Welcoming Winter Across The Blue

On the other side of the Pacific the Solstice holiday is often celebrated with tang yuan, glorious little balls of glutinous rice flour which may or may not be filled and are traditionally served in a clear broth or covered in ginger syrup. Symbols of family unity, the turning over of a new year and the coming of longer brighter days, these optimistic orbs are often vibrantly hued and will quickly disappear due to extreme yumfulness!  :)

Sweet Potato Tang Yuan (Stuffed Sticky Rice Balls in Pandan Ginger Syrup)

from Denise at Singapore Shiok!

Tang Yuan (Glutinous Rice Dumplings)

from Bee Yinn Low at Nyonya Food

Traditional Glutinous Rice Balls

from Crystal at The Modern Vegetarian

Original, Matcha and Cocoa Tang Yuan

from Qi Ting at A Dessert Diet

Osmanthus Tang Yuan

from Ann at Anncoo Journal

Tang Yuan (Glutinous Rice Balls)

from Su-yin at Bread et Butter

Savory Tang Yuan (Glutinous Rice Balls)

from Chow Vegan

Tangyuan For The Winter Solstice

from Audrey at Hungry Peepor

Filled Tang Yuan

from Jeroxie at Addictive & Consuming

Red Bean Dumpling Soup ~ Tang Yuan

from Melissa at Dash of East

Have you ever tried tang yuan? What's your favorite filling? Are traditional foods part of your Winter Solstice celebration?