Happy Winter Solstice! 冬至快乐
Winter Solstice is definitely an utmost significant festival in Chinese culture. It symbolizes the homecoming, reunion and family unity. Every family member ought to be back at home and make tangyuan (glutinous rice balls in sweet broth). The elderly people would say the rounder rice balls you make, the happier family it will be.
Usually this festival will fall on 21st or 22nd of December, in the extreme of winter. (Well, of course we do not have winter in Malaysia..haha)
Now, let me introduce all the types of tangyuan we made. lol.. Basically the tangyuan is just a dough of glutinous rice mixed with water. You can add your favourite ingredients inside as you wish, eg: red bean, black sesame, peanuts, etc etc.. Well, due to time constraint, we only managed to roll the traditional one without filling. However, we came up to 3 different sweet soups, namely the ginger with brown sugar soup, soya bean & red bean paste. The latter one is slightly taking our time because first the red bean has to be boiled and blended once it gets soft. (Remember to pick the small red bean as it tastes better than the large one)
冬至无非是华人文化里很重要的一个节日。所谓冬至，就是冬天的极端。（应该是吧。哈哈）但在马来西亚，我们没有冬天。它，是象征了团圆，聚集还有家和万事兴。这一天，家里大大小小都会回到家里，一起做汤圆。小小圆圆的糯米团，就是团圆的意思。今天我们做了一点汤圆，虽然是没有内馅，但我们制作了三种口味。嘻嘻。有传统的姜与黑糖汤，豆水，红豆沙。还有，记得汤圆要越搓越圆，糖水要很甜，才代表着幸福圆满的家庭。
Ta-daaa~
Now, let me introduce all the types of tangyuan we made. lol.. Basically the tangyuan is just a dough of glutinous rice mixed with water. You can add your favourite ingredients inside as you wish, eg: red bean, black sesame, peanuts, etc etc.. Well, due to time constraint, we only managed to roll the traditional one without filling. However, we came up to 3 different sweet soups, namely the ginger with brown sugar soup, soya bean & red bean paste. The latter one is slightly taking our time because first the red bean has to be boiled and blended once it gets soft. (Remember to pick the small red bean as it tastes better than the large one)
冬至无非是华人文化里很重要的一个节日。所谓冬至，就是冬天的极端。（应该是吧。哈哈）但在马来西亚，我们没有冬天。它，是象征了团圆，聚集还有家和万事兴。这一天，家里大大小小都会回到家里，一起做汤圆。小小圆圆的糯米团，就是团圆的意思。今天我们做了一点汤圆，虽然是没有内馅，但我们制作了三种口味。嘻嘻。有传统的姜与黑糖汤，豆水，红豆沙。还有，记得汤圆要越搓越圆，糖水要很甜，才代表着幸福圆满的家庭。
Ta-daaa~
Enjoy!
祝大家冬至快乐。各家开开心心
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