How many people are stupid enough to tell the difference between Yuanxiao and Tangyuan?

There are many differences between Yuanxiao and Tangyuan, which are easy to distinguish, and most people can tell them apart.

Folk custom of eating Yuanxiao on Lantern Festival. Yuanxiao is called "Tangyuan", "Zi Yuan", "Floating Zi Yuan" and "Shui Yuan" in the south. It is made of glutinous rice (sweet potato in some areas), solid and stuffed. The fillings are red bean paste, sugar, hawthorn and so on. Can be boiled, fried, steamed and fried.

At first, people called this kind of food "floating Zi Yuan", and later they called it "dumpling" or "dumpling". These names are similar to the word "reunion", which means reunion, symbolizing family reunion, harmony and happiness. People also miss their departed relatives and place their hopes on future life. Eating Yuanxiao, like a full moon, symbolizes family reunion and entrusts people with good wishes for their future life.

The earliest record of eating Lantern Festival can be traced back to the Song Dynasty. At that time, Yuanxiao was called "floating dumplings", "dumplings", "lactose dumplings" and "sugar dumplings". According to historical records such as Pingyuan Xu, Guangji Four Years Old and Ode to Daming, Yuanxiao, as a timely food to celebrate the Lantern Festival, began in the Song Dynasty. Because we must eat "Zi Yuan" during the Lantern Festival, people named it Yuanxiao.