Tamsui A-Gei Stuffed Tofu 淡水阿给
Tamsui A-Gei Stuffed Tofu is featured among the local specialties of Taiwan.
Tamsui A-Gei Stuffed Tofu (淡水阿给) is fried tofu filled with glass noodles and sealed with fish paste. In Tamsui (淡水), New Taipei (新北), the Cultural A-Gei (文化阿給) version is made by hand and steamed.
Filling and sealing the tofu
The maker's account on the city tourism site describes opening each piece of fried tofu and filling it with glass noodles stir-fried with soy sauce, fried shallots and spices. Fresh fish paste closes the opening, and the filled tofu then cooks by steaming.
Letting the noodles take up the sauce
The fried tofu, noodles and fish paste give the dish a springy, layered texture. The documented way to eat it is to open the tofu and lift out the noodles so they can absorb the shop's sauce. A bowl of fish-ball soup accompanies this local combination.
Sources & reading
Written from the linked sources and fact-checked against them on 2026-09-30. Recipes and servings vary between kitchens.
Image credits & notes (1)
- Serving example. 台灣小吃阿給，阿仁於2005年6月27日拍攝。Photo: The original uploader was Seasurfer at Chinese Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 2.0Resized for the web; the photo itself has not been edited.
