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Hello everyone, I'm my uncle, a blogger who loves food. Today I would like to introduce you to some traditional flavors of the Chinese Lantern Festival, so that we can taste the food together and feel the festive atmosphere of the festival at this festive moment.
The Lantern Festival is just around the corner, the last stop of the Spring Festival and the first night of the Lunar New Year when you can see the full moon. At this important moment, the streets and alleys are lit up, and every family is reunited, filled with a strong New Year's flavor. A series of classic delicacies will also be presented, continuing the joy of the New Year and good wishes for the future.
First of all, of course, a bowl of traditional rice balls is indispensable. Although Lantern Festival and Tangyuan are often used synonymously, they represent two different foods and methods of preparation. Lantern Festival is a balls made by placing the filling in glutinous rice flour and rotating and shaking constantly, and gradually rolling into a round ball.
The glutinous rice balls are wrapped in the hand, and the surface is relatively dense and easy to refrigerate. Tangyuan is usually used as a dessert to draw a perfect end to the Chinese New Year's Eve meal, symbolizing reunion, good luck and family happiness in the New Year.
The classic recipe includes glutinous rice balls filled with sesame seeds and peanuts, or boiled with osmanthus and mash rice wine, with egg flakes added, the aroma is tangy, sweet and soft in the mouth, and it is intoxicating. If you are worried about high sugar and oil, you can also choose pure glutinous rice balls without fillings, which are also warm and delicious.
In addition, rice cakes are also one of the common delicacies of the Lantern Festival, also known as "New Year Cakes". The meaning of "high" is taken from the cake, which means that the living standard will be higher and better in the new year. Different regions have their own special rice cakes, such as osmanthus rice cakes in Suzhou, red date rice cakes in Shandong, Baiguo rice cakes in Beijing, and coconut milk rice cakes in Guangdong. In addition to being eaten simply, the rice cake can be fried until golden brown and sprinkled with sugar for an even more delicious appearance.
Babao rice is also a classic choice for the Lantern Festival, and the number "eight" is regarded as an auspicious number in Chinese culture, symbolizing abundance and good luck. The "eight" ingredients in the Eight Treasures Rice usually include lotus seeds, red dates, barley rice, green and red silk preserved fruits, etc., each of which carries a different beautiful meaning. This dish has a classic practice in Shanghai, Jingzhou, Hubei, Zhengzhou, Henan, Xuwen, Guangdong and other places, with a fragrant entrance and a long aftertaste.
In this Lantern Festival, let's taste these traditional delicacies together, feel the strong festive atmosphere, and wish everyone a happy and healthy new year.