中英双语话中国民风民俗 第56期:元宵

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Chinese Yuanxiao

元宵

Round sweet dumplings traditionally are eaten for happiness on the Lantern Festival. Today these dumplings also are a popular dessert in China ,and come in two varieties； one is made of white and brown sugar, sweet-scented osmanthus,nuts and sesame seeds；the other has meat and vegetable fillings. Recently Chinese have begun adding chocolate for a truly unique flavor,even though traditional boiled dumplings,fried sweet dumplings are becoming popular.

汤圆传统上是为幸福而吃在元宵节。在中国，今天这些汤圆也是一种受欢迎的甜品，汤圆有两个品种，一种是白糖和红糖、桂花、坚果和芝麻馅料;另一种有肉类和蔬菜馅料。最近中国人已经开始将巧克力加入汤圆里，使其成为一种真正独特的风味，即使传统的水煮汤圆，炸汤圆越来越受欢迎。