Jiufen Food Guide - Things to eat in Jiufen | The Travel Intern

Check out our Taiwan Guides: https://thetravelintern.com/destinations/asia/taiwan/ Those who have been to Jiufen will know what a food haven it is. The tight winding street is lined with food stalls from beginning to the end. From Taiwanese Sausage to chewy Taro Balls, there are all kinds of food from savoury to sweet, hot to cold. Book your trip to Jiufen: http://bit.ly/2iRzWdJ Here s 13 of our favourites! 0:18 - 張記傳統魚丸 Zhang Ji Traditional Fishballs Get the Combination Soup that comes with 3 different types of fishballs — meat encased fishballs (Fuzhou balls), squid balls, and regular fishballs. From the same stall, you also have to try their Braised Pork Rice (滷肉饭) with Braised Egg (滷蛋). Who would have imagined such simple-looking dishes would taste so good. 0:28 - 九份老麵店 Jiufen Old Noodle Shop Although 九份老麵店 Jiufen Old Noodle Shop sells a variety of noodles and soups, their signature beef noodles (招牌牛肉麵) is a must-try. The chunks of beef are cooked until perfectly tender and go very well with the spicy broth.   Another great find in this Jiufen Old Noodle Shop is the Century Egg Tofu (皮蛋豆腐) side dish. Served cold, the tofu is smooth yet firm, creating a gastronomic adventure when eaten together with a bite of century egg. 0:36 - 阿珠雪在燒花生捲冰淇淋 A-Zhu Peanut Ice Cream Roll  Peanut shavings are ground off a huge block of compressed peanuts before being added to 2 scoops of ice cream and parsley (IKR, weird but oddly delicious) and skillfully wrapped into a roll of ice-cold goodness. 0:44 - Bitter Gourd Juice 0:51 - 無敵黑豬肉香腸 Wu Di Taiwanese Sausage Fragrantly charred skin that crunches with every bite, exposing the juicy meats inside. The squid and fish egg sausages are an interesting alternative to the wild boar sausage too! 1:01 - 阿蘭草仔粿 Ah Lan Hakka Glutinous Rice Cake The Glutinous Rice Cake (草仔粿) from Ah Lan Hakka Glutinous Rice Cake stall comes in multiple variations of fillings, from the sweet red bean to salted green bean and preserved turnip flavours.   1:10 - 食謎店 九份第一家臭豆腐 Shi Mi Jiufen First Stinky Tofu They sell both deep fried and the spicy braised versions, but we personally prefer deep-fried version. The fried skin added a crunchy texture to the surprisingly soft tofu without being too dry. The unmistakable scent can be picked up on tens of metres away, just imagine the punch it s packed with. 1:18 - 金枝紅槽肉圓 Jin Zhi Red Yeast Meat Dumpling Jin Zhi s Meat Dumplings (肉圓) are one of the most famous in Taiwan primarily due to the fact that the meat is soaked in red yeast (vinasse), and that there s actually a vegetarian branch a few stalls down. Available at the meat dumpling stall is also a combination meatball soup (五色綜合丸湯) that s worth a try too! It comes in five different flavours — Codfish, Squid, Pork, Kimchi, and Bamboo charcoal, this soup is definitely something out of the ordinary you should try. 1:28 - 賴阿婆芋圓 Grandma Lai s Taro Balls Nothing beats eating a bowl of traditional chewy taro balls with assorted flavours in Jiufen Old Street amongst the locals at Grandma Lai s. Book your trip to Jiufen: http://bit.ly/2iRzWdJ Edited by: Jerome Teo - http://instagram.com/jeromememe Follow our travel guides around Indonesia on: ► https://thetravelintern.com/destinations/asia/indonesia/ Follow us on our travel adventures on social media: ► @TheTravelIntern http://facebook.com/thetravelintern http://instagram.com/thetravelintern Learn about The Travel Intern Programme: ► https://thetravelintern.com/about-travel-intern/ Business enquiries: weare@thetravelintern.com