JIAOZI

 Dumpling is one of the most widely loved foods in northern China. It is believed to bring you wealth, luck, and
happiness. When Chinese people eat dumplings stuffed with meat and vegetables at the junction of the end of the old
year and the beginning of the New Year, it is right between eleven pm and one am. Since this period is called jiaozi (
交子) in Chinese, the dumplings people eat during this time are named after it.