During the Qingming Festival, the custom in the Jiangnan area is to eat Qingtuan balls.

Qingtuan is a traditional snack that people in Jiangnan eat during the Qingming Festival. According to research, the name Qingtuan began in the Tang Dynasty and has a history of more than 1,000 years. Qingtuan is almost always steamed every Qingming Festival. In ancient times, people mainly made Qingtuan.

Used as a sacrificial item, although the qingtuan has been passed down for thousands of years and its appearance has not changed, its function as a sacrificial object has gradually faded, and it has become a highly seasonal snack.

Extended information: Some green dumplings are made from wheat straw, some from mugwort juice, and some are made from other green leafy vegetable juices and glutinous rice flour, and then filled with bean paste.

The function of Qingtuan as a sacrifice is increasingly weakened, and more people use it as a snack for spring outings.

Green dumplings are as green as jade, glutinous and soft, fragrant, fat but not plump, and are a natural green healthy snack. After being steamed, they have green and soft skin, and the bean paste filling is sweet but not greasy, with light mugwort.

Fragrant, glutinous and delicious.