::winter.solstice::

now the winter has arrived. you mum always whisked up dumpling (tang yuan) in white and pink color and cooked it in pandan ginger sweet soup. she always told you to eat at least one dumpling otherwise you cannot grow a year older.
many years later, mum is no longer around and you have settle down in europe, you come to appreciate this festival more as there's winter here in europe after all. it's normally just a few days before christmas and it's also denote the shortest day light or longest darkness.
you made a bowl of black sesame tang yuan and some plain ones in pink/purple-ish color infused with beetroot. the color is muted but that's alright since you're not keen with artificial coloring.
so this is a heart warming, down the memory lane and a rekindle of your childhood, cultural and values bowl of tang yuan.
happy winter solstice everyone! 冬至快乐！