Popular foods: Popular Taiwanese food
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Key Phrases
小籠包
xiǎo lóng bāo
Soup Dumplings
珍珠奶茶
zhēn zhū nǎi chá
Bubble Tea
牛肉麵
niú ròu miàn
Beef Noodle Soup
Skills You'll Learn
Identifying popular Taiwanese dishes
辨識台灣熱門美食
biàn shí tái wān rè mén měi shí
Ordering food in a local restaurant
在當地餐廳點餐
zài dāng dì cān tīng diǎn cān
Understanding traditional Taiwanese cuisine
了解傳統台灣料理
liǎo jiě chuán tǒng tái wān liào lǐ
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
小籠包
xiǎo lóng bāo
Soup Dumplings
珍珠奶茶
zhēn zhū nǎi chá
Bubble Tea
蚵仔煎
hé zǎi jiān
Oyster Omelette
💬 [仔] here is a Taiwan-style pronunciation point: in [蚵仔煎], [仔] is often said (á), not like the usual word [仔] on its own. You'll hear the same kind of reading in Taiwan food names like [豬仔] in some local speech.
See breakdown →肉圓
ròu yuán
Ba-wan (Meat Balls)
🇹🇼 [肉圓] is one of those foods many locals will also call by a Taiwanese pronunciation, often heard as (ba-wan). If you say the Mandarin reading, people will still understand, but the local pronunciation is very common at markets and small shops.
See breakdown →滷肉飯
lǔ ròu fàn
Braised Pork Rice
鹽酥雞
yán sū jī
Salt and Pepper Chicken
臭豆腐
chòu dòu fǔ
Stinky Tofu
牛肉麵
niú ròu miàn
Beef Noodle Soup
刈包
yì bāo
Gua Bao (Pork Belly Bun)
🇹🇼 This item is famously associated with Taiwan, and many locals also know it by a Taiwanese pronunciation like (gua bao). You'll hear both, especially at night markets and casual food stalls.
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