The soft glutinous rice ball with a sweet filling and powdery exterior from Taiwan are making a big scene at Chinatown again. And the competition among the pasar malam stores here are just heating up. Last weekend when I was here the price was $1.80 per 100g. Last night, the usual was $1 per 100g. But this store, right in the center of all the action, was going at 80 cents per 100g. I am quietly confident the price is going to be further depressed today. The other Taiwan product which is popular this year is the Konnyakku fruit jelly. Its also going at the price of the mochi. Hear the perspiring vendors shouting "Jin Tian Lao Ban Bu Zai" (Boss not here today) and "Hao Chi Cai Mai" (Buy only if it's nice) into their loudspeakers to entice customers.
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