Chewy glutinous rice balls (tang yuan) are served in a ginger and osmanthus flower sweet soup. Let’s celebrate Chinese Winter Solstice!

There are many fillings that you can substitute, but nothing quite as fitting for the holiday as cinnamon and cardamom.

Tang Yuan (glutinous rice balls) is sweet dumpling desserts serve during the winter solstice. This is a detailed recipe for this dessert.

Chinese osmanthus sweet soup with cute glutinous rice balls for Winter Solstice.

Soft and chewy sweet sticky rice balls filled with nutty and lightly sweetened black sesame filling in sweet ginger broth.

Spiced German Gluwhein, a German-style holiday mulled red wine recipe with oranges, cinnamon, cloves, star anise, and brandy.

This SUPER EASY Tang Yuan is made with glutinous rice flour only takes 10 minutes! Enjoy it sweet or savory- an Asian tradition.

Tang Yuan is made from glutinous rice flour and water, knead into a dough, roll into marble size balls, cooked in boiling water.

Salmon pâté, a bite of shrimp, two spinach wrapped salmon rolls tunnel through the middle.Wrapped in delicate crepe-like spinach pancakes.

Pizza with Salami, Mozzarella, and Fresh Herbs, a perfect for pairing for Syrah and solstice

Glutinous rice ball, or tangyuan – a colourful and chewy dough filled with oozing sesame paste and cooked in sweet warm pandan ginger broth

Tang Yuan (Glutinous Rice Balls) with Red Bean Paste Filling for the Winter Solstice Festival.

Vegan gingerbread sun faces- a fun solstice tradition!