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Sales of yuanxiao boom before Lantern Festival

(jschina.com.cn) Updated: 2015-03-04 11:36

The Lantern Festival is just around the corner. In “Granny Yuanxiao”, a famous store of yuanxiao (or glutinous rice ball) in Nanjing, the sales are booming with 30,000 yuanxiao sold in one day and a queue of more than 200 people.

Based on traditional flavor of black sesame, five other ingredients were added to adapt to modern people’s flavor. The ingredients are namely sweet-scented osmanthus, sugar, pine nuts, shelled melon seeds and two different pickled plums.

With only 12 yuan ($1.92), one can buy a package containing 20 yuanxiao. According to the shop owner, 1,500 packages of yuanxiao were sold in a single day.

Sales of yuanxiao boom before Lantern Festival
Freshly-made yuanxiao were put on sale.

Sales of yuanxiao boom before Lantern Festival
The small stand is crowded with customers.

Sales of yuanxiao boom before Lantern Festival
People queue for Granny Yuanxiao.

Sales of yuanxiao boom before Lantern Festival
Staff are busy packing yuanxiao.

Sales of yuanxiao boom before Lantern Festival
Freshly-made yuanxiao were put on sale.

 

 

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