Yuanxiao is popular in northern China and is more complicated to make than tangyuan. The filling needs to be cut into little cubes, dipped into water, and put in a shallow basket with sticky rice powder. Then comes the physical work of rolling the cubes until they become balls.
The process of making tangyuan is pretty much like making jiaozi: Wrap pieces of sticky rice around the filling and make it into a ball with your hands.
Whether you're having tangyuan or yuanxiao, both are calorie-dense. For example, eight sesame yuanxiao equals the calories of one bowl of rice. Adults should limit intake to six per meal, while elderly, children, and diabetes patients should have no more than three to four per meal.
"Sugar-free tangyuan" may lack sucrose but still contain starch and fat, leading to high blood sugar and lipids if overconsumed. So don't overeat just because they're "sugar-free".
元宵节诗句
最是一轮明月醉花灯，元宵佳节寄托了世代中国人对团圆美好的向往，成就了穿越古今的名篇。
众里寻他千百度，蓦然回首，那人却在，灯火阑珊处。
But in the crowd once and again
I look for her in vain.
When all at once I turn my head,
I find her there where lantern light is dimly shed.
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