Century egg and pudding
The flipped pudding has been quite popular in Taiwan at the end of 2025. It’s called “flipped” because the proportions of caramel and pudding are reversed.
I received one on New Year’s Eve and decided to take some photos before tasting it.
Its dark color reminded me of a century egg, so I thought it would be fun to photograph them together—and then enjoy them both at the same time.
I’m still taking pictures so I haven’t tried it yet.
If you’re curious about how it tastes, reply to this email and I’ll let you know.
Happy 2026.
Some other snapshots from New Year’s Eve Taipei:
I often take photos of safety mirrors and share them with a Japanese Instagram account who collects them. I especially like how the road markings reflect in this one.
Visited a gallery where the photos were taken with expired film, and they turned out to have an amazing texture. Had the great chat with the artist who also has a theatre background.
Dropped by an indie film event at Daan Park, where they were showing Tsai Ming-liang’s Viva l’Amour.
The event has been held for three years and originally started as a humor about crying over the passing year—since the film features a famous scene where the actress cries in the park for 7 uncut minutes.
Feel free to share a safety mirror with Hidekazu san
by DongRong TSAI
Cry and celebrate