Product series No :  

4848

Item :  

tang yuan

Type :  

boiled

Category :  

Chaozhou-style bun / dumpling

Combination ref :  

red, white

Ingredients :  

glutinous rice, water, starch, colouring

Production formula :  

mixing ==> stirring ==> formation ==> cutting into small pieces ==> boiling

Use :  

daily consumption, [Chaozhou tang yuan]

praying for blessings, ancestral worship, altar, thanksgiving

Crafts and culture :  

It is a tradition of the community in Chaozhou to prepare this food at home during festivals. They add spices to the sweetened soup to give it a special flavour. The whole family like to enjoy this ‘tang yuan ’ together during the Winter Festival (Winter solstice), for ‘yuan’ implies reunion.