Danzai noodle is a signature dish of Taiwan; we have verified places to eat it in Taipei. Danzai mian is the small porcelain bowl of Tainan-origin noodle: yellow wheat noodles in a tiny shrimp broth, topped with minced pork, shrimp and coriander. Start with where to eat Danzai noodle in Taipei.
Danzai noodle · Taipei
Danzai mian is the small porcelain bowl of Tainan-origin noodle: yellow wheat noodles in a tiny shrimp broth, topped with minced pork, shrimp and coriander.
Danzai (shoulder-pole) noodle was invented in Tainan in 1895 by fisherman Hong Yu-tou, who sold the bowls from a shoulder pole during the slack fishing season. The bowls are deliberately small (a starter, not a main). Du Hsiao Yueh ('Slack Season') opened in 1895 in Tainan and now has a Yongkang Street branch in Taipei, the canonical Taipei version. The broth is built from shrimp shells, the topping from minced pork and a single whole shrimp.
Where to eat in Taipei:
- Du Hsiao Yueh
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