Taiwan's must-eat street foods
The top 3 according to 10 votes from people: Braised pork rice (lu rou fan) · Stinky tofu · Bubble tea. (Updated Sep 7, 2020.)
The night market and street snacks you have to try in Taiwan, combining CNN's recommended Taiwanese foods, the Michelin Guide's street food articles and travel sites' must-eat lists.
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Top 15
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1
Braised pork rice (lu rou fan)
Diced pork belly stewed in soy and five-spice over rice, Taiwan's national comfort food.
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2
Stinky tofu
Fried crisp with pickled cabbage, or in a mala hotpot; also recommended by CNN.
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3
Bubble tea
Born in Taichung in the 1980s: milk tea with chewy tapioca pearls, now global.
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4
Beef noodle soup
Braised or clear beef broth with thick noodles; Taipei holds a beef noodle festival.
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5
Xiaolongbao
Din Tai Fung made Taiwanese soup dumplings famous worldwide.
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6
Big sausage wrapping small sausage
Taiwanese sausage stuffed in a sticky rice sausage, a night market signature.
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7
Oyster omelette
Oysters, egg, sweet potato starch and greens, topped with sweet chilli sauce.
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8
Oyster vermicelli
Brown rice vermicelli with oysters and intestines, with black vinegar and garlic.
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9
Pepper buns
Pepper-pork buns baked in a charcoal tandoor; Raohe Night Market's are the most famous.
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10
Popcorn chicken (yan su ji)
Fried chicken bites with basil and pepper salt, the late-night favourite.
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11
Pig's blood cake
Sticky rice blood cake rolled in peanut powder and coriander.
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12
Gua bao
Steamed bun with braised pork belly, pickled greens and peanut powder, the 'tiger bites pig'.
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13
Douhua
Silky tofu pudding with peanuts, tapioca and syrup, hot in winter, cold in summer.
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14
Ba-wan (meatball)
Sweet potato starch dumpling with pork filling; Changhua's are the most famous.
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15
Fried chicken cutlet
A fried chicken cutlet bigger than your face, the night market icon.
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16
Mango shaved ice
Summer shaved ice topped with fresh mango and condensed milk.
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Comments (4)
滷肉飯配一碗貢丸湯，完美的一餐。
滷肉飯第一名沒意見，台灣人的靈魂食物。
Tried bubble tea in Taichung where it was supposedly invented, so good.
臭豆腐要配泡菜才對味！