tangyuan

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Tangyuan are traditional Chinese glutinous rice balls, often filled with sweet or savory ingredients and served in a warm broth, commonly eaten during festivals and family celebrations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese food
dessert
dumpling
associatedWith Han Chinese culture
southern Chinese cuisine
color multicolored
white
consumedIn China NERFINISHED
Hong Kong NERFINISHED
Macau NERFINISHED
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
Taiwan NERFINISHED
cookingMethod boiled
deep-fried
countryOfOrigin China
course dessert
snack
eatenDuring Lantern Festival NERFINISHED
Winter Solstice Festival NERFINISHED
family celebrations
reunion dinners
weddings
flavorProfile savory
sweet
hasFilling black sesame paste
meat
no filling
osmanthus-flavored paste
peanut paste
red bean paste
sweetened crushed peanuts
hasVariant savory tangyuan
stuffed tangyuan
sweet tangyuan
unstuffed tangyuan
isA glutinous rice ball
mainIngredient glutinous rice flour
regionalName yuanxiao
servedTemperature hot
warm
shape round
symbolizes completeness
family togetherness
good fortune
reunion
texture chewy
typicallyServedIn clear sweet soup
fermented rice wine soup
sweet syrup
warm broth

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Lantern Festival featuresFood tangyuan