Yuanxiao and Tangyuan are made of glutinous rice flour, just in different ways. Yuanxiao is to knead the stuffing into a ball, then roll it in a container, and the dry flour is stained on the stuffing layer by layer to make it the size of a walnut. Then, it is boiled in clear water, and the glutinous rice flour is scattered, but the stuffing is not scattered. The soup is sticky and crystal clear, and it tastes good.
Tangyuan is to make glutinous rice flour into smooth dough with warm water, then wrap the stuffing in it like jiaozi, boil it with clear water and put it in the pot. Tangyuan and the stuffing are tightly held together and never spread out. No matter how cooked, the soup is still clear.
The stuffing of glutinous rice balls and Yuanxiao is mostly sweet, mostly black sesame with bean paste, but not too salty. Tangyuan is not only sweet, but also salty, both filled and filled. Among them, the salty dumplings are basically salty without stuffing in the middle; The stuffing-free solid dumplings are very light, but a small amount of sugar is added to the soup, which is not as greasy as sesame and peanut stuffing.
The biggest feature of Yuanxiao is sweetness, and there are relatively few kinds of fillings, mainly black sesame seeds, five kernels, red bean paste, etc., plus some sugar.
Tangyuan and Yuanxiao have good symbolic meanings: Japanese yen, full moon, Yuanxiao, and fullness. Official sources, financial resources, and sources of joy are endless. Popularity, happiness, love, and happiness.
Tangyuan and Yuanxiao are made of glutinous rice flour, and there is no difference in essence. Only size, taste. Metaphorically speaking, wine-fermented Yuanxiao and sesame paste dumplings. The glutinous rice dumplings are small in shape and have no stuffing. Add some rice wine and white sugar to cook together, and the Lantern Festival will be thickened when it comes to the surface. Sesame dumplings are boiled in white water. Boiled dumplings can surface without adding sugar and other seasonings. Just eat. In fact, dumplings are generally sold in supermarkets at present, because the manufacturers are mostly from the south! Because there are too many procedures and too much trouble, everyone goes to the supermarket to buy all kinds of stuffing, such as sesame stuffing, peanut stuffing, chocolate stuffing, bean paste stuffing, fruit stuffing, meat stuffing, yogurt stuffing, durian stuffing, leek stuffing, pepper stuffing, chicken stuffing, etc., according to their own preferences.