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Jiaozi, or dumplings, are very popular in China. Especially (1)
during/at
the Spring Festival, people often eat jiaozi. Do you know the (2)
meaning
(mean) of jiaozi? Wealth (财富)!
Chinese jiaozi can be made to look (3)
like
a Chinese silver ingot (银锭). It’s said that the more jiaozi you eat, the (4)
more
(much) money you’ll make in the new year. Jiaozi are made of flour with meat and (5)
vegetables
(vegetable) inside. They can be cooked by boiling, steaming, frying or baking.
But do you know how to make jiaozi? Please follow these easy (6)
steps
(step).
First, we need to mix the flour (7)
with
water. When the dough is ready, we divide it into (8)
small
(small) pieces. Then we make each piece into a thin, round jiaozi wrapper (饺子皮) with a rolling pin (擀面杖).
The second step is (9)
to prepare/preparing
(prepare) the filling. You can choose whatever you like to put into it. Then add some salt and oil to the filling and stir (搅拌) it for a few minutes.
Lastly, when all these preparations are done, we make jiaozi. We put a spoonful of the filling in the centre of the wrapper, and then stick the two (10)
sides
(side) together.
Now, you can cook your jiaozi and enjoy them.