Bao Tangyuan (one of the delicacies of China traditional New Year Festival)

Tangyuan is one of the traditional delicacies in China, and it is also the representative food of Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. Tangyuan is a small spherical food made of glutinous rice flour, usually wrapped in sweet or salty stuffing. In China's traditional culture, glutinous rice balls symbolize reunion and completeness, because their shapes are round, and circles represent completeness and reunion in China culture.

Making steps of glutinous rice balls

material preparation

The main materials needed for making glutinous rice balls are glutinous rice flour, water and stuffing. Among them, glutinous rice flour is the main raw material of glutinous rice balls, which is made by grinding glutinous rice. The filling can be sweet or salty. Common sweet fillings are sesame, red beans, lotus seed paste, etc., and salty fillings are pork, bean paste, cheese, etc.

Make dumpling skin

Mix glutinous rice flour with appropriate amount of water, knead into dough, and then knead the dough into slender strips. Cut the long dough into small pieces and knead it into a ball with your palm. Put the ball in the palm of your hand and gently squeeze it with your thumb and forefinger to make it oblate. Finally, put the oblate dough in the palm of your hand and put the stuffing in the middle with a spoon.

Packing filler

Put the stuffing in the center of the dumpling skin, then shrink the dumpling skin into a ball and gently knead it into a circle by hand. The wrapped jiaozi should be put in dry glutinous rice flour to avoid sticking together.

boiled dumpling

Boil jiaozi in boiling water for about 3 minutes until the jiaozi floats and the surface becomes transparent. Then take out the jiaozi and rinse it with cold water to remove the stickiness on the surface.

The Cultural Significance of Tangyuan

Tangyuan is of great symbolic significance in the traditional culture of China. It symbolizes reunion and completeness, because its shape is round, and the circle represents completeness and reunion in China culture. On the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month in China, people will wrap jiaozi at home, and the whole family will get together to enjoy this delicious food and pray for family reunion and happiness.

final result

Tangyuan is one of the traditional delicacies in China and an important symbol of China culture. It is not only delicious, but also a cultural heritage and emotional expression. In the process of packing jiaozi, we can not only taste delicious food, but also feel the reunion and warmth between family members. Let's package jiaozi and have fun together.