1, Yuanxiao and Tangyuan are all festival foods in China during the Lantern Festival. In the north, there is a custom of "rolling" Yuanxiao and eating it. In the south, there is a custom of "wrapping" dumplings and eating them.

2. The 15th day of the first month is the traditional Lantern Festival in China, which is also called "Shangyuan Festival" because it is the first 15th month after the year. As one of the most important traditional festivals in China, the Chinese New Year is a process that lasts for nearly half a month. It starts from the year before and lasts until the 15th day of the first month. Lantern Festival is the last climax of the New Year Festival.

3. Around the 13th day of the first month, all the streets and alleys began to be decorated with lanterns to prepare for the Lantern Festival. On the Lantern Festival, it is necessary to enjoy lanterns, solve riddles on the lanterns, fireworks and Yuanxiao. But this Yuanxiao and Tangyuan are holiday foods with different practices and tastes.

4. Northerners eat Yuanxiao, which is to cut the stuffing into small pieces, then put the stuffing in a dustpan and sprinkle with glutinous rice flour. By constantly shaking the dustpan, the pieces of stuffing are covered with glutinous rice flour, and finally form a small ball wrapped in glutinous rice flour. This is how the "Rolling Lantern Festival" in the north is made. The "Rolling Lantern Festival" is loose outside and tight inside, and it is chewy.

5. Dumplings are eaten in the south, and the method of dumplings is simpler than Yuanxiao, that is, glutinous rice flour is made into dough and wrapped with mixed stuffing, which is no different from that of Bao jiaozi. Because the good glutinous rice dough is mixed with water, it won't dissolve too much starch when cooking. Tangyuan soup is relatively clear, so you can put some sweet-scented osmanthus and distiller's grains in it to make sweet soup.