What kind of food does floating jiaozi refer to?

Floating dumplings refer to jiaozi now, because they will float or be round when cooked, so they are called "floating dumplings".

It is the most distinctive food in the traditional Lantern Festival in China, and it is very popular in the south of the Yangtze River. There is also a saying that people eat glutinous rice balls one year older.

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.