This is a type of ‘drink’ that’s made of egg, rice wine and white sugar. (I think it’s similar to eggnog). In Wuhan, this is usually paired with dough sticks 油条 or noodles. Some families do drink this when they’re sick.
A quick start to Chinese funerary practices - meta thread!
I'll be explaining the coffin houses, paper money, paper effigies, and the chinese version of hell using my footnotes from Chapter 33. (Wangxian enter the Yi City)