tangyuan
Also known as tang yuan
Tangyuan is a traditional Chinese dessert made of glutinous rice shaped into balls that is served in a hot broth or syrup. They come in varying sizes, anything between a marble to a ping-pong ball, and are often stuffed with filling. Tangyuan are traditionally eaten during the Lantern Festival, but because the name is a homophone for reunion () and symbolizes togetherness and completeness, this dish is also served at weddings, family reunions, Chinese New Year, and the Dōngzhì (winter solstice) festival.
Key facts
- Food.name
- Tangyuan
- Food.image
- Pumpkin tangyuan (汤圆) with red bean baste and black sesame fillings.jpg
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- Tangyuan made from glutinous rice flour, filled with black sesame () paste
- Food.alternate_name
- sweet dumplings
- Food.country
- China
- Food.region
- East Asia
- Food.main_ingredient
- Glutinous rice flour
- Food.variations
- Regional variants differing in ingredients and method
- Food.other
- Traditionally consumed during Yuanxiao (Lantern Festival)
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- Tangyuan in Simplified Chinese (top) and Traditional Chinese (below) character
Article
25 sectionsContents
- Description
- Ingredients
- Common soup bases
- Sweet fillings
- Savory fillings
- Modern adaptations
- History
- Yuanxiao myth
- Tangyuan development in China
- Geographical differences
- Cultural significance
- Availability
- Contemporary styles
- Variations
- China
- Japan
- South Korea
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Philippines
- Thailand
- Vietnam
- See also
- References
Tangyuan is a traditional Chinese dessert made of glutinous rice shaped into balls that is served in a hot broth or syrup. They come in varying sizes, anything between a marble to a ping-pong ball, and are often stuffed with filling. Tangyuan are traditionally eaten during the Lantern Festival, but because the name is a homophone for reunion () and symbolizes togetherness and completeness, this dish is also served at weddings, family reunions, Chinese New Year, and the Dōngzhì (winter solstice) festival.
==Description== thumb|Rainbow-like tangyuan, which can be filled with flavoring such as fruit preserves thumb|Traditional tangyuan with sweet sesame filling