AFTER years of longing for tang yuan, contractor Mohamad Aiman Zulkiflee beamed with joy when he got to savour the dessert again at the Titi Papan Chinese Mosque in Jalan Burma, George Town, Penang.

Tang yuan are sweet balls made from glutinous rice flour served in a syrup, often found at Lunar New Year celebrations. Delicious with a sweet gooey filling like the peanut version Suzie likes to ...

I used to love buying tang yuan (round balls of glutinous rice flour, also spelt tong yuen) in ginger broth from the vendors that popped up in Hong Kong streets as soon as the weather started to ...

Tang yuan (or tong yuen) are eaten by Chinese families for reunion dinners, such as for the mid-Autumn festival, winter solstice and Chinese New Year, because the round balls symbolise harmony ...