按照地方傳統(tǒng)，基本上是南方吃湯圓、北方吃元宵。然而，湯圓不等于元宵，它們是有很大差別的，你知道嗎？

According to local traditions, they basically eat dumplings in the south and Yuanxiao in the north. However, glutinous rice balls are not equivalent to Yuanxiao, they are very different, do you know?

簡單地說，湯圓是「包」出來的，元宵是「搖滾」著出來的。

To put it simply, glutinous rice balls are made with "bags", and Yuanxiao is made with "rock and roll".

湯圓是把生糯米粉先用熱水或冷水，和成粉團，然后把各種餡心包進去，搓成圓圓的，表皮光滑黏糯；

For glutinous rice balls, raw glutinous rice flour is first mixed with hot or cold water to form a dough, and then various fillings are wrapped in it and rolled into a round shape with a smooth and sticky surface;

元宵是要先做好固體的餡兒切成小塊兒，蘸上水，然后在放滿生糯米粉的篩漏上搖啊搖啊搖，邊搖邊撒點兒水，等餡兒全滾上粉滾成圓球，表皮干燥松軟、偏薄。

For the Lantern Festival, the solid stuffing is first made, cut into small pieces, dipped in water, and then shaken on the sieve filled with raw glutinous rice flour, and sprinkle some water while shaking, and wait for the stuffing to roll completely. The powder is rolled into a ball, and the skin is dry, soft and thin.

湯圓餡兒的水分高、軟；沒有餡兒的小湯圓，常可拿來煮酒釀和各種甜湯；

The fillings of glutinous rice balls are high in moisture and soft; small rice balls without fillings can often be used to cook distilled rice and various sweet soups;

元宵餡兒要干、不能太軟，要硬實有咬勁，不然不好「搖滾」成型。

The Lantern Festival stuffing needs to be dry, not too soft, and hard and strong, otherwise it won't be good for "rock and roll" to take shape.

湯圓餡兒可咸可甜、可葷可素，除了最為傳統(tǒng)的黑芝麻、五仁、豆沙、山楂餡兒，市面上很多水果餡兒的像草莓、菠蘿、榴蓮餡兒，也有不少鮮花口味的像茉莉花、玫瑰花、桂花餡兒，有標(biāo)榜粗雜糧的紫薯、南瓜、栗子餡兒，當(dāng)然還有挑起「咸甜之爭」民族矛盾的梅菜燒肉、香菇鮮肉餡兒。

The fillings of glutinous rice balls can be salty, sweet, and meaty. In addition to the most traditional black sesame, five kernels, bean paste, hawthorn fillings, there are many fruit fillings on the market like strawberry, pineapple, durian fillings, and there are also many flower flavors. They are stuffed with jasmine, rose, and sweet-scented osmanthus, stuffed with purple potato, pumpkin, and chestnut, which advertises coarse grains, and of course, fried pork with plum vegetables and minced mushroom stuffing, which provoked the "sweet and salty controversy."

元宵相對單一都是甜口的，傳統(tǒng)點就是黑芝麻、豆沙餡兒，漸漸的也多了各種新口味。

The Lantern Festival is relatively simple and sweet. The traditional ones are black sesame and bean paste, and gradually a variety of new flavors have been added.

湯圓多是煮著吃，也有炒著吃的；元宵多是炸著吃，也可以煮著吃。

Tangyuan is mostly boiled and eaten as well as fried. Yuanxiao is mostly fried or boiled.

湯圓煮熟需要的時間短些，大概 3～5 分鐘浮起來就好，煮后的湯是清湯；

The time for glutinous rice balls to be cooked is shorter, about 3~5 minutes to float, the soup after cooking is clear soup;

元宵煮熟需要的時間長些，往往要 10 分鐘以上，煮后的湯因為生糯米粉吸水變渾湯

It takes longer for Yuanxiao to cook, usually more than 10 minutes, and the cooked soup becomes muddy because of the absorption of water by the raw glutinous rice flour.

湯圓可以冷凍起來，保質(zhì)期比較長，全國各地都能買到速凍湯圓，全年也都可以吃到。南方有些地區(qū)會在春節(jié)、冬至等節(jié)氣吃湯圓。

Tangyuan can be frozen and has a longer shelf life. Quick-frozen glutinous rice balls can be bought all over the country and can be eaten all year round. In some areas in the south, glutinous rice balls are eaten during the Spring Festival and Winter Solstice.

元宵稍多放幾天或者冷凍后，就容易開裂，保質(zhì)期很短，所以通常都只有北方能夠現(xiàn)場制作、當(dāng)日售賣，更像過節(jié)有氣氛。

After the Lantern Festival is left for a few days or frozen, it is easy to crack, and the shelf life is very short, so usually only the north can make it on site and sell it on the same day, which is more like a festive holiday atmosphere.

言歸正傳，很多朋友關(guān)心的才不是你到底叫湯圓還是叫元宵，而是到底吃哪個更好、不長胖！

Closer to home, many friends are not concerned about whether you call Tangyuan or Yuanxiao, but which one is better to eat and not to gain weight!

首先，如果能夠接受咸口的湯圓（這個真的是看地域的），當(dāng)然優(yōu)先選擇。因為除了含鈉太高之外，鮮肉湯圓是所有口味中碳水化合物最少、蛋白含量最好的的，甚至脂肪含量還比甜口的略低。肉餡兒湯圓，湯中煮點綠葉蔬菜、蝦皮、香菇，都是不錯的選擇。

First of all, if you can accept salty glutinous rice balls (this really depends on the region), of course the first choice. Because in addition to high sodium content, fresh meat dumplings have the least carbohydrates and the best protein content of all flavors, and even the fat content is slightly lower than the sweet ones. Glutinous rice balls with minced meat, green leafy vegetables, shrimp skins, and shiitake mushrooms in the soup are all good choices.

其次，選擇傳統(tǒng)黑芝麻、豆沙、花生、五仁餡兒的。吃到的還算是比較實在的堅果、雜豆。甜湯圓盡量少用或不用糖水煮；盡量少吃炸湯圓、炒湯圓，減少油脂攝入和不消化。

Second, choose traditional black sesame, bean paste, peanuts, and five-ren fillings. The nuts and mixed beans that were eaten were relatively real. Use sweet glutinous rice balls as little as possible or cook them without sugar; try to eat less fried glutinous rice balls and fried glutinous rice balls to reduce fat intake and indigestion.

然后，可以嘗試紫薯、紫米、南瓜這類口味。但是，它們并不像包裝廣告宣傳上的「低熱量」、「健康」、「有營養(yǎng)」，畢竟粗、雜糧食材的添加量很有限。有些「木糖醇」配方的可以選擇，但仍然不能多吃。

Then, try flavors such as purple sweet potato, purple rice, and pumpkin. However, they are not like the "low-calorie," "healthy," and "nutritious" in the packaging advertisements. After all, the amount of coarse and miscellaneous food materials added is very limited. There are some "xylitol" formulas that you can choose, but you still can't eat more.

最后，才是選擇水果、鮮花或巧克力口味的，作為嘗鮮就好。水果、鮮花的餡心，往往依賴更多的香精提供風(fēng)味，而且糖和油的用量一點也不會少；水果本身的維生素 C、纖維素等健康要素，更是不可能在餡里面能吃到。

Finally, choose fruit, flowers or chocolate flavors, just as an early adopter. The fillings of fruits and flowers often rely on more flavors to provide flavor, and the amount of sugar and oil will not be less; the vitamin C, cellulose and other healthy elements of the fruit itself are even more impossible to eat in the fillings .

購買時，請注意觀察包裝，看下配料表。有的產(chǎn)品會標(biāo)注「餡心百分比含量」，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)餡料 ≥ 25% 的產(chǎn)品要比 ≥ 18% 的價格高。

When purchasing, please pay attention to the packaging and look at the list of ingredients. Some products will be marked with "% of filling content", you will find that the price of filling ≥ 25% is higher than that of ≥ 18%.

湯圓的個頭大小是有差異的哈。一般常規(guī)大小 20 克 / 個的黑芝麻湯圓或其它甜口湯圓，熱量較高約 70 千卡 / 個，吃 4 個確實差不多是一中碗米飯的熱量（約 280 千卡）；如果是咸味的鮮肉湯圓，熱量稍低些（約 60 千卡 / 個），不過一餐也不宜吃超過 5 個。而像 50 克 / 個的大湯圓，嘗個 1 個或 2 個的過過癮就好。

The size of glutinous rice balls is different. Normally 20 grams/piece of black sesame glutinous rice balls or other sweet glutinous rice balls, the calories are higher about 70 kcal/piece, eating 4 pieces is actually almost the calorie of a medium bowl of rice (about 280 kcal); if it is salty The fresh meat dumplings are slightly lower in calories (about 60 kcal/piece), but it is not advisable to eat more than 5 in a meal. And like 50 grams/piece of dumplings, just try one or two of them.

注意吃過湯圓元宵之后，在正餐時就不要再多吃主食了；睡前 3 小時內(nèi)也不要吃。

Note that after eating glutinous rice balls and Lantern Festival, do not eat more staple foods at the main meal; do not eat them within 3 hours before going to bed.

吃多了湯圓其實問題也不大，多吃了一顆，只要快速步行 20 分鐘，就好啦。

Eating too much glutinous rice balls is actually not a big problem. If you eat one more, you just need to walk for 20 minutes quickly.

 

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