Based on stuffing, the production process of glutinous rice flour as the facade. The process is simple and easy to learn: first mix the stuffing, mix it evenly, spread it into large round slices, cool it, and then cut it into cubes larger than table tennis.

Then put the stuffing into a dustpan, pour a proper amount of Jiang rice flour, and shake it to "sieve". As the fillings collide with each other and become spherical, glutinous rice also sticks to the surface of the fillings to form Yuanxiao. The layer of Yuanxiao River rice flour is very thin, and the surface is dry, so the rice flour absorbs water and becomes paste when it is cooked in the pot.

Eating dumplings in the south of Lantern Festival;

It's completely different from Yuanxiao, but it's a bit like Bao jiaozi. First, stir the glutinous rice flour into a ball with water and leave it for a few hours to let it soak through. Then mix all the ingredients for stuffing and put them in a big bowl for later use.

The water content of dumpling stuffing is more than that of Yuanxiao, which is one of the differences between them. The process of making dumplings is also like jiaozi's, but without a rolling pin. Wet glutinous rice flour is sticky, so we have to pull a small group of wet noodles by hand and squeeze them into a round shape.

Lantern Festival lanterns:

As a traditional festival custom of Lantern Festival, Lantern Festival began in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in Sui and Tang Dynasties. After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the wind of lights prevailed in past dynasties and was passed down to later generations. The fifteenth day of the first month is the climax of the annual lantern fireworks. Therefore, the Lantern Festival is also called the "Lantern Festival", which is a bustling and lively area in the county-level city walls and even townships and towns in Shanxi.

Before the fifteenth day of the first month, lanterns were hung all over the street, flowers were everywhere, and lights were swaying, reaching a climax on the fifteenth night of the first month. On the fifteenth day of the first month, "watching lanterns" has become a spontaneous activity of Shanxi folk people.

On the fifteenth night of the first month, red lights are hung high in the streets and lanes, including palace lanterns, animal headlights, lantern lanterns, flower lanterns, bird lanterns and so on, attracting people to watch the lanterns. In Taiyuan area, the lights in Taigu County are very famous. Taigu lamps are famous for their variety, exquisite production and attractive appearance. ?