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Danzai noodles in a blue-and-white bowl printed with old street scenes, topped with a whole shrimp and braised minced pork

Food category

Regional Specialties

在地特色

Flavors tied to one town or one stretch of coast

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3 dishes

Many Taiwanese dishes are tied to a place: danzai noodles and milkfish in Tainan, ba-wan in Changhua, sun cakes in Taichung. Even national favorites shift as they cross the island, and locals will insist that braised pork rice or oyster omelet tastes different in Taipei than in Tainan. This is where to look when you want to travel for a single dish.

  • Pan-fried milkfish belly with a lemon wedge on a blue-and-white wave-pattern plate, beside an oyster omelette

    Milkfish

    虱目魚shīmùyú

    • Umami
    • Light
    • Savory
    • +1 more
  • A single ba-wan in a bright green bowl, its translucent skin glazed with orange-red sauce and topped with fresh coriander

    Ba-wan

    肉圓ròuyuán

    • Savory
    • Sweet
    • Umami
    • +1 more

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