The stuffing of glutinous rice balls is soft, and there are many choices of salty, sweet and vegetarian dishes. In addition to the traditional five kernels, bean paste and hawthorn cake, the stuffing of glutinous rice balls also has many flavors of coarse grains, fruits and flowers. The stuffing of Yuanxiao is hard, usually with a single sweet mouth. Black sesame seeds and red bean paste are common fillings.
If you cook dumplings, it takes a short time to cook them, about 3-5 minutes to float, and the boiled soup is clear soup. If you cook Yuanxiao, it takes a long time to cook, about 10 minutes or more, and the boiled soup becomes muddy because of the water absorption of raw glutinous rice flour.
Tangyuan can be frozen, so the shelf life is longer. Yuanxiao is easy to crack when frozen, so its shelf life is short. Because dumplings are easy to store, frozen dumplings can be bought all over the country and can be eaten all year round. However, Yuanxiao is easy to crack after a few days or freezing, so usually only the north can make it on the spot and sell it on the same day.
After you buy the dumplings, don't hurry to cook them, and don't throw them directly into the freezer of the refrigerator. It is recommended to put the dumplings in the freezer and thaw them slowly at low temperature for about an hour. Put it into the pot and gently push the dumplings with a spoon to avoid sticking to the pot; After the fire continues to boil, it is changed to a small fire; After the small fire is boiled again, the dumplings float on the water one by one, and the fire can be turned off at this time.