The glutinous rice ball is a traditional Chinese snack during the Lantern Festival.The sweetness of the filling is connected to（1）

happiness

happiness

（happy），and the round shape of the balls represents family togetherness.Chinese people believe both the shape and the taste can bring good luck in the new year.
   There are two main kinds of glutinous rice balls--one is called yuanxiao and （2）

the

the

other is called tangyuan.Although they look very similar，they are two different things.
   Yuanxiao is popular in the（3）

northern

northern

（north） area of China and is more complicated to make than tangyuan.The filling needs to cut into little cubes and put into water.Then immediately take it out and put it in a shallow basket with sticky rice powder （糯米粉）.Then roll the cubes（4）

until

until

they become balls.The fillings of yuanxiao are quite （5）

simple

simple

['s?mpl].Traditional yuanxiao is（6）

mainly

mainly

（main） filled with white sugar and sesame.
   The（7）

process

process

['pr??ses] of making tangyuan is pretty much like making dumplings：Wrap （包） pieces of sticky rice around the filling and make it into a ball（8）

with

with

your hands.Compared to yuanxiao，tangyuan tastes soft.Tangyuan has also developed into many（9）

styles

styles

（style），some of which are filled with meat，and some are colored.And now they are even made into many shapes like pigs and giant pandas.
   As the main material of yuanxiao and tangyuan is sticky rice，both of（10）

them

them

（they） are hard to digest （消化）.So don't eat too much although they are delicious.