warm winter solstice

i think this post is the fastest update i ever made...
just finished my 团圆饭 (reunion dinner) with my dearest family...
around 9.30pm
a late dinner.....
because we're waiting for my sis...

冬至 冬至 冬至 冬至 冬至 (winter solstice x 5) =p
what to eat???
of cause is the MUST-EAT festive food.....
汤圆 (tang yuan)

the tang yuan before sending into boiling water

look a bit cacat...

but they'll turn round and smooth after taking a hot bath in the delicous soup

the dough for tang yuan is home-made...

by the superwoman in my home-->my mom

the tang yuan more chewy and firm compared to those machine made one.....

had lots of tang yuan as usual....
tang yuan appear in my breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner for today....
it is a bit special this year....
other than the typical sweet tang yuan we usually have....
we also have some savory one this year.....^^

savory tang yuan.....

chewy tang yuan + meatball

bathing in the warm broth full with chicken+duck+dried squid flavour

the soup looks quite oily....

it's too delicous for me not to finish it to the last drop

sweet tang yuan.....

3 lovely sweet tang yuan sitting in red bean soup

went into my stomach after their last picture was taken....kekeke

they look bigger than the savory one

coz they're filled with some red bean paste..

tang yuan with red bean filling + red bean soup

best match...^^

豆沙水 (thick red bean soup) is home-made as well.....

it's a tedious process to make this smooth thick red bean soup.....boiled the beans.....
removed the husk of the bean...
boiled the slurry again....

the soup is added with some 陈皮 (dried orange peel)...

which give hint of refreshing tanginess in soup...^^

home-made stuff is always the BEST...

hope you all had a warm & HAPPY dong zhi

another HAPPY memory (^_^)