Lantern Festival

sweet potato glutinous rice balls

sweet potato glutinous rice balls

CloydWitting

Eating yuanxiao on the Lantern Festival is a traditional custom of our Chinese nation. My son and I both like to eat yuanxiao. In previous years, I would buy yuanxiao with several fillings and put them in the refrigerator to cook as you want to eat. This year, it's different. Watching everyone making yuanxiao, I couldn't help but give it a try. It's really good! Sweet potatoes are added to the glutinous rice flour. Not only is the color beautiful, but the taste is also indescribable. In one word: fragrant!
Purple sweet potato glutinous rice balls

Purple sweet potato glutinous rice balls

SantiagoChristiansen

In addition to the nutrients of ordinary sweet potatoes, purple potatoes are also rich in selenium and anthocyanins. Purple sweet potatoes are rich in nutrients and have special health functions. They contain about 20% of protein, including 18 amino acids, and are easily digested and absorbed by the human body, including 8 vitamins such as vitamins C, B, and A, and more than 10 kinds of mineral elements such as phosphorus and iron. It contains a large number of anthocyanins with high medicinal value. French scientist Dr. Masquelle discovered that anthocyanins are natural and powerful free radical scavengers. <br /><br />Purple sweet potato glutinous rice balls-made with mashed purple sweet potatoes, glutinous rice flour and dough, and then wrapped with stuffing. It is soft, glutinous, sweet, smooth and refreshing, and very delicious