Popular street food of Huwei, Yunlin

1. Chinese herb Duck Noodles 

While in Huwei, you shouldn't miss the opportunity to try the most famous duck noodle shop in town. The soup made with Chinese herbs is incredibly tasty, and the shop is always bustling with people.

The Chinese herbs used in the soup include jujube, ginger, goji berries, ginseng, and others. The duck is seasoned and cooked slowly over a low fire to bring out its flavors. Additionally, the noodles served in the shop are homemade by the owners, making the experience and taste truly unique.

The soup is especially satisfying on a cold day, providing a warm and comforting feeling. While the shop is renowned for its duck noodle soup, they also offer a few other dishes. One specialty is their unique method of preparing duck hearts.

Their dried noodles are also exceptional and definitely worth a try.

2. Beef Noodle soup

Another favorite dish in Taiwan is beef noodle soup, which is considered a national dish.

The beef is cooked for an extended period, resulting in tender and flavorful meat. The Chinese herb seasoning in this soup is particularly delicious. The shop in Huwei is my personal favorite, as their meat is always cooked to perfection.

The shop offers different flavors of beef noodles to choose from, as well as other dishes such as kimchi soup (which has an interesting taste), braised rice, or dumplings. The beef soup can also be served with dumplings instead of noodles.

3. Rice cakes 

There are two famous shops in town that specialize in serving rice cakes.

The rice cakes are steamed and topped with minced meat and sauce. The traditional ones used to include additional ingredients like egg yolk, chestnut, and mush

4. Cong you bing 

Cong You Bing is a pancake made with dough and minced scallions, with an egg covering one side. The pancakes are quite large, and you can purchase half of one for only 30 TWD.

5. Dumplings 

The traditional steamed dumplings are incredibly delicious and have a juicy filling.

6. Candied sweet potatoes 

Sweet potatoes are cooked in a sweet syrup, resulting in a strong, sweet flavor.

7. Xian Bing (Chinese pork pie)

For a modest price of 10-15 TWD, you can try these "bread-like" snacks. They can be filled with spring onion, leek, red beans, or pork meat.