What is a floating garden?

Floating garden refers to glutinous rice balls.

The "floating dumplings" mentioned by the ancients refers to jiaozi, and some places are also called Yuanxiao. It floats when cooked, so it's called floating dumplings. It is mainly eaten on the Lantern Festival, so it is called Yuanxiao.

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There are many customs of the Lantern Festival. You should be familiar with activities such as watching lanterns, solve riddles on the lanterns, eating Yuanxiao and visiting temple fairs. In addition, the ancient folk custom is to greet Ce Shen Zigu on the 15th day of the first month, and Zigu divines and raises silkworms, which accounts for a lot of things. Legend has it that Li Jing's concubine, jealous of her first wife, was killed in the toilet on the 15th day of the first month and became a "Ce Shen".

According to legend, Tangyuan originated in the Song Dynasty. At that time, a novel food appeared in Mingzhou (now Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province), which was made of black sesame seeds and pork suet, with a little sugar added, and kneaded with glutinous rice flour outside. After cooking, the taste is sweet and soft, with endless aftertaste.

At the same time, glutinous rice balls symbolize family reunion, and eating glutinous rice balls also means family happiness and reunion in the New Year, so it is a must-have food for the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month.