Tangyuan, also known as "Tangyuan" and "Fuyuanzi", is one of the representatives of Han traditional snacks.

It is said that glutinous rice balls originated in the Song Dynasty.

A novel food that emerged in Mingzhou at that time, it was stuffed with black sesame and lard, a little sugar was added, and the outside was rolled into a round shape with glutinous rice flour. After cooking, it tasted sweet, soft and glutinous, and left an 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.

Eating glutinous rice balls is a traditional custom of the Han people, especially popular in Jiangnan.

There is a folk saying that "eating glutinous rice balls makes you one year older".

How to make Yuanxiao: Northern Yuanxiao is based on stuffing and glutinous rice flour as the outer surface.

The process is simple and easy to learn. First mix the fillings, mix well and then spread into large round slices. Let cool and then cut into cubes the size of table tennis balls.

Then put the stuffing pieces into a dustpan, pour in an appropriate amount of glutinous rice flour, and "sift" it while shaking.

As the fillings collide with each other and turn into balls, glutinous rice also sticks to the surface of the fillings to form Yuanxiao.

The finished glutinous rice flour layer is very thin and dry on the surface. When it is cooked in the pot, the glutinous rice flour absorbs water and becomes mushy.