I used to love buying tang yuan (round balls of glutinous rice flour, also spelt tong yuen) in ginger broth from the vendors that popped up in Hong Kong streets as soon as the weather started to ...
Tang yuan are sweet balls made from glutinous rice flour served in a syrup, often found at Lunar New Year celebrations. Delicious with a sweet gooey filling like the peanut version Suzie likes to ...
Tang yuan (or tong yuen) are eaten by Chinese families for reunion dinners, such as for the mid-Autumn festival, winter solstice and Chinese New Year, because the round balls symbolise harmony ...
Gently lower the tang yuan into a pot of boiling water, being careful they don’t stick to the bottom Once they float to the surface of the boiling water, they are ready to be taken out ...