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21 December, 2010

Winter Solstice Festival

Dong Zhi (冬至) or Winter Solstice Festival is here again!
It falls on December 22, where the sunshine is at its weakest and the daylight shortest.

Like many ancient Chinese people, my Mama also emphasizes the importance of winter solstice as big as Chinese New Year. That's why we make this round flour ball called Tang Yuan (汤圆).

Colouring and sugar are added :)

But one thing that I didn't like is, some people love to add ginger into the tang yuan soup until it becomes extremely spicy =/

Mama actually made me this on Sundae, coz' I am not at home on 22nd.
Hmm.. Now I understand how people feel when they're away from home during festive seasons :(

And this is my project during the weekend.
Apparently it failed to the maxxx! Due to the ugly shaping and colouring = ="

Finally..
Dear Chinese friends,
"冬至节快乐" & "Happy Winter Solstice Festival"!!!

28 comments:

  1. wa.. your tang yuen damn colorful. LOL

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  2. omg i even forgot there was dong zhi.

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  3. haha, I ate it on Monday, not me not around but she is not around on the actual day :D

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  4. wow . , nice info about tang yuan . ,

    hmm , it seems good , so colorfull . ,

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  5. HAPPY DONG ZHI :)
    yeay! fave fes. hehe.
    your tang yuan is coulourful max!
    but i dont like too colourful one, seems like eating the colouring LOL.
    like the traditional way :D

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  6. looks tasty! what's that soup made of..i mean other than the flour ball, the liquid i mean..

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  7. yer y ur tong yun got orange colour one??? >.<

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  8. 冬至快乐!!i just made tangyuan too just now...but haven't cook...why u cook so fast one? not tomorrow meh?? lol

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  9. wow ur tang yuan damn cute>< i haven hav mine yet SOBS*

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  10. the tang yuan looks so delicious!!!!

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  11. no wonder lah my Chinese friends made tang yuan..

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  12. the colours look great..and must be yummy too rite?

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  13. luckily ...very near until like touch my nose huhu...very good ...and a hapee Xmas to you ..ho ho ho

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  14. love the first pic. dreamy mood. Looks so nice and colourful.

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  15. maybe you can show how to make it...hihi

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