Eating Yuanxiao
吃元宵
Yuanxiao is the special food for the Lantern Festival. It is believed that Yuanxiao is named after a palace maid, Yuanxiao, of Emperor Wu Di of the Han Dynasty.
元宵是元宵节的特色食品。据说,元宵是因汉武帝时期的一位名叫元宵的宫女而得名。
Yuanxiao is a kind of sweet dumpling, which is made with sticky rice flour filled with sweet stuffing
元宵是一种带馅儿的甜食,是由糯米粉加上甜的馅料制成。
And the Festival is named after the famous dumpling.
元宵节就是因此食品得名。
It is very easy to cook - simply dump them in a pot of boiling water for a few minute