Tangyuan (Simplified: 汤圆; Traditional: 湯圓; Hanyu Pinyin: tángyuán), is a Chinese food made from glutinous rice flour. Glutinous rice flour is mixed with a small amount of water to form balls and is then cooked in boiling water. It is served hot in a bowl with the water. Tangyuan can be unfilled or filled, fillings can include red bean paste, chopped peanuts and sugar, sesame seeds, etc. Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiÇŽntǐzì; also called 简化字/簡化字, jiÇŽnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Pinyin (拼音, Pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... Glutinous rice, also called sticky rice or sweet rice, is the main type of rice grown and consumed by the Lao of Laos and Northeast Thailand, areas which are considered to be the primary center of origin and domestication of Asian rice (). It has been cultivated in this area for... Red bean paste is a food item prepared by boiling azuki beans with sugar. ...

The food may be eaten all year round, although it is commonly associated with Chap Goh Mei, or the Lantern Festival. Tzap Goh Mei represents the fifteenth and final day of the Lunar New Year period as celebrated by Chinese migrant communities. ... Lantern Festival in Taiwan The Lantern Festival (Simplified Chinese: 元宵节; Traditional Chinese: 元宵節/元宵; pinyin: ) is a traditional Chinese festival/holiday, which is celebrated by the Chinese in many countries. ...

See also

• Oshiruko