Street snacks · Yancheng
A-Mian Mochi
阿綿麻糬
Photo: Kropsoq, CC BY-SA 3.0Representative photo of Mochi, not taken at this shop.
Soft mochi, shaped by hand to order at a small Dagouding stand. Pick a fruit filling such as strawberry or mango, or stick with peanut.
What to order
Photo: Fumikas Sagisavas, CC0麻糬
Mochi
Soft handmade mochi made from rice milk. The plain white one in an irregular shape is the shop's trademark, with fillings such as Beigang peanut, Dajia taro, Wandan red bean and house-roasted sesame.
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Photo: Rafintis, CC0水果大福
Fruit daifuku
Mochi wrapped around fresh Taiwanese fruit, such as Miaoli strawberry or seasonal mango, with house custard, taro paste or chocolate. Made to order.
About this dish →On the itinerary: Yancheng Old Town
Sights nearby
高雄市立歷史博物館Kaohsiung Museum of History
The 1939 city hall by the Love River, now the city's history museum.
駁二藝術特區Pier-2 Art Center
Harbour warehouses on the Yancheng waterfront turned into galleries, shops and event spaces.
愛河Love River
The river through central Kaohsiung, with riverside parks, boat rides and the cathedral near its banks.
Nearby places to eat
大溝頂虱目魚米粉湯Dagouding Milkfish Rice Noodle Soup
Inside the Dagouding covered market, this roughly 60-year-old stall opens early in the morning. The order is milkfish belly-paste soup with thick rice noodles.
鄭家切仔麵Cheng's Noodles
An old Yancheng noodle shop, now run by the third generation, serving noodles or rice noodles in a rich pork-and-chicken broth with plates of sliced pork offal on the side.
阿婆彈珠汽水綜合茶Grandma's Marble Soda Mixed Tea
This 50-plus-year-old drinks stand near Pier-2 sells one thing: mixed tea of winter melon tea, kumquat-plum tea and fizzy marble soda. Just order a cup.