What's the smell of Yuanxiao? How to describe it?

Sweet, fragrant, soft and delicious, and the entrance of Yuanxiao is soft. After a bite, the filling of Yuanxiao is thick, fragrant and soft, and the tiny particles melt in the mouth, retaining a certain chewing feeling.

The fillings of Yuanxiao are mostly sesame seeds, peanuts and other things with high sugar content, which can be produced on a large scale by machine rolling. Eating methods include boiling, frying, steaming, baking, drawing and so on. Now you can only cook it and eat it, but you can't keep it for a long time (it will crack if it is kept for a long time, and it will crack if it is refrigerated). The glutinous rice skin of Yuanxiao is thin and the surface is dry. When it is cooked in the pot, the skin absorbs water and becomes paste.

The traditional fillings of Yuanxiao are mostly lard bean paste, white sugar sesame, jujube paste, ginkgo, nuts, almonds, hawthorn and so on. The stuffing of glutinous rice balls is traditionally sweet, but now there are some innovations on the basis of traditional sweet stuffing, such as adding diced meat, diced ham and dried shrimps.

How to buy Yuanxiao?

Be sure to read the package, manufacturer, date and logo clearly when buying. See if the packaging is damaged or leaking, and whether there is a problem of counterfeiting famous brands; See if the name, address, postcode and telephone number of the manufacturer on the food packaging and label are complete and detailed.

See if the food is marked with production date and shelf life; Whether there are qualification approval numbers such as hygiene approval number, production approval number and food label approval number; Whether there are product implementation standards and "QS" signs, etc. In addition, there should be a tray in the packaging bag of good quality Yuanxiao, which can prevent Yuanxiao from being squeezed and deformed during transportation.

Then look at the appearance of Yuanxiao. Look at the color and shape first. A good Lantern Festival is white in color, without miscellaneous points and round in shape. The inferior Yuanxiao is dim and uneven in color and irregular in shape. Let's see if there are any cracks in the Lantern Festival. If the freezing technology doesn't pass, Yuanxiao will crack easily, so the water and nutrition of Yuanxiao will be lost a lot and the taste will be rough.

Touch yuanxiao gently with your fingers. If the Yuanxiao is soft, it means that it has been thawed, and the taste and nutrition of this Yuanxiao will be greatly reduced.

Try cooking. When the Yuanxiao is cooked, it won't mix soup or stick together, and it will soon float. Poor quality Yuanxiao is easy to mix soup and stick to the pot or even break it.