汤圆源于宋朝，是当时明州所兴起的一种新奇食品，即用黑芝麻、猪油加入少许白糖做馅，外面用糯米粉包裹起来的糯米球。早期被称为浮元子，是因为在煮的时候糯米球在锅里又浮又沉，后来人们才把浮元子改为汤圆。........ If you want to know more about Chinese culture, please come to me😄， I can teach you a lot about China