Comments on: Glutinous rice balls remind me of home http://www.a-l-i-n-e.com/2009/12/04/glutinous-rice-balls-remind-me-of-home/ Aline Wong Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:28:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: aline http://www.a-l-i-n-e.com/2009/12/04/glutinous-rice-balls-remind-me-of-home/#comment-55377 aline Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:44:52 +0000 http://www.a-l-i-n-e.com/?p=1640#comment-55377 @clive, Sorry for the late reply. Not sure if you've managed to make glutinous rice balls. Let me know. You can get glutinous rice flour in Mauritius. :) You don't have to make the flour yourself. Just buy it at <em>Wah luen hong</em> (not sure about the spelling) or other shops in Chinatown. I made plain glutinous rice balls with sweet potato soup before I went back to Mauritius. Will post the photos soon. You can start by making plain glutinous rice balls with no fillings. Very easy to make. :) Those with fillings are a bit more challenging to make. Haven't tried yet. Will try to make some at the end of this month. :) @clive, Sorry for the late reply. Not sure if you’ve managed to make glutinous rice balls. Let me know.
You can get glutinous rice flour in Mauritius. :) You don’t have to make the flour yourself. Just buy it at Wah luen hong (not sure about the spelling) or other shops in Chinatown. I made plain glutinous rice balls with sweet potato soup before I went back to Mauritius. Will post the photos soon. You can start by making plain glutinous rice balls with no fillings. Very easy to make. :) Those with fillings are a bit more challenging to make. Haven’t tried yet. Will try to make some at the end of this month. :)

]]> By: clive http://www.a-l-i-n-e.com/2009/12/04/glutinous-rice-balls-remind-me-of-home/#comment-53412 clive Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:28:39 +0000 http://www.a-l-i-n-e.com/?p=1640#comment-53412 Been searching on the net on how to prepare the rice balls. Mention is made of glutinous rice flour. By any chance do you know what is the equivalent name in hakka? Just asked my dad. He said it is the rice (nor mee)we use to make zao sui. The flour is obtained by grinding the rice. Could you please ask your mum about the recipe, or better if you happen to know, please send it to me? My dad said it is very tasty and his mum usually home made. As you said it forms part of the Chinese culture yet when old persons passed away so does the culture. Been searching on the net on how to prepare the rice balls. Mention is made of glutinous rice flour. By any chance do you know what is the equivalent name in hakka?
Just asked my dad. He said it is the rice (nor mee)we use to make zao sui. The flour is obtained by grinding the rice. Could you please ask your mum about the recipe, or better if you happen to know, please send it to me? My dad said it is very tasty and his mum usually home made. As you said it forms part of the Chinese culture yet when old persons passed away so does the culture.

]]> By: aline http://www.a-l-i-n-e.com/2009/12/04/glutinous-rice-balls-remind-me-of-home/#comment-53371 aline Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:32:52 +0000 http://www.a-l-i-n-e.com/?p=1640#comment-53371 @clive, I've been talking to my sis. Apparently, the frozen glutinous rice balls aren't sold in Mauritius (unlike in China or Singapore... ). It's a pity.. because I reckon that it's part of the Chinese culture. I always thought that most of the sino-Mauritians knew about it. Well, since the ready-made glutinous rice balls aren't sold in Mauritius, people can only make them at home. That's what my family has been doing. I know other families in Mauritius who also make glutinous rice balls. It's not difficult. @clive,
I’ve been talking to my sis. Apparently, the frozen glutinous rice balls aren’t sold in Mauritius (unlike in China or Singapore… ). It’s a pity.. because I reckon that it’s part of the Chinese culture. I always thought that most of the sino-Mauritians knew about it. Well, since the ready-made glutinous rice balls aren’t sold in Mauritius, people can only make them at home. That’s what my family has been doing. I know other families in Mauritius who also make glutinous rice balls. It’s not difficult.

]]> By: clive http://www.a-l-i-n-e.com/2009/12/04/glutinous-rice-balls-remind-me-of-home/#comment-53302 clive Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:32:45 +0000 http://www.a-l-i-n-e.com/?p=1640#comment-53302 Me first time seeing these balls also. Where are they available in Mauritius? Me first time seeing these balls also. Where are they available in Mauritius?

]]> By: aline http://www.a-l-i-n-e.com/2009/12/04/glutinous-rice-balls-remind-me-of-home/#comment-53251 aline Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:06:25 +0000 http://www.a-l-i-n-e.com/?p=1640#comment-53251 @waz, it doesn't like you. :P @waz,
it doesn’t like you. :P

]]> By: aline http://www.a-l-i-n-e.com/2009/12/04/glutinous-rice-balls-remind-me-of-home/#comment-53250 aline Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:05:19 +0000 http://www.a-l-i-n-e.com/?p=1640#comment-53250 @Raymond, you don't cook? I miss the food in Shanghai... I want to eat guotie ! argh. @Raymond,
you don’t cook? I miss the food in Shanghai…
I want to eat guotie ! argh.

]]> By: Raymond http://www.a-l-i-n-e.com/2009/12/04/glutinous-rice-balls-remind-me-of-home/#comment-53235 Raymond Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:38:19 +0000 http://www.a-l-i-n-e.com/?p=1640#comment-53235 Hehe, I admit to buying and eating these at times. Make a change from buying frozen jiaozi for dinner. :mrgreen: Hehe, I admit to buying and eating these at times. Make a change from buying frozen jiaozi for dinner. :mrgreen:

]]> By: waz http://www.a-l-i-n-e.com/2009/12/04/glutinous-rice-balls-remind-me-of-home/#comment-53157 waz Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:27:49 +0000 http://www.a-l-i-n-e.com/?p=1640#comment-53157 i don't know...i'm just poking fun at your comment moderation system which always seems to reject me! SPAM! :mrgreen: i don’t know…i’m just poking fun at your comment moderation system which always seems to reject me!

SPAM! :mrgreen:

]]> By: aline http://www.a-l-i-n-e.com/2009/12/04/glutinous-rice-balls-remind-me-of-home/#comment-53132 aline Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:47:46 +0000 http://www.a-l-i-n-e.com/?p=1640#comment-53132 @The Hair Admirer, Other fillings available are red beans, black sesame paste and maybe some others but that's all I usually buy. thanks! Hope that you have a fantastic weekend too! :) My hamsters from my Shanghai days are resting in peace. I think that you weren't reading my blog back then. The hamsters in the photos I posted months ago are my friend's hamsters. :) ..... and Sushi......... argh. I miss her. Not sure when I'll see her again. I'll post more photos of her soon. :) Enjoy your vacation! =) @The Hair Admirer,
Other fillings available are red beans, black sesame paste and maybe some others but that’s all I usually buy.
thanks! Hope that you have a fantastic weekend too! :)
My hamsters from my Shanghai days are resting in peace. I think that you weren’t reading my blog back then. The hamsters in the photos I posted months ago are my friend’s hamsters. :) ….. and Sushi……… argh. I miss her. Not sure when I’ll see her again. I’ll post more photos of her soon. :)
Enjoy your vacation! =)

]]> By: aline http://www.a-l-i-n-e.com/2009/12/04/glutinous-rice-balls-remind-me-of-home/#comment-53131 aline Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:30:43 +0000 http://www.a-l-i-n-e.com/?p=1640#comment-53131 @Angele, Really??? oh... I often eat glutinous rice balls back in Mauritius but they are always homemade. There's even a song about glutinous rice balls. Something like "卖汤圆卖汤圆，小二哥的汤圆是圆又圆，一碗汤圆满又满，三毛钱呀买一碗...” . Ah... my childhood days. Yeah, they really kinda look like fish balls when they are frozen. hehe @Angele,
Really???
oh… I often eat glutinous rice balls back in Mauritius but they are always homemade. There’s even a song about glutinous rice balls. Something like “卖汤圆卖汤圆，小二哥的汤圆是圆又圆，一碗汤圆满又满，三毛钱呀买一碗…” . Ah… my childhood days.
Yeah, they really kinda look like fish balls when they are frozen. hehe

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