It just happened to be the winter solstice that day, and everyone was busy buying glutinous rice balls to celebrate the festival. I went around outside and found that many places had sold out of glutinous rice balls. In the end, I walked into this place called "Yongwei Douhua" with a mindset of trying my luck. The owner said there were only a few glutinous rice balls left, and generously sold them all to me, which was really heartwarming.

The tofu pudding there isn’t too sweet; it has a relatively refreshing taste. The tofu pudding itself is very smooth and tender, with a faint soy fragrance, perfectly paired with the syrup, making it not too heavy to eat. The glutinous rice balls are quite ordinary; they are the small red and white ones, without any particular surprises. But for me, the most important thing is the festive atmosphere of the winter solstice. Eating these felt like completing a festival ritual.

The owner is really nice; whether it’s in reception or answering questions, they are very warm and friendly, giving a familiar local feeling. By the way, there’s a small bird kept in the shop, locked up in a rather small cage. I’m not sure what kind of bird it is, but I noticed that the cage looks like it hasn’t been cleaned in a while, with bird droppings piled up. Although it’s unrelated to the food, I still hope the shop can take better care of the little animal because after all, it’s part of the shop too.