Yin Feng Ice Fruit Room: A Sweet Bite of the Matchmaker Ice Cream, Shyly Melting on the Tip of Your Tongue

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Beside the Anise Tower in Yanshui, Tainan, bowls of red bean moon-viewing milk ice act as matchmakers, connecting love stories in the small town. Glasses of specially crafted watermelon lemonade serve as keys, unlocking the memories of those returning home.
Under the scorching sun of southern Taiwan, it feels like one could almost lose their sanity as I hurriedly make my way to the busiest intersection in Yanshui. In the distance, I see halved red watermelons and plump orange papayas lined up in a transparent freezer, visually cooling me down before I even step inside. Once inside, I pull up a red plastic chair, sit beside a lake green table, and take big sips of watermelon lemonade—the refreshing taste is simply exhilarating. In an era before streets were filled with coffee shops, young couples loved to meet at ice fruit stalls, and Yin Feng Ice Fruit Room has become the dating haven of Yanshui, Tainan. It carries the childhood and youth of every Yanshui resident, freezing time during each summer for the past 70 years.
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