Happy Dong Zhi! Did you had tangyuan?
It was 'DongZhi festival' or Winter Solstice Festival yesterday, 22nd Dec. It was indeed the most important festival celebrated by Chinese. It is the day for family reunion. We celebrate this day by making tangyuan and everyone in the family has got to eat this dessert. The roundness of the rice balls signifies a wholesome, complete family.
I was at the market the other day and saw some stalls selling dough for tangyuan. I decided to buy it rather than making the dough myself. At home, I let Amanda to give her helping hands to her grandma while I was busy taking care Didi. I managed to capture some photos while Amanda and her grandma busy making tangyuan.
Place the sugar in the centre of the dough and knead around the edge to seal it.
Roll it into balls
Take out the rice balls and place it into a bowl with ice cubes until the rice balls turn cool. This is to prevent the balls from stick to each other. Then, drain dry the balls and put them into the syrup pot before serving.
this year i didnt make Tong Yuan. Anyway, Merry Christmas to you and the family :)
ReplyDeleteOH my goodness I am salivating. that looks sooo good!!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so interesting...I might try it, but will have to make the rice dough myself...I will look for the recipe though...yours looked so pretty with the pink mixed in!
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