Not long after the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival is coming again. When it comes to eating Yuanxiao and Tangyuan, netizens in the north and South seem to start fighting again. Do you know the difference between Yuanxiao and Tangyuan? Are they the same thing?
1. Regional differences:
As the saying goes, 'roll the Lantern Festival in the north, and wrap the dumplings in the South'. In the north, they mainly eat yuanxiao, while in the south, they mainly eat tangyuan.
2. Production difference:
Shake the Lantern Festival, the craft is "shake": dip the stuffing in water, dip the dried glutinous rice flour with water, and repeat the process n times until it is very big. Baotangyuan, the craft is "Bao": it's similar to making dumplings. It uses glutinous rice flour dough and soft stuffing.
3. Raw material difference:
Raw materials of Lantern Festival: the stuffing is as hard as mahjong, and the skin is dry glutinous rice flour, so a single Lantern Festival is heavier and easy to eat.
Tangyuan raw material: the filling is as soft as that of baozi. The skin is made of glutinous rice flour.
4. Cooking time difference:
It takes more than 10 minutes to cook the Lantern Festival. It takes a short time to cook the dumpling. It will be ready in 3-5 minutes and float.
5. Different taste:
The Lantern Festival is hard to eat. Tangyuan tastes soft and glutinous.