Chinese dumplings, also known as Jiaozi in Chinese, is a traditional Chinese dish consisting of a ground meat or vegetable filling wrapped inside a thin layer of dough, and then boiled or steamed. It is a kind of health and convenient food.
Chinese dumpling is one of the most important foods in Chinese New Year.Traditionally, the members of a family get together to make dumplings during the New Year's Eve. They may hide a coin in one of the dumplings. The person who find the coin will likely have a good fortune in the New Year.Because of the shape of Chinese dumplings is similar to ancient Chinese gold or silver ingots, they symbolize wealth.
In china,there are a variety kinds of Jiaozi.such as Guotie,which is a kind of pan-fried jiaozi.Japanese version is called Gyōza,which is less noticeable in the Chinese version, the light seasoning of Japanese gyōza with salt and soy sauce And the Nepali version is known as momo.Thus it can be seen that Chinese dumpling is widely enjoyed throughout the world, and has spread into many cultures.
