Street food & snacks 街头小吃

Taiwan oyster & vegetable fritters 蚵嗲

Expect brittle edges, soft vegetables and the briny taste of oysters. Sauce supplies a separate sweet, savoury or spicy layer, so taste a small piece before covering the whole fritter.

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Taiwan sweet potato puffs 地瓜球

Expect a light crunch followed by a chewy potato-starch texture and gentle sweetness. Freshly fried balls feel different from cooled ones, which become firmer and lose some surface crispness.

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Taiwanese tianbula fish cakes 甜不辣

The pieces have a springy bite and a savoury fish flavour. The sauce may be sweet even though the food is not a dessert.

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Taiwanese pork-blood rice cake 豬血糕

The cake is dense and chewy, with savoury seasoning and a nutty surface when peanut powder is used.

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Thin Wheat Noodles 面线

Thin Wheat Noodles (面线) appears in the local food directory for Taiwan. The Chinese introduction below explains the named food and its preparation in the linked culinary reference.

Pineapple Cake 凤梨酥

Pineapple Cake (凤梨酥) is a filled pastry found in Taipei (台北)'s bakeries and souvenir-food culture.

Scallion Pancake 葱油饼

Scallion Pancake (葱油饼) is a flour pancake cooked with chopped scallions and oil. Taipei (台北) street stalls include a style developed by migrants from Matsu (馬祖), using hot-water dough and a generous amount of oil in a broad pan.

Banqiao Youkukou Oyster Vermicelli 板桥油库口面线

Banqiao Youkukou Oyster Vermicelli (板桥油库口面线) is the thin-noodle soup of Youkukou (油庫口), a stall-turned-shop on Lane 188, Section 1 of Wenhua Road in Banqiao District (板橋區), New Taipei (新北市).

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Daxi Moonlight Cake 大溪月光饼

Daxi Moonlight Cake (大溪月光饼) is a round sweet-potato-filled cake from Daxi (大溪), Taoyuan (桃園). Its name refers to its resemblance to the full moon, and its filling makes use of the area's sweet potatoes.

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Taoyuan Pork Intestine Vermicelli 桃园大肠面线

Taoyuan Pork Intestine Vermicelli (桃园大肠面线) is a soup of thin vermicelli (面线) topped with braised pork large intestine, a close relative of Taiwan's oyster vermicelli (蚵仔面线).

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Sun Cake 太阳饼

Sun Cake (太阳饼) is a thin, roughly round pastry with a sweet filling that comes from Taichung (台中市) in central Taiwan. Its crust is flaky and breaks easily, and the filling is usually maltose.

Dajia Taro Pastry 大甲芋头酥

Dajia Taro Pastry (大甲芋头酥) is a round, flaky pastry with a sweet taro filling, tied to Dajia District (大甲区) in the northwest corner of Taichung (台中), Taiwan.

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