Yesterday was Dongzhi or Winter Solstice Festival. It’s a celebration of unity and togetherness. Every year, my mom would roll the colorful glutinuous rice balls (tang yuan) and cook them in sugar syrup if she’s in KL. Ashley and I would help her with the rolling of the tang yuan. Ashley enjoyed it very much as she would make all sorts of funny round shapes and then laughed about them.
I bought some frozen ones from the market and cooked them for praying at the altar and hubs ate some too.
A few days earlier, I have reminded Ashley of this festival and asked her to check out the Asian grocer near her home for these rice balls. I told her what she needed and how to cook them. She said she will get them and cook for her friends too. She found frozen rice balls and mochi, and also frozen pandan leaves.
She sent me a photo of the tang yuan she cooked yesterday. This is her first time cooking and having glutinuous rice balls away from home. Not too bad *chuckle*. Am not sure what are those little round balls. Haven’t got a chance to chat with her. She’s always busy or in a hurry. As I’m typing this, she’s already on her way to Liverpool with her friends.
