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The Lantern Festival (元宵节) is a traditional festival in 1 . At this festival, people like 2 small dumpling balls. People call these balls yuanxiao or tangyuan. Tangyuan means “getting together”. Do you know 3 to make tangyuan?
The fillings (馅料) inside tangyuan are delicious. People can 4 meat, fruit or vegetables into it. There 5 many different tastes.
The ways to make tangyuan are 6 different. Many people make the flour into balls first, and put the fillings into them. Then close the balls and roll (滚动) them with hands.
In many places, people put sugar in the fillings, so the 7 fillings are very popular. First, the fillings are put into 8 slowly, and then take them out of the water quickly. Next, roll them in a basket 9 dry rice flour. The flour “hugs” the fillings. Then people put them into the water again and roll a second time in the rice flour. And do it again, like making a snowball till the ball is the right size. 10 , cook them in boiling water. After a few minutes, you can enjoy your tangyuan.
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