Move over gingerbread and sugar cookies — sesame balls are quietly making their way onto holiday dessert tables this year.

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 ...

Fill traditional Chinese dim sum sesame balls with red bean paste or a creamy guava filling for these crunchy, sweet delights. Jian dui are a staple Chinese pastry found across the world. They’re made ...

Contributor Jean Trinh reports. This piece was made possible by KCRW’s Independent Producer Project. The humble tang yuan, mochi-like balls made of glutinous rice flour, can be as tiny as marbles. But ...

Memory can be a cruel and unforgiving thing, I thought to myself earlier this week as I willed my technically still-operable 2004 Toyota Camry across Indianapolis in search of a fried bean ball. I was ...

A wise man once said, “A sweet treat a day keeps the doctor away.” Said wise man is me, of course. best chinese dessert - meeting you overview While all desserts have their charm, Chinese desserts ...

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