Sweet, fragrant, soft and delicious, the Yuanxiao filling is soft in the mouth. After biting open, the Yuanxiao filling is thick, fragrant and soft, and the tiny particles melt in the mouth while retaining a certain chewing feel.

Most of the fillings for Yuanxiao are made from sesame, peanuts and other high-sugar substances added with sugar, and can be produced on a large scale using machines. Methods of eating include boiling, frying, steaming, roasting, and shreding. It can only be cooked and eaten now, and cannot be stored for a long time (it will crack if stored for a long time, and the same will happen if it is refrigerated). Yuanxiao glutinous rice has a thin skin and is dry on the surface. It is only when it is cooked that the skin absorbs water and becomes mushy.

Traditional Lantern Festival fillings are mostly lard bean paste, white sugar sesame, date paste, ginkgo, nuts, almonds, hawthorn, etc.; the fillings of glutinous rice balls are traditionally sweet. Nowadays, on the basis of traditional sweet fillings, There are certain innovations such as adding diced pork, ham, dried shrimps, etc.

How to buy Lantern Festival

Be sure to read the packaging, manufacturer, date and logo clearly when purchasing. Check whether the packaging is damaged or leaking, and whether there is any counterfeit packaging of well-known brands; check whether the name, address, postal code, telephone number, etc. of the production company on the food packaging and labels are complete and detailed.

Check whether the food is marked with the production date and shelf life; whether it is marked with health approval number, production approval number, food label approval number and other qualification approval numbers; whether there are product implementation standards and "QS" marks wait. In addition, good-quality Yuanxiao packaging bags should have a tray inside, which can prevent the Yuanxiao from being squeezed and deformed during transportation.

Then look at the appearance of the Lantern Festival. First look at the color and shape. A good Lantern Festival is white in color, free of spots, and round in shape. Inferior quality Yuanxiao is dim and uneven in color and irregular in shape. Let’s see if there are any cracks in the Lantern Festival. If the freezing technology is not up to standard, the dumplings will easily crack. Such dumplings will lose a lot of water and nutrients and taste rough.

Gently touch the Yuanxiao with your fingers. If the Yuanxiao becomes soft, it means it has been thawed, and the taste and nutrition of the Yuanxiao will be greatly reduced.

Test the cooking. If the Yuanxiao is boiled, it will not mix with the soup or stick to each other, and it will float quickly. The poor quality Yuanxiao is easy to mix with the soup and stick to the pot or even get damaged.