History
•It was created by zhang zhongjing,a famous doctor
in Dong Han dynasty. In winter, many people’s ears
were hurt by the frozen weather,he make the
dumpings of some medicine to give to them as
treatment,and this lasted to the new spring
[Link] have it in that day every year in the
memory of him.
Tradition﹠
•WMeaning(1)
hen Spring Festival comes,
Chinese always eat dumplings
for dinner on the last day of a
year.
The whole family sitting
together and chatting happily
while making dumplings is a
common scene in northern
China on the special day.
★If you make more noise when you make the
stuffing, it symbols that you will get more wealth
in the next year.
★ In China, the shape of dumping is like Tradition﹠
‘jinyuanbao’, a kind of money. Meaning(2)
★ When it comes to the 12p.m at the New year‘s
Eve ， we will boil them,which means ‘time
changing’ ， also it can mean the “happy
reunion” and “good luck and happiness ”
But
Do you know how to make dumplings?
Are you familiar with the whole process?
If not, don’t worry ， Just go with
me!
Step3: Make dumpling wrappers
→ →
Kneading （捏合） the Growth round dough by Pulling into small
dough （生面团） hand rub （摩擦） pastes 。
with wheat （小麦） flour products
and water.
press each of them
→
flat, then use a
rolling pin to roll
them thin.
Step4: Make dumplings
Spoon a little fillings and
put it at the center of the
skin, then fold it.
Step5:Boil the dumplings
To cook them in the boiling
water.
It’s important to stir （搅拌）
a little with a spoon to make
sure that the dumplings don’t
stick to the bottom.