China Shandong network - perception of Shandong February 24 news (reporter Sun Xiaoru) as the saying goes, "after fifteen years is the end of the year", the Lantern Festival is coming, the reporter visited the major supermarkets found that tangyuan ushered in the peak of sales, many merchants launched a variety of preferential activities, so that the public feel the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival.
"I can't celebrate the festival without tangyuan"
In the major supermarkets in Weifang, in order to seize the best promotional opportunity of the Lantern Festival, various brands of tangyuan have launched discount promotions.
According to the sales staff of Ginza Supermarket, the Tangyuan promotion began and ended at the end of February. "There have been a lot of promotions in the past two days, and a customer bought dozens of bags this morning."
"There is no way to celebrate the festival without tangyuan, the round tangyuan looks cute, alluding to the reunion, every year before the Lantern Festival I will prepare a few bags and eat tangyuan with the children." Mr. Li, who came to buy tangyuan, said.
Rhubarb rice dumplings are loved
Similarly, in Weifang Xinhua Road Jialejia Supermarket, the tangyuan sales area has been set up in a conspicuous position, the supermarket staff continue to use shopping carts to pull the warehouse tangyuan to the sales area, many citizens stop to choose their favorite flavor of tangyuan.
"According to previous years, the day before the Lantern Festival and the day of the festival are the most people who buy tangyuan, and the enthusiasm of people to buy tangyuan in these two days is also very high, and sales have increased compared with a week ago." Jialejia sales staff told reporters, "This year, new flavors such as hawthorn, cabbage, purple potatoes and so on have been newly released, and citizens have come to buy and taste, and 'net red' rhubarb rice dumplings have become people's new joy."
The reporter learned that fruit-flavored and colorful small tangyuan are still the favorite of young people; Old people prefer to eat traditional flavors such as black sesame seeds and peanuts; The cool and beautiful tangyuan is more popular with children, and many elderly people come to buy various "fresh flavors" of tangyuan for their grandchildren.
Eat tangyuan in moderation
The Food and Drug Administration pointed out that tangyuan is a glutinous rice product, the main ingredient is starch, and the filling generally contains more sugar and fat, and excessive intake of these ingredients will affect health.
According to reports, four standard size tangyuan is the calorie of a bowl of rice, if you eat ten eight at a time, it not only affects eating other foods, but also because of the lack of dietary fiber in the tangyuan, the intestines are slow to move, which is not only uncomfortable, but also not conducive to weight control.
Therefore, while eating tangyuan, the amount of staple foods such as rice and steamed buns should be reduced accordingly, and it is best to choose low-fat and high-fiber foods to eat.
Also, don't buy tangyuan that has deformation adhesions, dark colors, obvious cracks, and too much frost in the bag. Tangyuan should be sealed and preserved under the condition of minus 18 degrees Celsius, the freezing time should not exceed 3 months, there is no need to thaw before eating, and it can be cooked directly in boiling water.