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Dumplings! How much of this word for the heart of Russian merged! They are one of the most popular dishes from different countries, and their molding is similar to some magical ritual. Many fans of this dish argue that dumplings can be eaten every day and they never get bored. Initially, the name of this dish consists of two Udmurt words - "ear" (drops) and "bread" (nannies). Piece of meat wrapped in dough, and in fact resembled the human ear. Well, "drops-nien" has evolved into a dumpling.





Europeans called dumplings his invention since the Middle Ages, the Chinese - their own. But the generally accepted ideal dumplings - Siberian. Favorite Udmurtia they liked and Permian Komi peoples, and Russian Siberians. Well, about the XIV century began to spread yummy on the territory of Russia. The invention liked the fact that the meat before cooking was able to be stored for a long time in the cold and being wrapped in dough, discouraged smell attracts predators.



Dumplings had ritual significance associated with sacrifice animals to the gods. Because classic Ural dumplings - a mixture of three mince beef (450 g to 1 kg), lamb (350 g) and pigs (200 g). They added very little pepper, finely chopped onion - in moderation, a little cabbage, grated radish and finely chopped greens. Because of the addition of vegetable stuffing tender when cooked is not converted into a monolithic solid block, which threatens to break the shell of dough.



Preparing the dough for ravioli with the addition of eggs, which allows the preparation roll it thin enough layer. Than it is thinner - so tasty dumplings. The strength of their shell when cooking is not falling. Interestingly, the first in the dough adds eggs are not chickens, and partridges, quails and bustards.



It is believed that if dumpling surfaced during cooking - it is cooked. This is not quite true if you want to cook dumplings right. The fact that they were made with the addition of Siberians before filling in the modeling of ice water, and after molding exhibited at the crackling Siberian cold. Water, freezing, tenderness and juiciness guaranteed meat during cooking. But - here's the surprise! - When cooking this "ice" dumpling pop up twice!



There is a tradition: the final preparations for the use of dumpling made with unusual symbolic filling. Green indicates joy and pepper - love, sugar - a good and carefree year, coin - wealth. Well, if proved without any dumpling fillings, cobbled together the whole of the dough - you be happy. By the way, if the owner gave you not only dumplings in a large pot, but with a generous "gorochkoy" - then he obviously is to you and friendly.





Their traditions associated with Chinese dumplings, but feature them in that, for fulfillment of wishes need to eat a certain number of "grain ears." Wanted to double joy - if you two things, bring happiness 3, 6 and 9 dumplings, a rich and fruitful year - 4 or 5. Those who want the full year was a good one, did not let that health and happiness are not changed, had to eat for ten time.



The most expensive dumplings are made at the restaurant Golden Gates, located in the New York borough of the Bronx. If you want to try them - prepare money: a portion of the eight pelmeshek pull in $ 2,400 (!!!). Of course, if you do not scare phosphorescent in the dark blue-green color pelmeshek. The reason is that the filling of the deep-sea fish include iron-torch.



It would be strange if such a popular dish did not deserve a monument at least on their "historic homeland." And now, ten years in Izhevsk flaunts monument dumplings, as a magnet attracting to itself all the tourists. As stated, it is here is a geographical point, where were made the world's first dumplings.



According to Dream book, if you dream that you sculpt dumplings - then you are missing family comfort. Over the dream book, of course, can be a good-natured laugh, but the tradition of sculpting ravioli entire family - good rite of the family hearth. A number of experts in spiritual practices even call this process of family meditation.



Source: 1001fact.ru

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