goes off smoothly, two fro double happiness coming at the same time. So when you taste the delicious dumpling, you can also enjoy the stories and receive a beautiful blessing.
As you eat the dumplings, the number of dumplings you eat has the different meaning and blessing. One dumpling means plain sailings; two is double happiness coming at the same time; three dumplings means going up three grades in a row; four dumplings means getting rich all year round; five dumplings mean an abundant harvest of all food crops; six dumplings means that everything will go well; seven dumplings mean good luck; eight dumplings means that the Eight Immortals crossing the sea (a folk legendary); nine dumplings means the highest above all and ten dumplings means be perfect in everything.
When you have a Xian tour, remember to eat the dumpling banquet, which is different from the food that you eat in any other attractions, or the food when you cruise on Yangtze River.