Eating wontons

吃餛飩

People in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, are accustomed to eating wontons in midwinter. According to legend, during the midwinter feast 2,500 years ago, the King of Wu (one of the states during the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period) was disgusted with all kinds of costly foods and wanted to eat something different. Then, the beauty Xishi came into the kitchen to make "wontons" to honor the king's wish. He ate a lot and liked the food very much. To commemorate Xishi, the people of Suzhou made wontons the official food to celebrate the festival.

蘇州人有在冬至這天吃餛飩的習(xí)俗。據(jù)傳，在2500年前的冬至宴席上，吳王（吳國是西周和春秋時(shí)期的一個國家）厭倦了各種名貴的食物，想要吃一些特別的東西。美女西施下廚給他做了一碗“餛飩”，滿足了他的愿望。吳王吃了很多，他非常喜歡這種食物。為了紀(jì)念西施，蘇州人把餛飩作為慶祝冬至節(jié)的官方食物。