Tangyuan symbolizes family happiness and reunion.

Generally, glutinous rice balls have fillings, and people cook them and eat them with soup. Because this kind of glutinous rice balls float and sink when cooked in the pot, the origin of glutinous rice balls was first called "Fu Yuanzi". Later, in some areas, "Floating Yuanzi" was renamed Yuanxiao. Tangyuan was a famous snack that emerged in Mingzhou (now Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province) at that time, and was also one of the representative snacks in my country.

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Tangyuan originated in the Song Dynasty. A novel food that emerged in Mingzhou (now Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province) at that time was stuffed with black sesame and lard oil, a little sugar added, and the outside was rolled into a round shape with glutinous rice flour. After cooking, it tasted sweet and soft. Nuo, endless aftertaste. At the same time, glutinous rice balls symbolize family reunion, and eating glutinous rice balls also means family happiness and reunion in the new year, so it is a must-have delicacy during the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.