1 hour ago, KennethT said:Huh, I always thought that the glutinous rice balls filled with sesame (or even better, black sesame) were kind of like dessert...
Also, is this dinner outside? They're all wearing their winter coats.
Ha!
While we would consider tang yuan to be dessert and have them after the main savoury items, China doesn't think that way. Sweet courses can arrive at any point in the meal. Tang yuan are often eaten first.
The dinner was at home in Changsha, the capital of Hunan. The temperature was around 2 degrees Celsius. That's how people deal with the cold. They just pile on more clothes.
