Because glutinous rice balls are rich in nutrition, Chinese medicine has always regarded Yuanxiao as something that can tonify deficiency, regulate blood, strengthen spleen and stimulate appetite.

Tangyuan is rich in nutrition, and its main component, glutinous rice flour, contains nutrients such as fat, carbohydrate, calcium, iron, riboflavin and nicotinic acid. At the same time, its conventional fillings are mainly fruits and dried fruits, including sesame seeds, walnuts and peanuts. Adding vegetable oil, its nutritional value will be "higher".

The skin of glutinous rice dumplings is made of glutinous rice flour, which is very sticky and difficult to digest. For people with poor gastrointestinal function, the elderly and children, special attention should be paid when eating glutinous rice balls to avoid indigestion or swallowing obstruction.

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Yuanxiao is called "Tangyuan", "Zi Yuan", "Floating Zi Yuan" and "Shui Yuan" in the south. It is made of glutinous rice (made of sweet potato in some areas), solid or 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.

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