汤圆英文简介

Tangyuan is a Chinese dessert made from glutinous rice flour mixed with a small amount of water to form balls and is then cooked and served in boiling water.

汤圆是中国的传统甜品，用糯米粉浸入少量水揉成球状，放入水里煮，食用时带汤盛出。

Its history can date back to the Song Dynasty.

汤圆的历史可追溯到宋朝时期。

In Chinese, the pronunciation of Tangyuan is similar to the word Tuanyuan, which has the meaning of reunion and happiness in Chinese.

汤圆的中文发音近似于“团圆”的发音，因此有“团团圆圆，幸福美满”之意。

They are traditionally eaten during the Lantern Festival, but also served as a dessert on Chinese wedding day, Dongzhi, and any occasions such as family reunion.

按传统习俗，汤圆在元宵节、婚礼、冬至和家庭团聚的时候作为点心食用。

Tangyuan, also known as "Tangtuan" and "Fuyuanzi", is one of the representative traditional snacks of the Han nationality. At the same time, it is also the most characteristic food of the Lantern Festival, a traditional Chinese festival, which also expresses the yearning and expectation of the ancient people for a happy life.

Tangyuan was first called "Fuyuanzi" and later "Tangyuan", also known as Yuanxiao. "Tangyuan" is made of sesame, bean paste, walnut, nut and jujube paste. It is wrapped in a round shape with glutinous rice powder. It can be both meat and vegetable with different flavors. Soup can be boiled, fried, steamed food, reunion happy meaning.

汤圆，别称“汤团”“浮元子”，是汉族传统小吃的代表之一。同时，也是中国的传统节日元宵节所最具有特色的食物，也表达了古代人民对幸福生活的一种向往和期盼。

汤圆最早叫“浮元子”后称“汤圆”，又称元宵；“汤圆”以芝麻、豆沙、核桃仁、果仁、枣泥等为馅料，用糯米粉包成圆形，可荤可素，风味各异。可汤煮、油炸、蒸食，有团圆美满之意。

汤圆由来

据传，汤圆起源于宋朝。当时的明州（现浙江省宁波市）所兴起的一种新奇食品，即用黑芝麻、猪板油做馅、加入少许白糖，外面用糯米粉搓成圆形，煮熟后，吃起来香甜软糯，回味无穷。

同时，汤圆象征合家团圆美满，吃汤圆也意味着在新的一年里合家幸福、团团圆圆，所以是正月十五元宵节必备美食。

Glutinous rice ball/Tangyuan is made from glutinous rice flour. First prepare glutinous rice flour in a bowl and add hot water slowly until they mix into dough. Then you can pinch off the dough and roll them into small balls.

汤圆是由糯米粉做成的。首先在碗内准备一些糯米粉，然后慢慢地加入热水，直到二者混为一个面团。将面团搓成长条并掰成一段一段，将每段揉搓成一个小圆球。

Secondly you can fill Glutinous rice ball with either sweet or savoury fillings. Sweet fillings are often made from peanut butter, black sesame seeds or red beans.

其次你就可以在汤圆里内加入甜的或咸的馅料啦。甜的馅料通常由花生酱（这可是英语君的最爱）、黑芝麻或红豆制成。

But some people prefer the savoury fillings made from meat, mushroom and green vegetables.Then you can try to enwrap all the fillings into glutinous rice dough.

但也有人喜欢由肉、香菇和青菜做成的咸味馅料。然后将选择的馅料包进一个个面团里。

Finally you can drop these Glutinous rice balls into boiling water and cook them for about several minutes until they float.

最后将这些汤圆倒进开水里面，煮几分钟后，等汤圆浮在锅里就熟了。