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Taiwan, at your table.

Night-market favorites, comforting bowls and a little something sweet.

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30 recipes to explore

Taiwan / Appetizers

Taiwan-style garlic cucumber

A refreshing cucumber side with garlic, rice vinegar and sesame.

15 min active + cooking · 2 portions
Taiwan / Appetizers

Tea eggs

Hard-cooked eggs gently steeped in tea, soy and warming spices.

50 min active + cooking · 6 portions
Taiwan / Appetizers

Scallion pancakes

Layered pan-fried flatbreads with fragrant scallions and crisp edges.

45 min active + cooking · 4 portions
Taiwan / Appetizers

Taiwanese popcorn chicken

Bite-size chicken with a sweet-potato-starch crust and five-spice seasoning.

40 min active + cooking · 4 portions
Taiwan / Appetizers

Soy-braised tofu

Firm tofu simmered in a light soy and star-anise broth.

35 min active + cooking · 4 portions
Taiwan / Appetizers

Garlic sweet potato leaves

Tender leafy greens quickly stir-fried with garlic.

15 min active + cooking · 2 portions
Taiwan / Appetizers

Quick pickled cabbage

Crunchy cabbage and carrot in a bright, lightly sweet vinegar dressing.

22 min active + cooking · 4 portions
Taiwan / Appetizers

Peppery king oyster mushrooms

Juicy mushrooms with a savory soy glaze and a pinch of white pepper.

22 min active + cooking · 2 portions
Taiwan / Appetizers

Pork and cabbage dumplings

A home batch of juicy pan-fried dumplings with a tender cabbage filling.

50 min active + cooking · 4 portions
Taiwan / Appetizers

Savory taro pan cakes

Small grated-taro cakes with scallion and a crisp golden surface.

45 min active + cooking · 4 portions
Taiwan / Main dishes

Taiwan-style beef noodle soup

A slow-simmered beef and tomato broth with wheat noodles and bok choy.

175 min active + cooking · 4 portions
Taiwan / Main dishes

Three-cup chicken

Chicken coated in a glossy ginger, garlic and basil sauce.

45 min active + cooking · 4 portions
Taiwan / Main dishes

Chiayi-inspired turkey rice

Shredded turkey over rice with a savory shallot dressing.

55 min active + cooking · 4 portions
Taiwan / Main dishes

Danzai-inspired noodles

Small noodle bowls with savory pork, shrimp and a fragrant broth.

55 min active + cooking · 4 portions
Taiwan / Main dishes

Taiwanese fried rice vermicelli

Fine rice noodles tossed with cabbage, carrot and shiitake mushrooms.

35 min active + cooking · 4 portions
Taiwan / Main dishes

Taiwanese oyster omelette

A chewy sweet-potato-starch omelette with oysters, egg and leafy greens.

30 min active + cooking · 2 portions
Taiwan / Main dishes

Gua bao — pork belly buns

Soft folded buns filled with soy-braised pork, mustard greens and peanuts.

125 min active + cooking · 4 portions
Taiwan / Main dishes

Pineapple and egg fried rice

A bright home-style rice pan with pineapple, scallion and fully cooked egg.

30 min active + cooking · 2 portions
Taiwan / Main dishes

Sesame-oil chicken noodles

Ginger-scented chicken broth served over thin wheat noodles.

50 min active + cooking · 4 portions
Taiwan / Desserts

Pineapple cakes

Small butter pastries enclosing a tangy cooked-pineapple filling.

75 min active + cooking · 12 portions
Taiwan / Desserts

Taro and sweet potato balls

Chewy two-color dessert balls served in a light ginger syrup.

60 min active + cooking · 4 portions
Taiwan / Desserts

Douhua-inspired tofu pudding

Silky prepared tofu with warm ginger syrup and cooked peanuts.

20 min active + cooking · 4 portions
Taiwan / Desserts

Aiyu lemon jelly

Cool prepared aiyu jelly in a bright lemon and honey syrup.

15 min active + cooking · 4 portions
Taiwan / Desserts

Sweet mung bean soup

Tender mung beans in a lightly sweetened broth, served warm or cool.

55 min active + cooking · 4 portions
Taiwan / Desserts

Sweet red bean soup

Soft adzuki beans in a warming, lightly sweet dessert soup.

100 min active + cooking · 4 portions
Taiwan / Desserts

Tang yuan in ginger syrup

Small unfilled glutinous-rice balls in a light ginger syrup.

40 min active + cooking · 4 portions
Taiwan / Desserts

Sweet potato ginger soup

Soft sweet potato chunks in a gently spiced brown-sugar broth.

35 min active + cooking · 4 portions
Taiwan / Desserts

Peanut-coated mochi bites

Soft steamed glutinous-rice dough rolled in sweet roasted peanut crumbs.

40 min active + cooking · 6 portions
Taiwan / Desserts

Grass jelly with sweet milk

Cool cubes of prepared grass jelly with milk and a little brown-sugar sweetness.

10 min active + cooking · 4 portions

“Popular dishes” is an editorial selection of recognizable dishes, not a visitor popularity ranking. These starter recipes are home-cooking adaptations and are not yet kitchen-tested.