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What To Eat In Taipei, Taiwan? 來台北吃什麼？台北小吃名產必吃清單

  What To Eat In Taipei, Taiwan? 來台北吃什麼？台北小吃名產必吃清單 What to eat in Taipei ( 台北 )? Taiwan ( 台灣 ) has so many traditional cuisines you must try and Taipei is the city that every traveler will never miss. There are some classic and local dishes exclusively located in Taipei. Here below is the list of must eat foods in Taipei City ( 台北市 ) and New Taipei City ( 新北市 ).   Taipei 台北 1. Niu Rou Mian (Niú Ròu Miàn) 牛肉麵 New Row Mian / Beef Noodle Soup Niu rou mian (牛肉麵/牛肉面) is one of the must-try cuisines in Taiwan. There are three main types of niu rou mian: soy-braised (hong shao, 紅燒/红烧), clear-stewed (qing dun, 清燉/清炖), and tomato-flavored (fan qie, 番茄). If it is not mentioned specifically on the menu, usually it means soy-braised beef noodle soup. (Learn More: History of Niu Rou Mian in Taiwan) 2.  Dou Jiang Dian (Dòu Jiāng Diàn) 豆漿店 Traditional Breakfast Shop Dou jiang dian (豆漿店/豆浆店) is traditional breakfast shops, which will definitely sell dou jiang (豆漿/豆浆, soymilk), so it is how it is
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Lu Rou Fan (滷肉飯/卤肉饭) / Rou Zao Fan (肉燥飯/肉燥饭) Braised Pork On Rice

Lu Rou Fan (滷肉飯/卤肉饭) / Rou Zao Fan (肉燥飯/肉燥饭) Braised Pork On Rice
Lu Rou Fan (滷肉飯/卤肉饭) / Rou Zao Fan (肉燥飯/肉燥饭) Braised Pork On Rice

 





 

Lu rou fan (滷肉飯/卤肉饭) (pinyin with tones: lǔ ròu fàn), also called rou zao fan (肉燥飯/肉燥饭) (pinyin with tones: ròu zào fàn) in some places, is the most common and popular snack in Taiwan’s restaurants. Lu rou fan is a small bowl of rice with some braised pork on it. Sometimes it is served with a stewed egg, a braised tofu, or a slice of pickle.

 

Lu Rou Fan (滷肉飯) VS. Rou Zao Fan (肉燥飯)

There are slightly differences between lu rou fan and rou zao fan. Firstly, the braised pork contains much fat in lu rou fan while in rou zao fan, it uses lean meat. Secondly, the pork is cut in dice or batonnet shape in lu rou fan, making each small piece consist of fat and lean part of pork. The meat in rou zao fan, on the other hand, is minced pork. This is why rou zao fan is translated as minced pork rice as well. Another thing is that lu rou fan exists in northern and central Taiwan whereas rou zao fan mostly appears in southern Taiwan. (“Lu rou fan” in southern Taiwan means khong rou fan (炕肉飯).)

 

Homemade Braised Pork



How To Cook?

Cut the pork for sauté, and then add some fried shallot, scallion, crystal sugar, white pepper, soy sauce, wu xiang fen (五香粉, oriental special five spices), and rice wine (米酒) to stir fry. Later, put all the ingredients into a caldron and stew with some water. Sometimes it is cooked with shiitake mushrooms, soy-sauce pickled cucumbers, boiled eggs, and you dou fu (油豆腐, oily bean curds). The cooking methods, cooking time, sauce, and ingredients may differ depending on each restaurant’s “secret recipe”, so the taste and flavor may vary.

 
Where Can I Find It?

Lu rou fan / rou zao fan is such an inseparable staple to Taiwanese that you can find it in noodle shops, diners, restaurants, bento shops, and even convenient stores all over Taiwan. The importance of lu rou fan / rou zao fan to Taiwanese can never be too much.

 


「平常在台灣都不太會點滷肉飯，因為太過於平凡了，總覺得有更多更好吃的食物可以選；人在國外時，會讓人想念的卻總是那再普通不過的滷肉飯。」——Mosa 說



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Hi, I’m Mosa. This name is taken from the latter words of Formosa, the former name of Taiwan in 16th century which means “beautiful island.” Indeed, Taiwan does have ravishing natural landscapes and diverse cultures worth exploring. However, there is no much access for foreigners to learn more about Taiwanese culture in English. Here in TAIWANBOW. 臺灣飽典 I started by introducing Taiwanese food to arouse people’s attention to Taiwan since Taiwan has been voted as the country with the best food*. I hope that through this website I can make some contribution to Taiwan, where I was born and grew up.

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