Tangyuan
tang yuan, 汤圆, tāng yuán, yuanxiao, soup ball
Tangyuan (traditional chinese: 湯圓; simplified chinese: 汤圆; pinyin: tāngyuán; lit. 'soup ball') is a traditional chinese dessert made of glutinous rice shaped into a ball 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 sometimes stuffed with filling. tangyuan is traditionally eaten during the lantern festival, but because its name is a homophone for union (traditional chinese: 團圓; simplified chinese: 团圆; pinyin: tuányuán) and symbolizes togetherness and completeness, this dish is also served at weddings, family reunions, chinese new year, and the dōngzhì (winter solstice) festival.
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