The origin and raw materials of Yuanxiao.

Origin and raw materials: based on the stuffing, the stuffing is mixed first, then spread into large round pieces, dried and cut into squares smaller than table tennis. Then put the stuffing into a machine like a big sieve, pour the rice flour and "sieve" it.

With the collision of fillings, glutinous rice touches the surface of fillings and becomes spherical, which becomes Yuanxiao. The North "rolls" Yuanxiao and the South "wraps" Tangyuan, which are two foods with different practices and tastes.

Extended data:

Yuanxiao is called "Tangyuan", "Zi Yuan", "Floating Zi Yuan" and "Shui Yuan" in the south. It is made of glutinous rice, solid or stuffed. At first, people called this food "Fuyuanzi", and later it was called "Tangtuan" or "Tangyuan". These names are similar to the word "reunion".

Taking the meaning of reunion symbolizes the reunion of the whole family, harmony and happiness, and it is also people's yearning for leaving their loved ones and placing good expectations on their future life. Eating Yuanxiao, like a full moon, symbolizes family reunion and entrusts people with good wishes for their future life.