People flock to buy time-limited chewy hand-made yuanxiao｜Taiwan News

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The Lantern Festival is just around the corner, and everyone is rushing to stock up on traditional snacks such as yuanxiao. In Tainan, that means making the pilgrimage to a shop that’s been in business for 40 years and only sells their famous rice balls for three days. The labor-intensive process makes for chewy treats packed with flavor, which get customers waiting round the block. To ensure that everyone can buy some sweet treats for the holiday, the shop has extended its opening times this year, while limiting purchases to three boxes per person.

Plump balls of glutinous rice flour are rolled around in the tray, as staff makes an endless stream of yuanxiao. Of course, long lines formed early in the morning.

The queue goes around the block, and everyone is eager to get this season-limited treat. People have been waiting before the shop even opened.

Member of public
In line for yuanxiao
My colleague got in line at 7. I want to try them out see if they are good. There’s so many people in line.

Member of public
In line for yuanxiao
This shop is really famous, and their yuanxiao are really good. They stay springy after you cook them, unlike the ones you get in supermarkets.

This shop in Tainan has been pumping out hand-made rice balls for 40 years, and they only sell ahead of Lantern Festival. The labor-intensive treats sell out fast. This year, the shop is open for five days, and each shopper is limited to three boxes.

Mr. Tsai
Yuanxiao shop
It all takes a long time, from the filling to a finished product. We get about 120 to 180kg ready. Once we sell out of a filling, that’s it. We’re trying to make it so that everyone has the chance to buy some.

There’s two flavors available: peanut and black sesame. With a chewy texture and generous filling, everyone loves them. The yuanxiao usually only sell over three days, but this year, the shop has extended that to five so everyone can have a try.

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