Small plain glutinous rice balls in a warm, sweet soup of fermented rice (酒酿), often with osmanthus and sometimes beaten egg. Lightly sour and sweet, with a faint taste of alcohol.
Shanghainese like a bowl of jiuniang yuanzi for breakfast.
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Jiangnan dessert and breakfast. 酒酿 is lightly fermented sweet glutinous rice; 圆子 are small unfilled rice balls. Served warm with osmanthus sugar and sometimes a beaten egg. Very low in alcohol.