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Tangyuan
Taiwan
Eaten at the Lantern Festival and Dongzhi winter solstice festival. Eating tangyuan with family symbolises reunion.
Taiwanese glutinous rice balls in sweet soup — sticky rice flour balls with sesame or peanut filling, served in sweet ginger broth. Eaten at the Lantern Festival.
Prep
20 mins
Cook
10 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
435 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
300gglutinous rice flour
200mlwarm water
100gblack sesame paste or peanut butter
50gsugar
1Lwater with ginger and rock sugar for broth
Method
1
Mix rice flour with warm water to a soft dough.
2
Mix sesame paste with sugar. Roll into small balls.
3
Wrap dough around filling. Seal.
4
Simmer in ginger-sugar broth until they float, 3-4 minutes.
Chef's Tip
The tangyuan are done when they float — this is the visual cue, not a timer.
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