Eat, glutinous rice balls are considered a traditional snack in Ningbo. They are often eaten in daily life, and of course they are also eaten on the Lantern Festival.
It may not be like the people in the north who eat glutinous rice balls on this day, but many glutinous rice balls will also do activities during this festival. For example, Luzi Tangyuan has a purchase and giveaway event during the Lantern Festival, which is good.
Tangyuan is one of the representatives of traditional Chinese snacks. It is a spherical food made of glutinous rice flour. It usually has fillings and is cooked and eaten with soup. It is also the most distinctive food of the Lantern Festival.
It is said that 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.