What are the aliases for glutinous rice balls? Why?

Tangyuan is also called floating Zi Yuan and Yuanxiao. Because this kind of dumpling is floating and heavy when cooked in a pot, it was originally called "floating Zi Yuan", and later it was renamed as dumpling. Eating glutinous rice balls on Lantern Festival is a traditional custom in China. So it is also called Yuanxiao.

Tangyuan originated in the Song Dynasty. At that time, Mingzhou (now Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province) began to eat a novel food, which was filled with black sesame seeds and lard, added with a little sugar, and wrapped in glutinous rice flour. After cooking, it tastes sweet, delicious and interesting.

Because this glutinous rice dumpling floats and is heavy when cooked in a pot, it was originally called "floating Zi Yuan" and was later renamed as jiaozi in some areas. However, jiaozi symbolizes better family reunion. Eating jiaozi in the new year means family happiness, so it is a must-have food for the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month. In some areas in the south, people will also get used to eating glutinous rice balls during the Spring Festival instead of jiaozi.

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Nutritional value of glutinous rice balls: sweet glutinous rice balls are sweet, and there is no need to add sugar to the soup to reduce calorie intake; If it is a small dumpling without stuffing, the soup can be replaced by osmanthus, liqueur, scented tea, longan red date soup and longan ginger soup, which can play a role in tonifying the body and dispelling cold; When making salty dumplings, you can add some vegetables to increase the cellulose.

I can't help but want to take a big bite in the face of the hot and fragrant jiaozi. All ages should pay special attention. Remember to eat jiaozi slowly so as not to choke my throat or trachea. Because glutinous rice balls contain a lot of "sugar" and sesame seeds, and fresh meat and peanuts contain "high fat" and "high calories", you must eat them in small quantities, not too much at once.

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