阅读理解
BesidesentertainmentandbeautifullanternsanotherimportantpartoftheLanternFestivalorYuanxiaoFestivaliseatingsmalldumplingballsmadeofglutinousriceflour．WecalltheseballsYuanxiaoorTangyuan．Obviouslytheygetthenamefromthefestivalitself．ItissaidthatthecustomofeatingYuanxiaooriginatedduringtheEasternJinDynastyinthefourthcenturythenbecamepopularduringtheTangandSongperiods．
ThefillingsinsidethedumplingsorYuansiaoareeithersweetorsalty．SweetfillingsaremadeofsugarWalnutssesame(芝麻)osmanthusflowers(桂花)rosepetalssweetenedtangerine(橘子)peelbeanpasteorjujubepaste(枣子酱)．Asingleingredientoranycombinationcanbeusedasthefilling．Thesaltyvarietyisfilledwithmincedmeat(肉末儿)vegetablesoramixture．
ThewaytomakeYuanxiaoalsovariesbetweennorthernandsouthernChina．Theusualmethodfollowedinsouthernprovincesistoshapethedoughofriceflourintoballsmakeaholeinsertthefillingthenclosetheholeandsmoothoutthedumplingbyrollingitbetweenyourhands．InNorthChinasweetornutmeatstuffingistheusualingredient．Thefillingsarepressedintohardenedcoresdippedlightlyinwaterandrolledinaflatbasketcontainingdryglutinousriceflour．Alayeroftheflourstickstothefillingwhichisthenagaindippedinwaterandrolledasecondtimeinthericeflour．Andsoitgoeslikerollingasnowballuntilthedumplingisthedesiredsize．
ThecustomofeatingYuanxiaodumplingsremains．ThistraditionencouragesbotholdandnewstorestopromotetheirYuanxiaoproducts．Theyalltrytheirbesttoimprovethetasteandqualityofthedumplingstoattractmorecustomers．
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ThecustomofeatingYuanxiaodatesbacktothefourthcentury．
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SugarrosepetalsandmincedmeatareallfillingsofY