In China, jiaozi is a common delicacy on our table. In some traditional festivals, such as winter solstice and New Year's Eve, eating jiaozi is also a custom in many areas. Have you ever thought that jiaozi is "a stuffed bag" after all, which is unique to China? Well, it's really not. Many other countries in the world also have jiaozi. It's just that there is not one jiaozi in the world, and the difference in jiaozi among countries is not a fragment. Today, I will tell you something about jiaozi abroad, so get ready to drool.
First, jiaozi. Our traditional jiaozi in China is generally ingot-shaped, but the Italian jiaozi is a square with lace on all sides, which looks like a bulging little pillow. Moreover, the most commonly used fillings in jiaozi are sweet ingredients such as cheese, pumpkin and beet. That tastes very different from our jiaozi.
After the Italian "Square jiaozi", let's talk about Indian and Nepalese jiaozi. In these countries, the most typical "jiaozi" is a triangle, commonly known as fried Samosa. What's Samosa like? You can imagine that the golden crispy skin is wrapped in potatoes, peas, meat, onions and other ingredients. Take a bite, um ... curry flavor!
In addition, Russian, Ukrainian and other Eastern European countries also have their own jiaozi, which is rich in various fillings, including vegetable jiaozi, meat jiaozi, cheese jiaozi, butter jiaozi, and even jiaozi with mashed potatoes and fruit stuffing. Probably because of the cold weather in Eastern Europe, jiaozi in Eastern European countries has a heavy taste and high calories, which is very suitable for enjoying in cold winter.
Although these jiaozi are strange enough, I haven't talked about the most wonderful jiaozi-because just now these jiaozi are all made of leather bags, and there is a kind of jiaozi that is unique, and it has no stuffing at all!
This is jiaozi, Czech Republic. If you order a roast duck with jiaozi in a Czech restaurant, you will probably serve a roast duck with "steamed bread slices". These "steamed bread slices" are made of wheat flour, milk and eggs without any stuffing. This is strange enough!