Thursday, December 20, 2012

Happy Dong Zhi (Winter Solstice)

Yesterday I had an early celebration of Dong Zhi...
The actual day is on tomorrow..
As tomorrow I will travel up North for my Christmas Holiday..
So my MIL decided to have it earlier.. did some prayers... and so on..

Yesterday we had a simple dinner (as I said that I will visit my MIL more often... lol) 
and all family members gather together... 

I was very surprise that this time my MIL make a special tong yuen dessert...

My MIL use a pumpkin soup as the base..
Taste very nice.. 
She called it Golden Tong Yuen..
after you eat you will be HUATTTTTTT ahhh..

Happy Dong Zhi & Merry Christmas to all of you... 
So coincidentally Dong Zhi also fall 21/Dec/2012 ...

Hope to see you again after Christmas.......

Here I also want to congratulate Jane (my niece) who score excellent result in her PMR..
Well done... 

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42 comments:

  1. HayleyDecember 20, 2012 at 10:50 AM

    Happy Dong Zhi to you and family!
    I already had mine on Monday ^^

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  2. GenskieDecember 20, 2012 at 11:06 AM

    looks yummy

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  3. wennDecember 20, 2012 at 11:50 AM

    wow..so nice! I want!

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  4. HappySurferDecember 20, 2012 at 12:03 PM

    The pumpkin soup looks Huattt-ah alright. LOL

    Happy Dongzhi festival.

    What?? You are off for the holidays already?! Oh well... Enjoy!

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  5. SeanDecember 20, 2012 at 12:44 PM

    yay, you have a nice MIL =) hope you have a safe and pleasant holiday up north :D

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  6. Happy walkerDecember 20, 2012 at 2:00 PM

    Happy Dong Zhi Festival~

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  7. YannieDecember 20, 2012 at 2:07 PM

    Happy Dongzhi to you and happy holiday to you too.

    I love pumpkin tong yuen too.

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  8. AnonymousDecember 20, 2012 at 2:27 PM

    Me too celebrated pre-dong zhi yesterday together with brothers. Made steamboat at home...and also tong yuen as dessert!

    Wow...that golden tong yuen must be yummy! After HUAT edi don't lupa people okay? :-p

    CONGRATS to your niece! ;-)

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    1. yvonneDecember 20, 2012 at 4:31 PM

      Golden tong yuen? I thought SP regards this color as yellow, as in the hamsap color?

      After eat yellow tong yuen SP will HUAT and get horny! LOL~~

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    2. AnonymousDecember 20, 2012 at 5:15 PM

      Hahahaha! And become yellow all over? Yellow minded, Yellow Telco service, Yellow face, Yellow baju....etc etc.... LOL!

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  9. Koh Kian FaiDecember 20, 2012 at 2:51 PM

    happy Dong Zhi :)

    (sigh my family didn't tang yuen for many years)

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  10. ReanaclaireDecember 20, 2012 at 3:03 PM

    hey..good idea..to use pumpkin as the base soup! Never thought of that.. tomorrow my mom will do the tong yeun too.. this year we bought two packets from Jaya Jusco, those with fillings inside.. :)

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  11. [SK]December 20, 2012 at 3:48 PM

    haiyoh, you can always put this post up tomorrow on the winter solstice itself mah.. there is one feature in blogger called SCHEDULED POST you don't know meh?? haha~~ :p

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    1. [SK]December 20, 2012 at 3:49 PM

      oh nice, i actually quite like to eat the "tang yuan", love the chewy chewy glutinous balls in the soup with some hints of ginger.. but cannot eat too much also lah, this year i gotta eat 36 balls, following my age mah, haha!!

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    2. [SK]December 20, 2012 at 3:50 PM

      pumpkin flavor!! hmm, sounds healthy and delicious too!! maybe you can tabao a bit to be eaten during your flight, haha!! or perhaps you could also find that in BKK?? :)

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    3. Simple PersonDecember 20, 2012 at 4:09 PM

      I know but tomorrow is 21/Dec.
      so if it is true then at least you can read this post.. kakakaka

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    4. Simple PersonDecember 20, 2012 at 4:13 PM

      SK you are 36 years old meh?

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    5. linaDecember 20, 2012 at 8:40 PM

      SK is younger than me.... so should be 36 and below. ;p

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    6. [SK]December 20, 2012 at 10:10 PM

      the chinese says you are one year older on winter solstice already.. :p

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    7. இ Baŋäŋaz இDecember 21, 2012 at 11:08 PM

      Strange enough Bananaz also 36 coz never eaten any 'tang yuan' thereafter. Old folks say Dongzhi Festival is more 'bigger' than CNY and once you have eaten the tang yuan after Dongzhi Festival you add one year. So Bananaz maintain 36 years old every year.

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  12. yvonneDecember 20, 2012 at 4:33 PM

    Happy Dong Zhi!

    You had tong yuen earlier, but you prayed earlier too? I thought must pray on the dedicated day one? Can simply change the date ka?

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    1. yvonneDecember 20, 2012 at 4:34 PM

      Next time on every 1st and 15th, you wanna grr grrrr grrrr, change to be vegan on 2nd or 16th :p

      Cannot like that, right?

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    2. Simple PersonDecember 20, 2012 at 5:23 PM

      ur grr grr grr urges is very strong huh...
      not for me .. I will tahan till 2nd & 16th.. kakakakaka
      then it will be more keng chow...

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  13. fiSeeLDecember 20, 2012 at 5:07 PM

    The tang yuen looks good! have a good holiday!

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  14. TheJessicatDecember 20, 2012 at 8:11 PM

    pumpkin soup is sucha smart idea!

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  15. linaDecember 20, 2012 at 8:41 PM

    Have a great holiday waaaay up north! :)

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  16. Huai BinDecember 20, 2012 at 11:27 PM

    Happy Dong Zhi! I haven't eaten it this year since I'm not in my hometown (my grandma cooks it).

    I hear it's the biggest holiday before CNY. That one I definitely will always go back.

    Have a good holiday bro! :)

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  17. Nava KDecember 21, 2012 at 12:34 PM

    Happy holiday and have fun. Thats a lovely sweet dessert.

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  18. UnknownDecember 21, 2012 at 2:54 PM

    Eh.. first time hear of pumpkin soup for Tang Yuan.. hahaha... good idea ar.. Happy Winter Solstice to you =D Merry X'Mas as well =)

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  19. இ Baŋäŋaz இDecember 21, 2012 at 11:10 PM

    Happy Dongzhi Festival to you & Fui Fui & family. So nice heading north for holidays already. Drive safefully (*safely + carefully)

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  20. sibu food divaDecember 21, 2012 at 11:21 PM

    happy dongzhi festival to you and your missus (plus your MIL) :) congratulations to your niece! well done!

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  21. suituapuiDecember 23, 2012 at 9:47 AM

    Congrats to your niece. You love 'em balls? Wink! Wink! LOL!!!!

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  22. missyblurkitDecember 23, 2012 at 7:53 PM

    happy dong zhi! and merry christmas!

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  23. Yee LingDecember 24, 2012 at 11:35 AM

    Merry Xmas by now..ehehhehe. Wish you and your wifey to have a sweet Silent Night.

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  24. Jarod YongDecember 25, 2012 at 11:13 AM

    The pumpkin base sounds good!
    Happy Dong Zhi & Merry Christmas!

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  25. Cynful PleasureDecember 26, 2012 at 1:30 PM

    wah.. it seems the golden tang yuan make you a little good luck wor! You won the Starbuck planner, and please let me have your address by replying the email I send... check junk if don't have.. or leave it in my blog.. tq tq!

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  26. Charmaine PuaDecember 26, 2012 at 11:15 PM

    Merry Christmas!!

    I never had tong yuen with pumpkin soup before but I think it's a good idea.
    Can try it next time :)

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  27. Huai BinDecember 27, 2012 at 4:32 AM

    Yeah come to think of it, I haven't had it with pumpkin soup either.

    It sounds good though - pumpkin would add sweetness and I like pumpkin! :D

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  28. Small KucingJanuary 2, 2013 at 9:12 PM

    pumpkin soup base...hmm...interesting ....healthy too

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    1. Small KucingJanuary 2, 2013 at 9:12 PM

      usually i had it with pandan soup or ginger. Maybe net year can try this

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