Tanggua is a traditional delicacy in northern China. The main raw material is maltose, mixed with some yellow rice and stewed.
There is a Chinese folk legend that the Kitchen God goes to heaven to report people's daily life, good and evil deeds to the Jade Emperor on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month every year. On Xiaonian, Chinese people eat sugar melons to pray for peace and sweetness in the new year. It represents a prayer for a safe and sweet year ahead.