Happy Tang Yuan

I posted about Winter Solstice in last year. I remember that I want to make Tang Yuan in new flavour. However, I'm not yet make this. Nothing special thing happen. I don't eat Tang Yuan in this year. This doesn't mean that I don't want to eat Tang Yuan. I don't know about Tang Yuan's history. So, I search info and spread.

Update*
I just eat Tang Yuan. Tang Yuan soup is so sweet. I suggest that fill kaya or red bean flavour in Tang Yuan but this suggestion gets refused.

A little of bit of Tangyuán history.

Historically, a number of different names were used to refer to the tangyuan. During the Yongle era of the Ming Dynasty, the name was then officially called as yuanxiao, a name derived from the Yuanxiao festival, also known as the Lantern Festival. This name literally means “first evening”, being the first full moon or new moon after Chinese New Year. This name prevails in northern China.

In southern China, however, the prevailing names are tangyuan or tangtuan. Legend has it that during Yuan Shikai’s rule (1912-1916), Yuan disliked the name Yuanxiao because it sounded identical to “remove Yuan”, and so mandated that the name Tangyuan be used instead. This name literally means “round balls in soup”. Tangtuan similarly means “round dumplings in soup”.

Source: http://www.gourmetgarden.com.my/2008/12/20/416/