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Making qingtuan involves making a flour dough, putting a filling inside, and then shaping and popping the finished products into steaming baskets. [Photo/WeChat account: wuxishilvyouju] |
Qingming Festival, a traditional Chinese festival that takes place on the first day of the fifth solar term of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, falls on April 5 this year.
In China, the holiday is associated with the consumption of qingtuan, green dumplings made of glutinous rice and barley grass.
Making qingtuan involves making a flour dough, putting a filling inside, and then shaping and loading the finished products into steaming baskets.
Wuxi is also famous for its "San Rang rice ball", which has three different fillings – meat, red bean paste, and sesame. The rice balls are meant to commemorate the story of "Taibo San Rang", in which a prince named Taibo is praised for his nobility and humility in giving away his crown to his younger brother.
Three famous Wuxi traditional dessert shops have promoted both traditional and new kinds of qingtuan to attract consumers of all ages.
Sanfengqiao
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Sanfengqiao decorates especially to sell qingtuan during the Qingming Festival.[Photo/WeChat account: wuxishilvyouju] |
Address: No 24, Zhongshan Road, Liangxi district, Wuxi
Tel: 0510-82700605
Sanfengqiao has invited Chinese dessert masters from Shanghai to teach its chefs. Their qingtuan can weigh over 80g, with 30g of filling.
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Three distinct qingtuan, each with a different filling, are being heavily promoted in Sanfengqiao. [Photo/WeChat account: wuxishilvyouju] |
