Tangyuan is a traditional Shanghai local food originally eaten only during China's lantern festival. Tangyuan is small balls made from glutinous rice flour. They can either be stuffed with sweet or savory fillings, or unstuffed. The flour is mixed with water until it forms dough. Then the dough is rolled into small balls and cooked and served in boiling water. The sweet fillings consist of ground black sesame seeds mixed with sugar, chopped peanuts and sugar, or red bean

paste. The savory filling is usually made of pork and spices. In Shanghai, there are many old stores for Tangtuan. The Wang Jia She Confectionery Store located on West Nangjing Road of Jing'an District is one of the most famous. Another well known shop selling Tangyuan is the small restaurant located in the Town God's Temple.