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.

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 ...

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