The origin of dumplings, the story of Zhang Zhongjing and dumplings
Zhang Zhongjing was a famous medical expert of the Eastern Han Dynasty, with superb medical skills and a kind heart that cared for the people. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, disasters were severe in various regions, and many people suffered from illnesses. When Zhang Zhongjing was an official in Changsha, he often treated and cured illnesses for the people. It is said that the emergence of dumplings has a great connection with his use of medicine to treat diseases.
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One year, a local epidemic was rampant, so he built a big pot at the yamen gate, sacrificed medicine to save people, and was deeply loved by the people of Changsha. After retiring from Changsha and returning home, Zhang Zhongjing walked to the banks of the Baihe River in his hometown and saw many poor people enduring hunger and cold, with their ears frozen to death. He felt very uncomfortable in his heart and was determined to save them.
After Zhang Zhongjing returned home, there were many people seeking medical treatment. He was extremely busy, but he always remembered those poor people whose ears were frozen. He imitated the method in Changsha and asked his disciples to set up a medical shed and a large pot on an empty land in Dongguan, Nanyang. They opened it on the winter solstice and offered medicine to the poor to treat their injuries.
Zhang Zhongjing named this medicine "Quhan Jiao'er Tang". The method involves boiling lamb, chili peppers, and some Quhan herbs in a pot. After cooking, these ingredients are taken out and chopped, wrapped in dough to form ear shaped "Jiao'er". After boiling, they are distributed to patients who are begging for medicine. Each person has two delicate ears and a bowl of soup. Www.qigushi.com Seven Stories Network
After eating the dispelling cold soup, people feel feverish all over their bodies, their blood flows smoothly, and their ears become warmer. After a period of time, the patient's rotten ears improved. Zhang Zhongjing kept medicine until the 30th day of the lunar new year. On the first day of the Chinese New Year, people celebrate the New Year and also celebrate the recovery of bad ears. They make New Year's food in the shape of delicate ears and eat it on the morning of the first day.
People call this kind of food "dumpling ears" or "dumplings" and eat it on the winter solstice and the first day of the lunar new year to commemorate the days when Zhang Zhongjing opened a greenhouse and cured patients. From then on, dumplings gradually became one of people's favorite foods.
Dumplings have a very long history, with various names throughout their long development process. In ancient times, there were names such as "Laowan", "Bianshi", "Dumpling Bait", and "Fenjiao". During the Three Kingdoms Period, it was called "crescent Wonton", during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it was called "Wonton", in the Tang Dynasty, it was called "crescent shaped Wonton", in the Song Dynasty, it was called "Jiaozi", and in the Yuan Dynasty, it was called "Bianshi"; In the Qing Dynasty, it was called "dumplings".