1. Different juices for kneading noodles

There are many juices to choose from for green dumplings, while moxa glutinous rice is designated to use the juice of mugwort leaves to knead the noodles.

2. Different popular areas

Ai Ci is mainly popular in Guangdong and Guangxi; Youth League is mainly popular in southern cities.

3. Different fillings

The sweet ingredients of Ai Ci are mainly peanuts, sesame, and sugar, while the salty ones like spring bamboo shoots, mushrooms, fungus, pork and other ingredients.

The fillings of green dumplings are more traditional, with sesame and bean paste being the most traditional, and malan and wild vegetables are also not uncommon. The hand-fried sesame filling is more fragrant and sweet, while the bean paste filling needs to retain some graininess. Malan and wild vegetables are the greenest and tenderest before Qingming, and have a good taste.