Chinese Festival Recipes: Traditional Tangyuan aka Glutinous Rice Balls (古早味汤圆)

Updated post on 9-12-2016

I have decided update some new pictures to the post since I issued the post 3 years ago. Note that 2016 winter solstice falls on 21st December 2016 

INTRODUCTION

Winter Solstice Festival is a few days

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Chinese Dessert Recipe: Black Sesame Seeds Tangyuan (擂沙汤圆 , 黑羊酥汤圆)

INTRODUCTION

I really loves this dessert.. It is not my creation but a very common dessert in Shanghai and Ningbo. It has a very smooth black sesame filling that will flow out of the tangyuan. In the Ningbo area, it

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Pumpkin Glutinous Rice Balls aka Pumpkin Tangyuan (南瓜汤圆) 45
Pumpkin Glutinous Rice Balls aka Pumpkin Tangyuan (南瓜汤圆)

INTRODUCTION

Today is 12-12-2014, and in 10 day’s time, Chinese will be celebrating the arrival of the Winter Solstice 2014 by preparing some delicious Tang Yuan or glutinous rice balls.

I have a rather long post on Tang Yuan last

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Time To Celebrate Winter Solstice–Chinese Tangyuan or Glutinous Rice Balls 44
Time To Celebrate Winter Solstice–Chinese Tangyuan or Glutinous Rice Balls

INTRODUCTION

Winter Solstice Festival is a few days away and will fall on 22nd December 2013. On the day, most Chinese will have the habit of eating Tangyuan or glutinous rice flour balls. In my clan, it basically mean that

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