What the ancients called Fuyuanzi refers to glutinous rice balls.

What the ancients called "Fuyuanzi" refers to glutinous rice balls, which are also called Yuanxiao in some places. The glutinous rice balls float up after being cooked, so they are called Fuyuanzi. It is mainly eaten during the Lantern Festival, so it is called Yuanxiao. Some people say that those with fillings are called Yuanxiao, and those without fillings are called solid glutinous rice balls.

Tangyuan, also known as "Tangyuan" and "Floating Yuanzi", is one of the representatives of Han traditional snacks. At the same time, it is also the most distinctive food of the Lantern Festival, a traditional Chinese festival, and also expresses the ancient people's yearning and expectation for a happy life.

It is said that glutinous rice balls originated in the Song Dynasty. A novel food that emerged in Mingzhou (now Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province) at that time was stuffed with black sesame and lard oil, a little sugar added, and the outside was rolled into a round shape with glutinous rice flour. After cooking, it tasted sweet and soft. Nuo, 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 delicacy during the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Tangyuan with sweet stuffing already has a sweet taste, so the soup does not need to add sugar to reduce calorie intake; if it is a small glutinous rice dumpling without filling, the soup can be made with sugared osmanthus, sweet wine, scented tea or longan and red date soup, longan Replace it with ginger soup, which can replenish the body and dispel cold; add some vegetables when cooking salty dumplings to increase fiber.

Facing the hot and fragrant glutinous rice balls, you can’t help but want to take a big bite. Young and old must pay special attention to eating glutinous rice balls slowly and in small mouths to prevent the glutinous rice balls from choking your throat or trachea. Since glutinous rice balls contain a high amount of "sugar", and sesame seeds, fresh meat, and peanuts contain "high fat" and "high calories," they must be eaten in small amounts and not too much at one time.