Eating Yuanxiao on the fifteenth day of the first month is called "Tangyuan". There are sugar, rose, sesame, red bean paste, yellow cinnamon, walnut kernel, nuts, jujube paste, etc. And wrapped in glutinous rice flour into a circle, which can be both meat and vegetarian, with different flavors.

Let's introduce some knowledge about the custom of eating glutinous rice balls at Yuanxiao ~ ~

In the Song Dynasty, a novel Yuanxiao food was popular among the people-it was called "Floating Zi Yuan", later called "Yuanxiao", and merchants also called it "Yuanbao". In ancient times, "Yuanxiao" was more expensive, and a poem said: "Guests look at the Imperial Street with a hook curtain, and the treasures in the city come for a while. There is no way to go before the curtain, and the money can't be returned. "

Eating zongzi on the Lantern Festival warms the spleen and stomach, and people's breath will become quite smooth, so that the whole body will be hot and play a role in keeping out the cold, especially those with spleen and stomach deficiency. Yuanxiao was originally called "Tangyuan" because it floats on the water after boiling, which is beautiful and reminds people of a bright moon hanging on the clouds. There is a bright moon in the sky, jiaozi in the bowl, and every family is round and round, symbolizing reunion and good luck. Therefore, eating Yuanxiao expresses people's love for family reunion.

Eating glutinous rice balls in Lantern Festival not only means celebrating family reunion, but also has the health-preserving effects of keeping out the cold, nourishing the spleen and stomach and benefiting the lung qi. The material of jiaozi for Lantern Festival is mainly glutinous rice. "Compendium of Materia Medica" points out that glutinous rice is a valley for nourishing the spleen and stomach, benefiting the lungs and benefiting qi. Glutinous rice is sweet and warm, which can nourish human blood and spleen and stomach after eating.

The ancients packed zongzi on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Besides sticky rice, zongzi is easy to cook and won't come loose, but also because glutinous rice has the characteristics of keeping out the cold. According to the shape of glutinous rice balls, which are round and filled with stuffing or solids, they are called Yuanxiao in the north and glutinous rice balls in the south.

There are many kinds of jiaozi for Lantern Festival, especially those with stuffing. Sweet fillings generally include bean paste, white sugar sesame, sweet-scented osmanthus assorted, jujube paste, nuts, sesame seeds, almonds, ginkgo, hawthorn and so on; Salty stuffing is generally available? Dice fresh meat, shrimp, etc. There is also a kind of jiaozi, which contains mustard, onion, garlic, leek and ginger. It is called "Five-flavor Yuanxiao", which means hard work and long-term progress.

The traditional method of making glutinous rice balls in the south is to make glutinous rice flour into skin with water, and then wrap it with stuffing; To make Yuanxiao in the north, first knead the stuffing into a uniform ball, then put it in a laundry basket covered with dry glutinous rice flour and shake it constantly. Add water from time to time to make the stuffing more sticky and sticky until the size is moderate.

Matters needing attention in eating glutinous rice balls in Lantern Festival

First of all, although glutinous rice balls are delicious, they should not be eaten too much. Tangyuan is a high-calorie and high-sugar food, which contains oil and lacks nutrition. There is not much nutrition except calories and sugar. ? Secondly, don't eat jiaozi in the morning. In the morning, the gastrointestinal function is the weakest. The skin of glutinous rice dumplings is mostly made of glutinous rice, which is not easy to be digested, and breakfast is easy to be digested. ? Thirdly, when eating glutinous rice balls, don't eat other foods with high sugar content and reduce the intake of other staple foods. Generally speaking, eating three glutinous rice balls is equivalent to 1 two staple foods. Generally, the intake of staple food is about 2 Liang, and the number of glutinous rice balls is best controlled at about five to six. If excessive, it will cause a burden on the stomach. ?

Stories and legends about eating glutinous rice balls in Lantern Festival

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne, there was a maid-in-waiting named Yuanxiao in the palace. She lived in the palace for many years, missed her parents and spent all her days in Lacrimosa. Determined to help her, Dong Fangshuo lied to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that Vulcan was ordered by the Jade Emperor to burn Chang 'an on the 15th day of the first month, and the only way to escape the disaster was to let "Yuanxiao Girl" make a lot of Vulcan favorite jiaozi on the 15th day of the first month, and all subjects were decorated with lanterns. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty let the Yuanxiao girl finally meet her family. Since then, the Lantern Festival has been formed, and the custom of eating glutinous rice balls in the Lantern Festival has spread at this time.

These are the customs, precautions, stories and legends of eating glutinous rice balls on the Lantern Festival. Please leave a message below if you have anything to add ~ ~