Tangyuan, also known as "Tangtuan", is one of the representatives of traditional snacks of Han nationality. At the same time, it is also the most distinctive food in the traditional Lantern Festival in China, and it also expresses the yearning and expectation of the ancient people for a happy life.

According to legend, Tangyuan originated in the Song Dynasty. It was also a novel food that rose in Mingzhou (now Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province) at that time, that is, black sesame seeds and pork suet were used as stuffing, a little sugar was added, and glutinous rice flour was rubbed outside to form a circle. When cooked, it tastes sweet, soft and delicious, with 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 food for the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month.

Tangyuan originated in the Song Dynasty in China. At that time, Mingzhou (now Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province) began to eat a novel food, which used black sesame, lard and sugar as raw materials. First, black sesame seeds are ground into powder, then lard and sugar are put into the mixture and kneaded into balls to make stuffing, and glutinous rice flour is used to knead into circles. When cooked, it tastes sweet and delicious.

Tangyuan is sweet, and there is no need to add sugar to the soup to reduce calorie intake; If it is a small dumpling without stuffing, the soup can be replaced by osmanthus, liqueur, scented tea, longan red date soup and longan ginger soup, which can play a role in tonifying the body and dispelling cold; When making salty dumplings, you can add some vegetables to increase the cellulose.