Yuanxiao, also named as Tang Yuan,
it is a special food for the Lantern Festival. The traditional Yuan Xiao is one kind of
sweet rice ball, which is sticky, sweet and round in the shape, symbolizing
family unity, completeness and happiness. 
With the economic development, the
fillings inside Yuan Xiao are not only sweet, but also salty. Sweet fillings are
made of sugar, walnuts, sesame, osmanthus flowers, rose petals, or jujube paste
ect. A single ingredient or any combination can be used as the filling. While
the salty Yuan Xiao variety is filled with minced meat, vegetables etc.
Do you want to make delicious Yuan
Xiao (Tang Yuan)? Now, follow us step by step:
Yuan Xiao (Tang Yuan) is made from
glutinous rice flour. So you can prepare glutinous rice flour in a bowl and
slowly add hot water until they mix into dough. Then you can pinch off the dough
and roll them into small balls.
Next, you can fill Tang Yuan with
either sweet or savoury fillings. Then try to enwrap all the fillings into
glutinous rice dough. You can make different forms for different fillings.
After you finish all Tang Yuan, then
you can drop these balls into boiling water and cook them for about 10 minutes
until they float. Wao, you can enjoy the delicious Tang Yuan now!
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