呵呵,上面的说是“中国传统食物”,可惜少了“汤圆tangyuan”和“粽子zongzi”

　　汤圆Tangyuan

　　TangyuanisthetraditionalfoodfortheLanternFestivalorYuanxiaoFestival.Thesmalldumplingballsareusuallymadeofglutinousriceflour.

　　Wecalltheseballsyuanxiaoortangyuan.Obviously,theygetthenamefromthefestivalitself.Madeofstickyriceflourfilledwithsweetstuffingandroundinshape,itsymbolizesfamilyunity,completenessandhappiness.

　　Thefillingsinsidethedumplingsoryuanxiaoareeithersweetorsalty.Sweetfillingsaremadeofsugar,Walnuts,sesame,osmanthusflowers,rosepetals,sweetenedtangerinepeel,beanpaste,orjujubepaste.Asingleingredientoranycombinationcanbeusedasthefilling.Thesaltyvarietyisfilledwithmincedmeat,vegetablesoramixture.

　　ThewaytomakeyuanxiaoalsovariedbetweennorthernandsouthernChina.Theusualmethodfollowedinsouthernprovincesistoshapethedoughofriceflourintoballs,makeahole,insertthefilling,thenclosetheholeandsmoothoutthedumplingbyrollingitbetweenyourhands.InNorthChina,sweetornon-meatstuffingistheusualingredient.Thefillingsarepressedintohardenedcores,dippedlightlyinwaterandrolledinaflatbasketcontainingdryglutinousriceflour.Alayeroftheflourstickstothefilling,whichisthenagaindippedinwaterandrolledasecondtimeinthericeflour.Andsoitgoes,likerollingasnowball,untilthedumplingisthedesiredsize.

　　粽子Zongzi

　　ZongziisthefestivefoodtraditionallyservedduringDragonBoatFestivalcelebrations.

　　DuringtheDuanwuFestival,aglutinousricepuddingcalledzongziiseatentosymbolizethericeofferingstoQu.Ingredientssuchasbeans,lotusseeds（莲子）,chestnuts（栗子）,porkfatandthegoldenyolkofasaltedduckeggareoftenaddedtotheglutinousrice.Thepuddingisthenwrappedwithbambooleaves,boundwithakindofraffiaandboiledinsaltwaterforhours.