1, regional differences: Yuanxiao is eaten in the north and Tangyuan is eaten in the south. ?

2, the practice is different: the practice of Yuanxiao is to make stuffing first, cut into small pieces, and then put the glutinous rice together in a thing like a "sieve", let the stuffing and glutinous rice keep hitting, and it becomes Yuanxiao Yuan. Tangyuan is made like jiaozi. Mix the glutinous rice well first, then pack the fillings separately, one by one. ?

3, the taste is different. Tangyuan has more water content than Yuanxiao, so it tastes soft, smooth and waxy.

Characteristic jiaozi:

1, Guizhou Xingyi Chicken Soup Yuan

China ancient snacks in Xingyi. Founded in the late Qing Dynasty, 100 has been handed down from generation to generation for many years and has become one of the four famous snacks in Xingyi, Guizhou. Xingyi chicken soup is unique, "everyone is sweet, I am salty". The difference between Xingyi Chicken jiaozi and other jiaozi is that it uses chicken as stuffing, chicken soup as stuffing and sesame sauce. They are small and exquisite, with the white and glittering fragrance of glutinous rice and the fresh fragrance of chicken, pork, chicken soup and sesame sauce. They are smooth and refreshing, oily but not greasy.

2. Sichuan Cardiopulmonary Hall

The flavor snacks in Pengshui County, Sichuan Province are made of glutinous rice flour, chopped dried tofu and winter vegetables, fried with pigs, stuffed with stuffing, and cooked with stewed pig hearts, pig lungs and various seasonings. Add chopped green onion, minced garlic, pepper powder, pepper, etc. That is delicious. Established on 1907.

3. Changsha Sisters Tangyuan

A famous snack in a hotel in Changsha has a history of more than 60 years. It was named after it was run by two sisters of Jiang family in the early years. Its production method is to grind glutinous rice and rice into pulp, take powder as skin, and use jujube paste, sugar and osmanthus as stuffing. Its color is white, crystal clear, small and exquisite, fragrant and sweet.

4. Chongqing Lingtangyuan

Lingtangyuan is a traditional snack in the mountain city of Chongqing, and it is an old name in Chongqing with a history of more than 80 years.

In 1930s, Lin, the founder of Ling Tangyuan, sold Dangdan Tangyuan in Shuangfengyi Street in Chongqing, and named it Lin Tangyuan. Because his dumplings are genuine, sticky, fragrant, sweet and delicious, they quickly became popular in the mountain city and gradually became famous. Later, Yu Hexiang's office was opened, and semicolons were opened in Chengdu, Kunming, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanning and other places. The industry gradually expanded, and Lin gradually developed into a tycoon in Chongqing's business community. After the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Lin worked hard to support the Anti-Japanese War and became a patriotic businessman.