Tradition is still valued this year, more people in Singapore buy glutinous rice balls for the winter solstice

　　China News Service, December 21. According to Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao, during the winter solstice, the sales of glutinous rice dumplings in Singapore supermarkets this year have increased compared with the same period last year. On the 19th, some members of the public took advantage of the weekend to buy glutinous rice noodles at the market. Go home and make glutinous rice balls.

　　The 21st is the winter solstice. Although the epidemic has not yet been out of the epidemic, many families still attach importance to the traditional custom of eating glutinous rice balls during the winter solstice, and have rushed to prepare glutinous rice balls.

　　A NTUC FairPrice Supermarket spokesperson pointed out that the sales of glutinous rice balls in December this year increased slightly compared with the same period last year.

According to different brands and packaging sizes, the price of glutinous rice balls ranges from 1 yuan and 8 1/2 to 4 yuan and 9 yuan.

　　As for glutinous rice noodles, both sales and prices have remained stable this month, with prices ranging from 1 yuan and 45 cents to 2 yuan and 3 cents.

　　A spokesperson for Sheng Siong Supermarket said that the sales of glutinous rice balls were good this month, with an overall increase of more than 30%. The sales of its own brand of black sesame, red bean and peanut glutinous rice balls also doubled.

At present, three packs of this brand's glutinous rice balls are on sale at RMB 4, 6 and a half.

The sales volume of glutinous rice flour dropped by 10% compared with last year.

　　However, Zhang Meiqing (55), a market vendor at the 74th market in Lane 4 of Toa Payoh for 30 years, said in an interview that although there were more people patronizing on the 19th, the business was still not as good as last year.

　　She said that on the 19th, there were slightly more frozen glutinous rice balls and glutinous rice noodle dumplings. Some customers would buy glutinous rice noodle dumplings and make their own glutinous rice dumplings. However, most customers still buy ready-made glutinous rice balls, which are convenient to cook and eat.

　　"I don't know if there will be more customers. Many people should rush to buy at the last minute." (Huang Beiying)