Yuanxiao and Tangyuan are still quite different. They have different storage methods, cooking methods, fillings and eating methods, and they eat Tangyuan in the south and Yuanxiao in the north. But the eating time is basically the same. They are all eaten on the fifteenth day of the first month. The saying of eating Yuanxiao and Tangyuan has a long history. This tradition has existed since ancient times, which means a happy family reunion and peace. After eating the Lantern Festival, you have to enjoy the lanterns. Now, in solve riddles on the lanterns, many places will hold such activities. During the festival, it is also very lively. In the past, fireworks were set off, but now the country is not allowed to let them go.

First, the origin of eating dumplings in Lantern Festival

Tangyuan, a kind of food, originated in the Song Dynasty, when it was called? Floating circle? 、? Tangyuanzi? 、? Soup pill? And so on, while businessmen call it? Yuanbao? . At that time, it was not a necessary food for the Lantern Festival, but a kind of food invented by people. Tangyuan, as a must-eat custom for the Lantern Festival, was only in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, people were used to eating it at the Lantern Festival, and it was also called Yuanxiao. Lantern Festival is also called? Shangyuan Festival? People celebrate the first full moon night in a year. After eating the Lantern Festival, we will go to solve riddles on the lanterns and watch the lanterns, which is still very lively.

Second, the difference between Yuanxiao and Tangyuan

Tangyuan is wrapped and its skin is smooth and sticky. Yuanxiao is rolled out and its skin is dry and soft. Tangyuan is made by using hot water or cold water to make raw glutinous rice flour into dough, and then putting all kinds of stuffing pericardium into it and rubbing it into a round shape; Lantern Festival is to make a fixed stuffing and cut it into small pieces, dip it in water, then shake it on the sieve full of raw glutinous rice flour, sprinkle some water while shaking it, and roll it into a ball when the stuffing is all powdered.

The stuffing of glutinous rice balls is soft, and there are many choices of salty, sweet and vegetarian dishes. The stuffing of Yuanxiao is hard, and it is generally single and sweet. Tangyuan is mostly cooked and fried. Yuanxiao is mostly fried or cooked. Tangyuan can be frozen, so the shelf life is longer. Yuanxiao is easy to crack when frozen, so its shelf life is short.