How to draw glutinous rice balls: Let’s first draw a bowl. Then draw the glutinous rice balls in the bowl, and then draw a spoon and the glutinous rice balls in the spoon.

Tangyuan, also known as "Yuanxiao", "Tangtuan" and "Floating Yuanzi", is one of the representatives of traditional Chinese snacks. It is a spherical food made of glutinous rice flour. Usually there are fillings, cooked and served with soup. It is also the most distinctive food of the Lantern Festival and has a long history.

Because this kind of glutinous rice dumpling floats and sinks when cooked in the pot, it was first called "Fu Yuanzi". Later, in some areas, "Floating Yuanzi" was renamed Tangyuan. However, glutinous rice balls symbolize a better family reunion, and eating glutinous rice balls means family happiness and reunion in the new year, so it is a must-have delicacy during the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month.

In some areas of the south, people are also used to eating glutinous rice balls instead of dumplings during the Spring Festival.

Tangyuan originated in the Song Dynasty of China. At that time, Mingzhou (now Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province) started to eat a novel food, which used black sesame seeds, lard, and white sugar as raw materials. First, the black sesame seeds were ground into powder, and then the lard and white sugar were added one after another. Add the mixture and knead it into a ball to make a filling. Use glutinous rice flour to roll the outside into a round shape. After cooking, it tastes sweet, delicious and interesting.

The custom of eating glutinous rice balls during the Winter Solstice:

The Winter Solstice is also commonly known as "Winter Festival", "Changzhi Festival", "Yasui", etc. It is a traditional festival of the Chinese nation. The custom of winter solstice originated in the Han Dynasty and flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties. "Qing Jia Lu" even said that "the winter solstice is as big as the new year", which shows that the ancients attached great importance to the winter solstice. Because of this, the winter solstice food culture is rich and colorful. After thousands of years of development, a unique seasonal food culture has been formed. .

Eating glutinous rice balls during the winter solstice is especially popular in Jiangnan. There is a folk saying that "eating glutinous rice balls makes you one year older". Tangyuan is also called glutinous rice balls. Eating glutinous rice balls during the Winter Solstice is also called "Winter Solstice dumplings" or "Winter Solstice dumplings". According to records from the Qing Dynasty, people in the south of the Yangtze River made dough with glutinous rice flour and stuffed it with meat, apples, bean paste, shredded radish, etc. The Winter Solstice group can be used to worship ancestors, and can also be used to exchange gifts with relatives and friends.