After the Spring Festival is followed by the Lantern Festival, which is also a very important traditional festival in China. Eating Yuanxiao on the Lantern Festival is the most important food custom of the Lantern Festival. However, due to local differences, northerners eat yuanxiao on the Lantern Festival, while southerners eat Tangyuan on the Lantern Festival. So do you know the difference between Yuanxiao and Tangyuan? This article brings you the difference between Yuanxiao and tangyuan. Let's have a look.
Do you eat dumplings or Yuanxiao on the Lantern Festival?
On this day, netizens argue about whether to eat dumplings or Lantern Festival. According to folk traditions and customs, northerners eat yuanxiao on this day, while southerners eat Tangyuan, so there is the saying "North yuanxiao, South Tangyuan". Many people think that Yuanxiao and Tangyuan are the same thing, but they are different in terms of name. In fact, they are completely different, both in practice and taste. The following Xiaobian will introduce the difference between Yuanxiao and tangyuan.
The difference between Yuanxiao and Tangyuan
Different practices
'roll the Lantern Festival and wrap dumplings'. The production process of Lantern Festival in the north is relatively cumbersome. First cut the solid stuffing into small pieces and shake it back and forth in a large box filled with glutinous rice flour until the Lantern Festival stuffing is wrapped with a thick layer of glutinous rice flour and rolled into a ball. In the process of rolling the Lantern Festival, you need to sprinkle some water in time, and the stuffing also needs to dip in water to better roll the glutinous rice flour.
The practice of dumplings is a bit like making dumplings. First mix the glutinous rice flour with water, pull a small ball and pinch it into pieces, wrap the stuffing in, and then rub it into a round ball.
Different fillings
The filling of Tangyuan has more water content than that of yuanxiao. It is relatively soft. It can be scattered like dumpling filling or solidified. Many ingredients can be made into dumpling stuffing, such as black sesame, bean paste, peanuts, five kernels, fruits, meat, flowers, and even wonderful leek stuffed dumplings, plum dried vegetables and fresh meat dumplings. Dumpling stuffing can be a single ingredient or a mixture of ingredients, as long as you can accept its taste.
In contrast, the stuffing of Yuanxiao is relatively single, mainly including black sesame stuffing, jujube paste stuffing, assorted stuffing, etc. However, with people's pursuit of taste, in order to meet the market demand, the filling of Yuanxiao is becoming more and more diversified.
Different taste
Tangyuan has both salty and sweet taste. It is round and refined. It tastes delicate and powerful. The Lantern Festival is mostly sweet, slightly rough in appearance, and tastes soft and waxy.
Different eating methods
The eating method of Tangyuan is relatively simple. Generally, it is boiled in water until it floats. After cooking, the soup is clear.
Yuanxiao is mostly fried and can also be boiled, but the cooking time is relatively long, which takes more than 10 minutes. Because the glutinous rice noodles are rolled up, the soup is muddy after the Lantern Festival is boiled.
Different storage methods
Dumplings are easy to store and have a long shelf life after freezing. Quick frozen dumplings can be bought in supermarkets all year round. The Lantern Festival is usually made on site. It is sold on the same day and will crack after being put for a few days or frozen.
Healthy eating methods of Yuanxiao and Tangyuan
Whether it's dumplings or yuanxiao, its main ingredient is glutinous rice, which is sticky and difficult to digest, which will increase the burden on the intestines and stomach, so it's not suitable to eat more. Secondly, glutinous rice balls glutinous rice balls and lanterns are high sugar and high heat food. 4 dumplings are equivalent to the heat of a bowl of steamed rice. Diabetic patients and obese people try to eat less, even if the normal people consume more than 4 times a day. Thirdly, it is better to cook dumplings and Lantern Festival. Frying will make the heat higher and is not conducive to digestion.
Finally, I would like to remind you not to choose the glutinous rice balls with fruit and flavor as much as possible, because most of these fillings are flavored with flavors. 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203;