People in Ningbo have special feelings for tangyuan (rice dumplings), probably because rice dumplings have been with them for over 700 years. The story goes that that rice dumplings originated in Ningbo (then called Mingzhou) in the Song Dynasty. At that time, Ningbo people used black sesame, lard and sugar as fillings, rolled glutinous rice flour into small balls, and cooked them in a pot. The soup was white, and the rice dumplings were round and shiny, sweet and fragrant. As for the shape of the rice dumpling, it looked like a package that the ancients carried when they went out to show their best wishes to those who worked hard to make a living far away from home. Authentic rice dumpling in Ningbo is very popular, small, exquisite, round, and looking like the full moon.

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