Puddings
Sweet Rice Balls in Syrup
汤圆
China
Glutinous rice flour balls filled with black sesame, peanut or red bean paste, floated in a thin ginger or fermented rice syrup.
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What it is
A closer look at Sweet Rice Balls in Syrup.
Glutinous rice flour balls filled with black sesame, peanut or red bean paste, floated in a thin ginger or fermented rice syrup.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
Bite carefully — the black sesame filling runs out molten. Eaten at the Lantern Festival and at winter solstice, and year-round in dessert shops.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Sweet Rice Balls in Syrup.
China
Country-wide tradition
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