What to eat during the Lantern Festival? How to correctly distinguish between glutinous rice balls and Yuanxiao?
Introduction: The Lantern Festival is a very important traditional festival. Everyone knows that there is a traditional custom of eating Yuanxiao (Chinese Yuanxiao) on the Lantern Festival, and in some places people also eat Tangyuan (Chinese Tangyuan). So, are Yuanxiao and Tangyuan the same kind of food? How to distinguish them correctly? Now, let’s follow the editor to learn about it. The first month of the lunar calendar is the beginning of spring, and there are beautiful festivals everywhere in this month. Mr. Shui Mo lists these traditional Chinese festivals and customs for you one by one.What to eat during the Lantern Festival? How to correctly distinguish between glutinous rice balls and Yuanxiao?People in the south eat Tangyuan, while people in the north eat Yuanxiao. Although both are made of glutinous rice flour, there is an essential difference in the production methods of the two: Tangyuan is wrapped, while Yuanxiao is rolled. Due to the difference in production techniques, if people taste it carefully, they will find that Yuanxiao has a coarser texture than Tangyuan. The soup will be thicker after Yuanxiao is cooked, like glutinous rice porridge. The skin is soft, the filling is firm and chewy, and the fruit and rice aroma are rich.Northern "Rolled" Yuanxiao Yuanxiao is much more complicated to make than glutinous rice balls. Northern Yuanxiao are mostly filled with sweet fillings, such as bean paste, black sesame, hawthorn, chocolate, etc. First, the mixed and solidified fillings need to be cut into small pieces, rinsed with water, and then thrown into a basket filled with glutinous rice flour and rolled. Then rinsed with water again, and put back into the basket to roll. Repeat this several times until the filling is covered with glutinous rice flour and rolled into a ball. The surface is dry. Southern Tangyuan: Southern Tangyuan comes in a variety of flavors, including sweet, salty, meat and vegetarian. The method is a bit like making dumplings: first add water to glutinous rice flour and knead it into a dough (just like kneading dough for dumplings), then pinch a small ball of wet dough with your hands and squeeze it into a round shape. Pick up a ball of stuffing and put it on the glutinous rice sheet, then use both hands to turn and close the edge to make a glutinous rice ball. The glutinous rice balls made in this way have a more delicate and smoother taste than Yuanxiao. The five key words for cooking Yuanxiao are pinching gently, putting in boiling water, cooking over low heat, adding cold water, and changing the soup frequently. If the number of Yuanxiao is small and you only need to cook one pot, you can add some cold water after the pot boils; if the number of Yuanxiao is large and you need to cook several pots, the soup will become gelatinous and you need to change the water in time. Changing the water at this time not only cooks them faster and prevents them from being undercooked, but also saves fuel. This method is also suitable for cooking quick-frozen Yuanxiao. It is not advisable to eat too much Yuanxiao or Tangyuan or fry them. The main ingredients of Yuanxiao or Tangyuan are glutinous rice, which is high in carbohydrates and is extremely sticky and difficult to digest. In addition, whether the fillings are sweet or salty, they are high in calories and fat. People with gastrointestinal diseases, kidney disease, chronic pancreatitis, the elderly and children with poor digestion ability, and overweight people should eat less or not eat it. In addition to boiled Yuanxiao or glutinous rice balls, many people also like to eat them fried. Although this will make it extra crispy and delicious, the fat and calorie ratio will be higher. Experts recommend drinking more of the soup when eating Yuanxiao or Tangyuan. Because glutinous rice flour contains more water-soluble vitamins, it can ensure normal gastrointestinal motility and secretory function of the digestive glands. Summary: Through the above article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of the difference between Tangyuan and Yuanxiao. I wish you all good luck and smooth sailing in the new year! After reading this article, there are more exciting contents in the special topic of the first month of the lunar calendar. Let’s take a look! |
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