Soup dumplings are not the same as yuan-yuan (元宵).

The difference between the yuanxiao and the soup dumplings is that the yuanxiao is rolled out and the soup dumplings are wrapped.

The most obvious difference is that the practice is different. The filling is hard, the filling is first spread into a round cake, then cut into small cubic pieces, then shaken in a sieve full of glutinous rice flour, sprinkled with water while shaking, and when it is big enough, the snacks are ready. But the dumplings are wrapped, just like dumplings, with glutinous rice dough for the filling.

The method of making them varies from north to south. In the north, most of the dumplings are made by hand rolling, while in the south, most of the dumplings are made by kneading the dough in the palm of the hand. Lantern can be as big as walnuts, there are small like soybeans, cooking methods with soup, fried, blanching, steaming and so on. Whether with or without filling, are equally delicious. Lantern has become a kind of all-time snack snacks, at any time you can come to a bowl of relief.