Having lived in Shanghai, there’s one Chinese dessert I always look forward to at every gathering: Tang yuan. The sweet glutinous rice balls are sticky and chewy with a similar texture to mochi. They ...

Sometimes I dream about sitting in a big tub of rice pudding. It just seems like a nice thing to do. I imagine the milk or coconut milk would have a calming, moisturizing effect on the skin, and I ...

Tang yuan are sticky rice balls, typically filled with sweet black sesame or red bean paste. During Chinese New Year, the dessert represents family unity, as tang yuan sounds like the term 团圆 (tuan ...

This soothing, sweet Chinese dessert soup of rice flour dough balls stuffed with black sesame seeds in a rock sugar–sweetened broth is typically served during reunions because the round rice balls ...