1. Differences in taste
Tangyuan: In addition to sweet, there are also salty dumplings, both filled and solid without filling. Among them, the salty glutinous rice balls basically have no fillings in the middle and rely on the soup to get the salty taste; while the filling-free solid glutinous rice balls are very light, with just a small amount of sugar added to the soup. They are not as greasy as those filled with sesame and peanuts, so they are suitable for those who are afraid of oil. People choose.
Yuanxiao: The biggest feature is that it is sweet. There are relatively few types of fillings, mainly black sesame, five kernels, bean paste, etc., plus some sugar.
2. Differences in fillings
Tangyuan: The earliest ones were mainly black sesame, bean paste, walnut kernels, nuts, and jujube paste. Nowadays, people’s tastes are becoming more and more picky. In order to cater to market demand, Yuanxiao and glutinous rice balls have also broken tradition and entered fruit flavors. In the past two years, coffee, matcha and other Western flavors have also appeared, which is a bit messy. Fascinating eye feeling.
Lantern Festival: The earliest ones were mainly filled with assorted stuffing and jujube paste. The assorted filling is actually a mixture of white sugar, roses, sesame seeds, bean paste, cinnamon, walnut kernels, and nuts. It feels like the five-nut filling in mooncakes.
When the trademarks of Yuanxiao and Tangyuan are registered, they are divided into one major category, but there are also some subcategories due to different fillings. For example:
1. Register a trademark in the (soy milk, group number: 3011) category
2. Register a trademark in the (cordyceps and chicken essence, group number: 3005) category
3. Register a trademark in the category (almond paste, group number: 3006)
4. Register a trademark in the category (bean paste, group number: 3007)
5 .Register a trademark in the category (Guiling Gao, group number: 3005)
6. Register a trademark in the category (zongzi, group number: 3007)
7. Register (rice cake, Group number: 3007) category trademark
8. Register (rock sugar bird’s nest, group number: 3005) category trademark
9. Register (sesame paste, group number: 3006) category trademarks