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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[Jiuniang]]
	* [[Yuanxiao]] — northern Lantern Festival rolling-method dumplings (related but distinct)		* [[Yuanxiao]] — northern Lantern Festival rolling-method dumplings (related but distinct)

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			* [[Yuanxiao]] — northern Lantern Festival rolling-method dumplings (related but distinct)

	* [[Chinese Snack]]		* [[Chinese Snack]]

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	'''Tangyuan''' (Simplified Chinese: 汤圆; Traditional Chinese: 湯圓; Pinyin: ''Tāngyuán''), closely related to '''yuanxiao''' (元宵), are balls of glutinous rice flour served in a sweet soup or syrup. They are festive foods for the Lantern Festival and the Dongzhi (winter solstice) season and everyday dessert snacks.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangyuan English Wikipedia]</ref>		'''Tangyuan''' (Simplified Chinese: 汤圆; Traditional Chinese: 湯圓; Pinyin: ''Tāngyuán''), closely related to northern '''yuanxiao''' (元宵), are balls of glutinous rice flour served in a sweet soup or syrup. They are festive foods for the Lantern Festival and the Dongzhi (winter solstice) season, and they also appear at weddings, family reunions, and as everyday dessert snacks. The name is a near homophone of ''tuányuán'' (团圆, reunion), so the round balls commonly symbolize togetherness and completeness on Chinese festive tables.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangyuan English Wikipedia: Tangyuan]</ref>

	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==

	Balls may be plain white or ~~filled with~~ black sesame, peanut, or red bean ~~paste~~; ~~the soup can be clear~~, fermented rice sweet soup, or ~~ginger syrup~~. Texture is soft and chewy (qq).		Balls range from marble to large dumpling size. They may be plain white or filled—classic sweet centers include black sesame paste, crushed peanut with sugar, and red bean or jujube pastes; savory meat-and-vegetable fillings exist in some regional lines. Soup bases include ginger rock-sugar syrup, fermented rice sweet soup (醪糟 / 酒酿), red-bean soup, or simple clear sugar water (tong sui style). Texture is soft and chewy (often praised as “Q”).<ref name="wp" />

			Southern '''tangyuan''' are typically made by wrapping soft dough around a filling by hand. Northern '''yuanxiao''' of the Lantern Festival tradition are often made by repeatedly rolling a soft filling ball in dry glutinous flour so a coat builds up—similar look, different handcraft. Food writers usually keep the two names and methods distinct even though grocery freezers may blur the labels.<ref name="wp" />

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==

	~~Glutinous~~ rice flour and water for the dough; sweet fillings optional. ~~Regional yuanxiao-making methods differ~~ (~~rolling~~ in ~~dry flour vs~~. ~~hand-wrapping)~~.		Encyclopedic overview only: glutinous rice flour and water for the dough; sweet or savory fillings optional; sweet soups of ginger syrup, fermented rice, bean soups, or plain sugar water. Colored doughs and modern fillings (matcha, chocolate, custard) appear in contemporary shops. No recipe steps here.

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==

	~~Filled glutinous~~ balls ~~symbolize togetherness~~ in many Chinese ~~festive tables~~. ~~Southern and northern naming and techniques differ slightly, but the foods~~ share ~~the~~ sticky-rice ~~dessert role~~ with items ~~like~~ [[Zongzi]] ~~in festival seasonality~~.		Eating round sticky-rice balls on the first full moon of the lunar year is a long festival custom; Ming-era northern speech popularized the festival name '''yuanxiao''' for the food, while southern speech favored '''tangyuan''' / related forms. A soft political folk tale claims Yuan Shikai disliked the homophone of yuanxiao with “remove Yuan” and pushed the tangyuan name—treat that story as '''disputed folklore'''. Another palace maid “Yuanxiao” legend explaining lantern offerings is likewise folk narrative, not archival proof of invention.<ref name="wp" />

			In practice the balls mark Lantern Festival joy, Dongzhi family bowls in many southern and overseas Chinese homes, and commercial dessert menus year-round. They share festival sticky-rice company with items such as [[Zongzi]] and sweet [[Mooncake]] seasons without being interchangeable. Diaspora tables from Southeast Asia to elsewhere keep related glutinous balls under local names while preserving the reunion symbolism.

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==

	Served hot in bowls. See [[Chinese Snack]], [[Mooncake]], and [[Zongzi]] for other festive foods.		Served hot in bowls, sometimes fried after boiling in modern dessert shops. Unfilled small pearls may float in sweet soups. See [[Chinese Snack]], [[Mooncake]], and [[Zongzi]] for other festive foods; keep yuanxiao rolling-method products conceptually distinct when discussing northern Lantern Festival craft.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	* [[Zongzi]]		* [[Zongzi]]
	* [[Chinese Rice Snack]]		* [[Chinese Rice Snack]]
			* [[Douhua]]
	* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]		* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

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'''Tangyuan''' (Simplified Chinese: 汤圆; Traditional Chinese: 湯圓; Pinyin: ''Tāngyuán''), closely related to '''yuanxiao''' (元宵), are balls of glutinous rice flour served in a sweet soup or syrup. They are festive foods for the Lantern Festival and the Dongzhi (winter solstice) season and everyday dessert snacks.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangyuan English Wikipedia]</ref>

== Characteristics ==

Balls may be plain white or filled with black sesame, peanut, or red bean paste; the soup can be clear, fermented rice sweet soup, or ginger syrup. Texture is soft and chewy (qq).

== Ingredients (overview) ==

Glutinous rice flour and water for the dough; sweet fillings optional. Regional yuanxiao-making methods differ (rolling in dry flour vs. hand-wrapping).

== History and culture ==

Filled glutinous balls symbolize togetherness in many Chinese festive tables. Southern and northern naming and techniques differ slightly, but the foods share the sticky-rice dessert role with items like [[Zongzi]] in festival seasonality.

== Serving and variations ==

Served hot in bowls. See [[Chinese Snack]], [[Mooncake]], and [[Zongzi]] for other festive foods.

== See also ==

* [[Chinese Snack]]
* [[Mooncake]]
* [[Zongzi]]
* [[Chinese Rice Snack]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

== References ==

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