Shops prepare for winter solstice boom
Shops prepare for winter solstice boom
2025-12-19
Winter solstice is this Sunday! On this day, many people would gather with family and enjoy tangyuan, or glutinous rice balls. They often have a sweet filling and are served in a sugary soup. There’s also the savory tangyuan, which are stuffed with minced pork and served in broth. But regardless, either one makes a hearty treat on the longest night of the year.
Winter solstice is only two days from now. Shoppers for tangyuan can expect a long line on the very day, so they’re stocking up now.
Member of public
Buying tangyuan
There’s just so many people on the very day. Children want the sweet ones and adults want the savory ones, so I’m getting all kinds.
Member of public
Buying tangyuan
I’m buying both kinds. I bought three boxes yesterday. It wasn’t enough, so I’m back. I bought the sweet ones and savory ones yesterday. Anyway, we’re a big family, so I’m getting more.
A popular tangyuan vendor in Taipei has deployed twice the manpower as usual to meet the surge in demand.
Owner
Tangyuan shop
The stall will run from today until the day of winter solstice. I’ve just returned from Tainan myself. It seems like there are around a dozen, or even more. Usually there are only seven or eight on the job.
The owner’s friends and family have all come to help out at the shop on the busiest time of the year. Tangyuan may be the default for winter solstice, but others may also opt for pork trotter vermicelli.
A dollop of vermicelli is added to the boiling pot. Paired with the chewy skin and tender flesh of the pork trotters, you get a hearty bowl that’s not only satisfying but also believed to bring blessings.
Owner
Pork trotter vermicelli shop
In the past year or two, some are saying that having pork trotter vermicelli on winter solstice can banish bad luck. It’s a great choice for birthdays and other special occasions. It’s also rich in collagen. So it’s really beneficial. Rather eat well than taking medication.
The lengthy shape of vermicelli symbolizes longevity and the dish itself is believed to banish misfortune. And so having it on winter solstice—when daylight hours begin to get longer—is believed to welcome good luck. But regardless, a hot piping bowl always satisfies on a cold winter day.
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週末過冬至! 民眾提前採買 湯圓名店出動2倍人力
2025-12-19
這個星期日就要冬至了！台北知名湯圓店已經忙得不可開交，出動平常兩倍人力，從大清早六點就開始準備，不少民眾提前兩天就來採買，不過冬至除了吃湯圓，其實也可以吃豬腳麵線，有延壽的寓意外，還能除晦氣。
再過兩天就要過冬至，不少民眾怕當天再來買湯圓，會大排長龍，特地超前部署。
[[民眾]]
“(冬至)那天當天，人就好多好多喔，反正小朋友說要吃甜的，我們大人要吃鹹的，就全部都買啊”
[[民眾]]
“兩種都買，昨天是買了三盒回去，不夠再來買，昨天買甜的買鹹的，那我家裡人多，所以我就來買”
台北知名湯圓店總動員，出動平常兩倍以上的人力，才能應付採買人潮。
[[湯圓店店員]]
“今天開始擺到冬至，我也是從台南回來，好像10幾個喔，不只喔，平常都好像他們7、8個而已”
老闆的親朋好友通通來幫忙，支援年度大檔期。冬至除了吃湯圓，有些人也會吃豬腳麵線。
Q彈膠質豐富的豬皮，還有軟嫩瘦肉，再下一坨白麵線，浸在清甜不膩的豬腳肉湯裡，吃下去，不只身體暖呼呼，也有好的寓意，
[[豬腳麵線店老闆]]
“這一、兩年，倒是有聽人家在講，冬至可以吃豬腳麵線，去霉運啊，生日，祝壽，其實都適合，膠原蛋白，所以吃豬腳麵線，其實對身體都還不錯，藥補不如食補”
吃豬腳麵線延壽也除晦氣，象徵過去一年的壞運結束，迎接好運來。更重要的是，冷冷的天吃熱騰騰美食，身心靈都很滿足。
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