Today, as in December 22 2007, is a special day for the Chinese to celebrate Winter Solstice Festival. The day when Chinese will eat tang yuen (glutinuous rice balls). Anyway, I've Wikipedia-ed something about this festival:
"Traditionally, the Dongzhi Festival is also a time for the family to get together. One activity that occurs during these get togethers (especially in the southern parts of China and in Chinese communities overseas) is the making and eating of Tangyuan (湯圓, Cantonese jyutping: tong1 jyun2; Mandarin Pinyin: Tāng Yuán) or balls of glutinuous rice, which symbolize reunion. Tangyuan are made of glutinuous rice flour and sometimes brightly coloured. Each family member receives at least one large Tang Yuan in addition to several small ones. The flour balls may be plain or stuffed. They are cooked in a sweet soup or savoury broth with both the ball and the soup/broth served in one bowl." -Wikepedia-
As this festival is so meaningful (for family to get together), of course, me, my dad and siblings will be going to visit my mum. I've made something for her too =)
- my first time making agar-agar, and my signature
brownies
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