Spring Festival Eve dinners around China

Korla, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region

Roasted stuffed bun

Roasted stuffed bun. [Photo by Jiang Xiaoming/Asianewsphoto]

Cooked in clay roasters, roasted stuffed bun is rarely seen in modern cities. Before every Spring Festival, however, Ghoulam Mutalep's grandmother will go back to the village and make roasted buns with stuffing.

"It's more than a stuffed bun, but a symbol of our tradition and culture and my grandma's love," Mutalep said.