What's the information about glutinous rice balls?

English for glutinous rice balls: glue? pudding

[Edit this paragraph] Food introduction

Tangyuan is one of the representative snacks in China with a long history. According to legend, Tangyuan originated in the Song Dynasty. At that time, a novel food was popular all over the country, which was made of various fruit baits and kneaded into balls with glutinous rice flour outside. After cooking, it tastes sweet and delicious, which is very interesting. Because this kind of dumplings cooked in a pot will float and sink, it was originally called "floating Zi Yuan", and later it was renamed Yuanxiao in some areas. Yuanxiao in the north was called Prison Pill and Piaoyuan in the Song Dynasty, and Tangyuan, Yuanyuan and Tuanzi in the south. Eating Yuanxiao bodes well for the full moon. "

The difference between Yuanxiao and Tangyuan is that the stuffing is mixed first, then spread into large round pieces, cooled and cut into squares with dice. Then dip the stuffing in water and roll it into Yuanxiao like a snowball in flour. Yuanxiao River has a thin layer of vermicelli, and its noodles are dry and seamless, so it absorbs water only after cooking, which is popular in the north. Jiaozi in the south is mostly [font? id="bks_905ujio0 "？ Class="style2"] First, add water to glutinous rice flour and make dough (just like Bao jiaozi's), and let it "wake up" for several hours. Then mix all the stuffing materials and put them in a big bowl for use (don't cut them into small pieces like Yuanxiao). The water content of dumpling stuffing is more than that of Yuanxiao, which is one of the differences between them. The process of wrapping jiaozi is also like that of jiaozi, but there is no rolling pin. Wet glutinous rice flour is very sticky, so we have to pull a small group of wet noodles by hand and squeeze them into a circle. A thin bamboo slice tool picks a lump of stuffing and puts it on the glutinous rice slice, then turns your hands together to make dumplings. The surface of the finished jiaozi is smooth and shiny, and some of them are pointed, like a peach. The skin of glutinous rice balls already contains enough water, which is sticky and difficult to preserve. You'd better cook it now [/font].

There is also a saying that the Lantern Festival originated in the Han Dynasty. It is said that Zhou Bo and Chen Ping eliminated the influence of Lu, which happened to be the fifteenth day of the first month. In order to commemorate this day, Wendi went to the folk every year to have fun with the people, and designated this day as the Lantern Festival. By the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Sima Qian listed the Lantern Festival as one of the folk festivals in taichu calendar law. During the Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties, there was a saying that "jiaozi in the Song Dynasty, lanterns in the Sui Dynasty".

Sweet-scented osmanthus stuffed with walnuts, rice like the Pearl River. See who is good at dropping powder and try to sell Yuanxiao in the wind. ("Shangyuan Zhi Zhu Ci")

[Edit this paragraph] Tangyuan Legend

Dong Fangshuo and Yuanxiao Girl

According to legend, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had a favourite named Dong Fangshuo, who was kind and funny. One winter, it snowed heavily for several days, and Dong Fangshuo went to the Imperial Garden to fold plum blossoms for Emperor Wu. As soon as I entered the garden gate, I found a maid-in-waiting in tears ready to throw herself into the well. Dong Fangshuo rushed forward to help and asked her why she committed suicide. It turns out that this maid-in-waiting is named Yuanxiao, and there are parents and a sister at home. She has never seen her family since she entered the palace. Every spring comes, I miss my family more than usual. I think in front of my parents, I would rather die than be filial. Dong Fangshuo expressed deep sympathy for her suffering and assured her that she would try her best to reunite with her family.

One day, Dong Fangshuo left the palace and set up a divination pavilion on Chang 'an Avenue. Many people are scrambling to find him for divination. Unexpectedly, what everyone wants is the signature of "burning us on the 16th day of the first month". Suddenly, there was a panic in Chang 'an. People are looking for a solution to the disaster. Dong Fangshuo said, "On the 13th night of the first month, Vulcan will send a goddess in red to visit the earth. She is the messenger who ordered the burning of Chang 'an. I'll give you the copied poem and let the emperor do something. " Say that finish, then dropped a red pillar and roared off. The people picked up the red post and sent it quickly? Go to the palace and report to the emperor.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took it and read: "Chang 'an is robbing, and the imperial palace is being burned. It has been burning for fifteen days, and the midnight snack is red." He was so scared that he hurriedly invited resourceful Dong Fangshuo. Dong Fangshuo thought for a moment and said, "I heard that Vulcan likes to eat dumplings. Don't Yuanxiao in the palace often make dumplings for you? Let Yuanxiao package jiaozi on 15th night. Long live the incense and offerings, and order every family in Kyoto to pack jiaozi and worship Vulcan together. Then tell the subjects to hang lights together on the fifteenth night and set off firecrackers and fireworks all over the city, as if the whole city were on fire, so that the jade emperor could be fooled. In addition, the people outside the city were informed that they would go to the city to watch the lights on the fifteenth night, and they would eliminate disasters and solve problems in the crowd. Emperor Wu was very happy, so he ordered to do it according to Dong Fangshuo's method.

On the fifteenth day of the first month, Chang 'an City was decorated with colorful lights, crowded with tourists and very lively. The parents of the maid-in-waiting Yuanxiao also took their sister to the city to see the lights. When they saw the big palace lantern with the words "Yuanxiao" written on it, they shouted in surprise: "Yuanxiao! Lantern Festival! " ,? When Yuanxiao heard the shouts, she was finally reunited with her relatives at home.

After such a busy night, Chang 'an was safe. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was overjoyed and ordered that glutinous rice balls should be made for Vulcan every year on the fifteenth day of the first month. On the fifteenth day of the first month, the whole city was decorated with lanterns and set off fireworks. Because jiaozi cooked by Yuanxiao is the best, people call it Yuanxiao, and this day is called Lantern Festival. [/font]

According to another legend, in 19 12, Yuan Shikai usurped the revolutionary achievements and became the great president. He wants to be emperor, but he is always on tenterhooks for fear of people's opposition. Because "Yuan" is homophony with "Yuan", "Xiao" and "Xiao", and "Yuan Xiao" is suspected of "Yuan Shikai's annihilation", Yuan Shikai ordered that the Yuanxiao be changed to glutinous rice balls before the Lantern Festival in 19 13. This is the origin of the legendary name of glutinous rice balls.