Festival delicacies of the Lantern Festival include: glutinous rice balls, lettuce, Yuanxiao tea, camellia oleifera and jiaozi.

1. Tangyuan

Tangyuan is recognized by most people in China as one of the must-eat delicacies during the Lantern Festival. It is said that it originated in the Song Dynasty. It is made of black sesame seeds and pork suet, with a little sugar added, and kneaded into a round shape with glutinous rice flour outside. When cooked, it tastes sweet and soft, with endless aftertaste. Eating glutinous rice balls also means family happiness and reunion in the new year.

2. Lettuce

Lettuce means making money, which is favored by Cantonese people. Cantonese people steal lettuce during the Lantern Festival. They mix lettuce with cakes and cook them, which means wealth and good luck.

3. Yuanxiao Tea

In Shaanxi and other places, there is a custom of eating Yuanxiao tea, that is, putting all kinds of vegetables and fruits in hot noodle soup, much like Yuanxiao porridge in ancient times. People in Huangmei county like to call coriander Yuanxiao, and the tea soaked with fried grains and coriander is called Yuanxiao tea. On the one hand, it will be over after the Lantern Festival, and people take out the remaining coriander to make tea. On the other hand, this kind of tea is also nutritious and delicious.

4. Camellia oleifera

In some places, there is a saying that 15 dozen Camellia oleifera and 16 pinch flat food. The flat forefinger is dumplings, while the camellia oleifera is similar to a kind of salty porridge or sweet porridge pasta snack with vegetables and fruits. During the Chinese New Year, people eat a lot of fish every day. By the Lantern Festival, it is estimated that nothing is more refreshing than a bowl of hot and delicious camellia oleifera.

5. jiaozi

Of course, jiaozi is eaten during the Lantern Festival. On the festival day of reunion, China people will definitely eat jiaozi. Needless to say, most Chinese people eat jiaozi.