During the Lantern Festival, we eat glutinous rice balls, Yuanxiao, oil tea, dumplings, and jujube cakes.

1. Tangyuan. On the day of the Lantern Festival, every household in the south will eat glutinous rice balls. Glutinous rice balls are also called "glutinous rice balls" or "yuanzi". "Tuanzi" has been around since the Northern Song Dynasty. Tangyuan is made of glutinous rice as the main raw material, and the fillings are relatively

Various, mostly sweet, sticky and round.

In addition, the name of glutinous rice balls has a similar pronunciation to the Chinese character "Tuanyuan", which means reunion. Therefore, eating glutinous rice balls during the Lantern Festival has the good meaning of family reunion.

2. Yuanxiao "The Lantern Festival is held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month." Yuanxiao is an essential food eaten on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the north. Its round and round appearance has been endowed with the meaning of happy family reunion.

Although Yuanxiao and glutinous rice balls look similar, they are made by cutting the prepared fillings into pieces, dipping them in water, putting them in a container with glutinous rice flour, shaking them, and then rolling the fillings into balls.

, the skin is dry and soft, and it tastes chewy.

3. Oil tea. Eating oil tea during the Lantern Festival is popular among the Dong and Yao ethnic groups in Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan and other places.

It is not the "tea" we brew, but the "noodle tea" that has been fried in advance. The fried tea powder is boiled into a paste, which is hot and fragrant. Ground sesame and peanuts are added to it.

etc., which means a good harvest and happiness in the coming year.

4. Dumplings. Northerners have the habit of eating dumplings during festivals. The Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month is the first traditional festival after the Spring Festival, so dumplings are also an indispensable delicacy. People in Henan have the custom of "fifteen flat, sixteen yuan"

Lantern Festival customs.

Dumplings are shaped like gold ingots, and they are stuffed and skinned. The fillings used are also very particular. Eating dumplings is not only a kind of emotional sustenance, but also a symbol of attracting wealth.

5. Date cake People in western Henan like to eat date cake during the Lantern Festival. In people's hearts, it has auspicious meanings. Eating date cake on the Lantern Festival means that the future will be prosperous and sweet.

Date cake is baked with flour, date paste, and brown sugar as the main ingredients. It is said that it was originally a royal cake of the Qing Dynasty and has been passed down to this day. According to records, it has a history of more than 200 years.