What's the difference between glutinous rice balls and Yuanxiao?

1, raw material difference: Yuanxiao only uses vegetarian solid sweet fillings, mainly black sesame seeds, five kernels, red bean paste and other fillings. The stuffing of glutinous rice balls is called meat stuffing, mainly including black sesame, red bean paste, walnut kernel, nuts, jujube paste, meat and so on. ?

2, the production difference: shake the Lantern Festival, the process is "shaking": dip the stuffing in water, dip the glutinous rice flour in water, and repeat this process for n times until it is very big. Making glutinous rice balls is a process of "wrapping": it is similar to wrapping jiaozi, with glutinous rice flour dough and soft stuffing. ?

3. Regional differences: As the saying goes, "Yuanxiao is rolled in the north and glutinous rice balls are wrapped in the south". ?

Types of dumplings:

1, Xintangyuan

Heart dumplings can be said to be the most layered dumplings and a necessary breakfast for Yunnan people in the New Year. The fillings are ham, peanut paste and Yunnan dried tangerine peel. The most wonderful thing is the soup base, which is made of Yunnan wild rose. After drying in the sun, add sugar and yellow wine, and ferment in the cave for more than half a year to make rose sauce. When eating, it is best to cut the glutinous rice balls, so that the fragrance of peanuts and orange peel can blend with the mellow rose soup. It is really unusual for several flavors to impact the taste buds at the same time.

2, three-color jiaozi

Tri-color jiaozi is made of strawberry, carrot juice and green tea, and put into dumpling wrapper or stuffing. Robinia pseudoacacia tangyuan with carrot juice and almond juice and mung bean paste are very popular with everyone.

3. Before Tangyuan County

The glutinous rice balls in front of the county seat are made of the finest glutinous rice, which is cooked without breaking, and has a delicate taste and unique flavor. 8 per bowl, just right. There are many varieties of 10, and Ma Xin glutinous rice balls are sweet and delicious. The mashed dumplings are mellow and refreshing. The entrance of fresh meat dumplings was bitten open, and a fragrant juice flowed out, which was extremely delicious. These three varieties are the most popular.

4. Minnan jiaozi

Minnan dumplings are generally dumplings without stuffing, which is a must-have food for every household from winter to Sunday. There is a saying that eating zongzi on the solstice in winter is to live one more year, and there is a custom of making zongzi in some rural areas.