Peanut butter sticky rice balls in green tea

These little pretty purses called tang-yuan, meaning ‘soup circles’, are a wildly beloved Chinese dessert and are very popular, if not mandatory, at all major celebratory events. Each ball is a mouthful of complimenting textures and flavours – chewy and runny, sweet and slightly salty, intensely nutty and rich – balanced with the subtle bitterness and fragrance from lightly honey-sweetened green tea.