饺子起源的故事

立刻就到大年三十啦，你家有吃饺子的风俗吗？春节吃饺子是中国北方延续已久的传统年俗。

关于饺子的由来传闻海量，其中一种说法是饺子来自于东汉时期，为医圣张仲景首创。当时饺子是医用，张仲景用面皮包上一些祛寒的药材用来治病（羊肉、胡椒等），防止患者耳朵上生冻疮。

Zhang noticed that many peoples ears were frostbitten when he returned to his hometown one winter. He decided1 to wrap mutton, chilli and some warming medicinal herbs in dough2 skin. Folding them into the shape of an ear, he boiled them in water before giving them to the poor.

有一年冬季，张仲景回乡时发现不少人的耳朵都冻伤了。他决定用面皮包上羊肉、胡椒和一些温补的草药，把它们折成耳朵的形状，在水里煮熟，然后送给没钱人。

This food was originally called Jiaoer for its shape, and later the name slowly became Jiaozi.

刚开始因其形似耳朵而被叫做娇耳，后来慢慢变成了饺子。

现在，饺子已经成为北方人餐桌上必不可少的美食，是家和温暖的象征。饺子形如元宝，新春佳节吃饺子，含义着聚财进宝。不同馅料的饺子有不一样的含义，寄托了大家对新一年的美好期盼。

Celery stuffing represents industriousness4 and wealth. 芹菜 sounds like industrious3 wealth . Leek5 stuffing represents long-term wealth. Leek sounds like industrious wealth .

芹菜馅代表着勤劳和财富，由于芹菜听起来像勤财。韭菜馅代表富贵永久，由于韭菜

听起来像久财。

Cabbage stuffing represents the blessing6 for a well-off life for a hundred years. 白菜 sounds like hundred wealth .

白菜馅代表了生活幸福长久的祝福。白菜听起来像百财。

Fish stuffing means surplus wealth. Reason: Fish sounds the same as surplus . Eating fish dumplings means wishing you have a lot of remaining money.

鱼肉馅的饺子意味着财富盈余。由于鱼与余同音。吃鱼肉饺子意味着财富多多的祝福。研究发现，贫穷不只会干扰孩子的学业成绩和将来收入，还会改变孩子的大脑活动水平，而且这种改变在孩子生的第一年就开始发生了。