Part 5 – Yuan xiao & BALBLAIR 1990

Since the Song Dynasty (960-1279), people have had the custom of consuming ‘Yuanxiao’ during the lantern festival. They are a kind of rice dumpling made from glutinous rice powder with various fillings, like bean paste, brown sugar and all kinds of fruits and nuts.

 

Generally eaten on the last day of the Spring Festival, since they are also named ‘tangyuan’ or ‘tuanyuan’, pronounced like ‘tuanyuan’ (reunion).

 

Balblair 1990 and the dumpling soup go very well together, amazingly well giving you sweet and spicy characters with zesty fruits.

The BALBLAIR 1990 will be reviewed in February.