NOT many have tasted or even heard of the Hainanese delicacy of tang yuan (glutinous rice balls ... in her household during the Winter Solstice Festival.

Tang yuan is traditionally served during Dong zhi, or Winter Solstice festival, a time for family reunion. Dong zhi is the ...

I used to love buying tang yuan (round balls of glutinous rice flour ... They are eaten at Chinese reunion dinners, such as Mid-Autumn Festival, the winter solstice and Lunar New Year because ...

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 ...