Food of Taiwan

Soy-braised minced pork spooned over steamed rice, a Taiwanese comfort classic.

Chicken braised in sesame oil, soy sauce and rice vinegar with garlic and basil.

Fermented tofu, fried crisp and served with pickled cabbage and chili.

Eggs, small oysters and sweet potato starch fried together with a sweet-savory sauce.

Rich braised beef noodle soup with pickled greens.

Savory stir-fry of dried squid, pork, celery and scallions.

Soft steamed bun filled with braised pork belly, pickled mustard greens, peanuts and cilantro.

Noodles with savory shrimp-based broth and a spoonful of minced pork.

Thin egg crepe rolled with savory fillings such as ham and cheese.

Warm sweet or savory soy milk with fried dough sticks.

Sticky rice roll with pork floss, pickles and fried dough.

Pan-fried savory cake of daikon and rice flour.

Giant crispy chicken cutlet seasoned with five-spice, chili and basil.

Flaky, savory pancake often topped with egg.

Candied fruit skewers coated in a hard sugar shell.

Charred corn brushed with soy-based sauce.

Sweet pork sausage wrapped in sticky rice sausage, with garlic and pickles.

Steamed soup dumplings found in famed shops in Taipei.

Braised beef shank with noodles in rich broth.

Thick, savory vermicelli soup with small oysters, cilantro and a splash of black vinegar.

Springy fish balls in clear broth with greens.

Clear soup of pork ribs simmered with bitter melon and preserved plums.

Shared pot with Taiwanese-style soup base, sesame sauce and dumplings.

Cucumber dressed with garlic and vinegar.

Silken tofu topped with preserved egg, soy sauce and pork floss.

Crisp sweet-tart pickle served as a side.

Buttery shortbread filled with sweet pineapple jam.

Layered, pan-fried flatbread with scallions.

Flaky pastry filled with maltose, sold in Taichung.

Chewy rice cakes rolled in peanut or sesame powder.

Shortbread with pineapple jam, a popular gift.

Mountain of fine milk ice topped with fresh mango and condensed milk.

Silky tofu pudding with peanuts or sweet syrup.

Lemon-scented jelly served with ice and fresh lime.

Chewy taro and sweet potato balls in a sweet soup.

Small custard-filled tart.

Milk tea with chewy tapioca pearls, born in Taiwan.

Partly oxidized tea from mountain growers, floral and smooth.

Sweet, caramel-like tea made from winter melon.

Frothy papaya blended with milk.

Freshly made soy milk, sweet or salted.

Cool and tangy plum drink.

Sweet Irwin mangoes eaten fresh or in shaved ice.

Sweet pineapple used in cakes and fresh slices.

Crisp, mild pearl guava eaten with salt and plum powder.

Crisp, juicy, bell-shaped fruit.

Pink or white-fleshed fruit with tiny black seeds.

Sweet, floral summer fruit.

Creamy, sweet fruit known as sugar apple.

Sweet crisp fruit grown in the mountains.