Hu jiao bing is the charcoal-oven-baked Fujian pepper bun: flaky crust around a juicy peppery pork and spring onion filling, sold from market stalls and queue counters.
Pepper bun came from Fuzhou with Hokkien settlers and is now sold at most Taipei night markets. Fuzhou Shihzu at Raohe Night Market in Songshan bakes them on the inner walls of a charcoal-fired clay-and-brick oven, the smoke giving them their distinctive flavour. The bun is Bib Gourmand-listed and the canonical version in Taipei. Each bun is NT$70 and made to order; the queue is 20 minutes deep most evenings.
2 editor picks for Pepper bun in Taipei, ranked by editorial score. All Taipei signature dishes · Pepper bun across every city.
Fuzhou Shihzu Baked Pepper Bun ★ 4.6
songshan · No. 249, Raohe Street, Songshan District, Taipei City 105
Fuzhou Shihzu at Raohe Night Market bakes pepper-pork buns on the inner walls of a charcoal clay oven at the market entrance. Michelin Bib Gourmand listed.
Raohe Street Night Market ★ 4.6
songshan · Raohe Street, Songshan District, Taipei City 105
Raohe Night Market in Taipei is the 600-metre Songshan strip running between Songshan Ciyou Temple and Bade Road, anchored by Fuzhou Shihzu Baked Pepper Buns.