Tangyuan

Wednesday was "Tangyuan Day" in my office! The best part is not eating but preparing it! I bought the pre-made (for my colleagues), but I don't like it because I feel it's not authentic! It's very simple to prepare it, just mix the glutinous flour with water and knead into dough. Roll it into a long strip and pinch off bit by bit, put into the middle of both palm and roll in circular motion to make small ball. Place them in the boiling water and wait till the balls float to the top of the pot. I helped my auntie to prepare it when I was still a small kid. I like the colourful balls served into the syrup. Normally we'll have white one (basic), green one and pink one.


To be creative, I normally mixed 2 colours together and roll then turn out to be either white/pink, white/green or pink/green just like the attachment here. How beautiful and yummilicious!


I prefer the sweet one instead of the salty one.