What do you eat on Lantern Festival? What are the traditional cuisines?

Northerners want to eat Yuanxiao. Speaking of Yuanxiao, many people think that glutinous rice balls are Yuanxiao. In fact, Yuanxiao and Tangyuan are actually two things, although there is little difference in raw materials and appearance. The most essential difference lies in the production process. It's easier to make dumplings. Generally, glutinous rice flour is mixed with water to make skin, and then "wrapped" stuffing. Making Yuanxiao is much more complicated: first, you need to mix dough and cut the solidified stuffing into small pieces. After watering once, throw it into a basket filled with glutinous rice flour and knead it into a ball, while sprinkling water until the stuffing is covered with glutinous rice flour and knead it into a ball.

Lettuce, Cantonese people like to "steal" lettuce mixed with cakes to cook during the Lantern Festival. It is said that this kind of food represents good luck. Guangdong people are calm and down-to-earth, and have good intentions for festivals. Lettuce, which is most commonly used in festive occasions such as the opening of new stores, is also an essential holiday product for the Lantern Festival. Lettuce, often a common vegetable on the dining table in the south, is homophonic with "getting rich", so it is also regarded as a festive thing symbolizing wealth and good fortune.

Lantern Festival tea, Shaanxi and other places have the custom of eating Lantern Festival tea. Although it is called Yuanxiao tea, it is not directly related to Yuanxiao. Yuanxiao tea is made by adding various fruits and vegetables to hot noodle soup. After eating greasy food such as big fish and big meat in the New Year, eating this kind of Yuanxiao tea rich in vitamins, dietary fiber and minerals on the fifteenth day of the first month can alleviate the greasy feeling.