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.Yuanxiao is a kind of sweet dumpling,which is made with sticky rice flour filled with sweet stuffing.And the Festival is named after the famous dumpling.It is very easy to cook - simply dump them in a pot of boiling water for a few minutes - and eaten as a dessert.
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.元宵是一种带馅儿的甜食,是由糯米粉加上甜的馅料制成.元宵节就是因此食品得名.元宵的烹制方法非常简单,将元宵倒入装满沸水的锅中煮几分钟就可以了.
