Meal time: 2025/03/01

Honestly, this is my favorite sesame glutinous rice ball, no competition
I started eating it when I was young, when a bowl cost 50 or 60 NTD, and now it’s 90 NTD per bowl
The price increase has shocked me a bit 🙀
But every time I come to the temple, I have to have a bowl of glutinous rice balls

This time I ordered
⭐️ Sesame glutinous rice balls (cold) 💰 90
One serving has 5 balls, served with cool osmanthus syrup
Once it’s served, don’t rush to eat the glutinous rice balls right away; let the ice chill a bit
This way, the skin of the glutinous rice balls becomes chewy, adding to the texture
After biting in, you get a full sesame aroma, but it’s not too sweet
It’s really delicious

Additionally, the filling only comes in sesame flavor, and it has lard inside
So vegetarians cannot eat it!

In summary
These glutinous rice balls that I’ve been eating since I was small, even though the price keeps increasing
I just can’t help but have a bowl
I recommend it to everyone

After eating in this restaurant, I realized that the taste of Yuanxiao is indeed different from glutinous rice balls, and it is more delicious.

Every time I go to Family Fortune Lantern Festival, I see the same chef (?), which gives me a sense of security. The quality has indeed been very stable over the years.

Tangyuan is kneaded and shaped by hand, while Yuanxiao is formed by putting the fillings in a bamboo sieve and shaking them, then rolling them to coat with dry glutinous rice flour, so the outer skin tastes softer and less sticky. Even if there is such a distinction, whether it is the menu or the boss, it is still called glutinous rice balls.

Family Portrait Yuanxiao only has a single sesame flavor, and you can choose whether to add fermented rice dumplings (can be hot or iced) or eggs (can only be made hot); my personal favorite is fermented glutinous rice dumplings with ice water.