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What are the unique local Yuanxiao flavors in Tianjin?

Tianjin has some unique local Yuanxiao flavors, including:

1. Sugar Flower Lantern Festival: Glutinous rice is wrapped with sesame seeds, peanuts, sweet-scented osmanthus and other fillings, and covered with a layer of sugar, which tastes fragrant and sweet.

2. Silver Lantern Festival: glutinous rice is wrapped in winter jujube paste or sesame stuffing, and the surface is wrapped with thin white sugar silk, which is crisp and tender outside and tastes excellent.

3. Babao Yuanxiao: glutinous rice is wrapped with peanuts, osmanthus, lotus seed paste, longan and other fillings, which are round and long in shape and rich in taste.

4. Jujube dumplings: glutinous rice is wrapped in winter jujube paste, which has a soft taste and moderate sweetness.

5. Braised Yuanxiao in oil: cut Yuanxiao into thin slices, stir-fry with peanut oil, add onion, ginger, sugar, soy sauce and other seasonings, stir-fry until golden brown, and you can eat it. The taste is crisp.

These are typical local Yuanxiao flavors in Tianjin, and of course there are other flavors, such as sesame Yuanxiao and bean paste Yuanxiao.