Taiwanese Street Food (1)
Must-Try Night Market Food
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Pinyin
| Selected | Simplified (Traditional) | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 臭豆腐 | chòu dòu fǔ | stinky tofu | |
| 刈包 | guà bāo | Gua Bao (Taiwanese Pork Belly Bun) | |
| 小笼包 (小籠包) | xiǎo lóng bāo | steamed soup dumpling | |
| 生煎包 | shēng jiān bāo | Pan-Fried Stuffed Bun | |
| 蒸饺 (蒸餃) | zhēng jiǎo | steamed dumpling | |
| 咸酥鸡 (鹹酥雞) | xián sū jī | fried chicken pieces with salt and pepper Taiwan-style fried chicken | |
| 炸鸡排 (炸雞排) | zhà jī pái | Fried Chicken fillet (Taiwanese people pronounce: zhà jī pái) | |
| 炭烤鸡排 (炭烤雞排) | tàn kǎo jī pái | Charcoal Grilled Chicken Fillet | |
| 大肠包小肠 (大腸包小腸) | dà cháng bāo xiǎo cháng | Taiwanese Sausage in Sticky Rice Sausage | |
| 蚵仔煎 | é zǐ jiān | Oyster omelette (Taiwanese pronunciation: ě a jiān) | |
| 蚵仔面线 (蚵仔麵線) | é zǐ miàn xiàn | Oyster Vermicelli (Taiwanese pronunciation: ě a miàn xiàn) | |
| 大肠麵线 (大腸麵線) | dà cháng miàn xiàn | Intestine vermicelli | |
| 章鱼烧 (章魚燒) | zhāng yú shāo | Takoyaki | |
| 烤玉米 | kǎo yù mǐ | Grilled Corn | |
| 滷味 | lǔ wèi | Soy Sauce Braise / Lu Wei | |
| 串烧 (串燒) | chuàn shāo | barbecued food on a skewer | |
| 葱油饼 (蔥油餅) | cōng yóu bǐng | scallion pancake | |
| 润饼 (潤餅) | rùn bǐng | Taiwanese Burrito/Fresh Spring Roll | |
| 胡椒饼 (胡椒餅) | hú jiāo bǐng | Baked Pepper Buns | |
| 铁板烧 (鐵板燒) | tiě bǎn shāo | teppanyaki | |
| 铁板麵 (鐵板麵) | tiě bǎn miàn | hot plate noodles | |
| 筒仔米糕 | tǒng zǐ mǐ gāo | Tube rice pudding (Taiwanese pronunciation: tóng a mī gē) | |
| 粽子 | zòng zi | glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and boiled | |
| 咸水鸡 (鹹水雞) | xián shuǐ jī | Boiled Salty Chicken: Boiled salty chicken is cooked in boiling salt water with condiments. | |
| 鸡爪冻 (雞爪凍) | jī zhuǎ dòng | Chicken Feet Jelly | |
| 肉圆 (肉圓) | ròu yuán | Taiwanese meatball／Giant meat dumpling／Taiwanese pronunciatio: Ba-wan | |
| 沙威玛 (沙威瑪) | shā wēi mǎ | shawarma | |
| 猪血糕 (豬血糕) | zhū xiě gāo | Pig Blood Cake | |
| 棺材板 | guān cái bǎn | Taiwanese Coffin Bread, Stuffed Fried Toast | |
| 排骨酥 | pái gǔ sū | Crispy Pork Ribs | |
| 姜母鸭 (薑母鴨) | jiāng mǔ yā | ginger duck soup | |
| 碗粿 | wǎn guǒ | Rice Cake(Taiwanese pronunciation: wā guì) | |
| 鱿鱼焿 (魷魚焿) | yóu yú gēng | Squid stew | |
| 牛肉麵 | niú ròu miàn | beef noodles | |
| 炒饭 (炒飯) | chǎo fàn | stir-fried rice | |
| 滷肉饭 (滷肉飯) | lǔ ròu fàn | Braised pork rice | |
| 控肉饭 (控肉飯) | kòng ròu fàn | Braised Pork Rice (with whole piece of pork) | |
| 炒麵 | chǎo miàn | stir-fried noodles | |
| 鳝鱼意麵 (鱔魚意麵) | shàn yú yì miàn | Fried eel noodles | |
| 炒米粉 | chǎo mǐ fěn | Fried rice noodles | |
| 贡丸汤 (貢丸湯) | gòng wán tāng | pork ball Soup | |
| 四神汤 (四神湯) | sì shén tāng | Four Herbal Soup | |
| 酸辣汤 (酸辣湯) | suān là tāng | sour and spicy soup | |
| 烤 香肠 (烤 香腸) | kǎo xiāng cháng | Grilled Sausages |