The north eats dumplings and the south eats Yuanxiao. The North "rolls" Yuanxiao and the South "wraps" Tangyuan, which are two foods with different practices and tastes. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival, also known as Shangyuan Festival, Lantern Festival and Lantern Festival. The first month is the first month of the lunar calendar. The ancients called the night "Xiao", so they called the fifteenth day of the first month the Lantern Festival.

The difference between glutinous rice balls and Yuanxiao is that glutinous rice balls are made by wrapping the stuffing in the dough, and Yuanxiao is made by dipping the stuffing in water and rolling it into a ball on glutinous rice flour. The appearance is different. The appearance of Yuanxiao is floating powder, and the appearance of glutinous rice balls is smooth; The taste is different. Yuanxiao is full of chewiness, and the dumplings are soft and glutinous; There are also differences in preservation methods. Tangyuan can be stored in the frozen layer of the refrigerator for a long time, while Yuanxiao is prone to cracking after freezing, so it can only be made on the spot.