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DONGZHI冬至= WINTER SOLSTICE
Winter Solstice is one of the important celebrations in Chinese culture. Traditionally, the Dongzhi Festival is also a time for the family to get together. One activity that occurs during these get-togethers (especially in the southern parts of China is the making and eating of tangyuan (湯圓) or glutinous rice balls, which symbolize reunion. Tangyuan are usually in bright colours. They are cooked in a sweet soup. It is also often served with a mildly alcoholic unfiltered rice wine containing whole grains of glutinous rice (and often also Sweet Osmanthus flowers), called jiuniang. It is going to be on 21st December this year. There is a saying if you eat the tang yuan means u are a year older. Hahaha we refused to be older but still eat them anyway as they are so chewy and yummy. I had great memories of my Poh Poh making them every year. Maya loves making them herself, so we have never failed to follow the tradition and make them every year on dongzhi. In fact, Maya was the one who will remind me about tang yuan every year since her school does tell them about the celebration.
They are so easy to prepare and cook. Within 20 mins you can actually have a nice bowl of them if you dont cook with sweet potatoes.
Ingredients for glutinous rice balls :
2 cups glutinous rice, sticky rice flour
200 ml water
food colouring (or make natural colouring from pandan, dragon fruit and so on)
*this is the usual measurements. If you are making a lot. Just add on accordingly.
Ingredients for the soup (I have a 5 litres pot) :
200 g or more ginger slices (pound), best to use Bentong Ginger if you like it spicy. If I wasnt cooking for kids, I will add double the amount
6 pandan leaves
4.5 litres of water
3 cups sweet potatoe cubes (this is an add-on)
1 pack of rock sugar (depending on sweetness)
You may also add palm sugar, peanut paste, seasame paste, red bean paste inside the tang yuan. We have tried chocolate before. They are not bad, just not traditional enough. Do try molding them into cute characters. Kids will enjoy them even more.
Enjoy making them and tell me the result ok!
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