Rice dishes · Ciaotou
Liao Chi Migao
廖記米糕
MICHELIN Guide Taiwan 2026 · Bib Gourmand
Also selected in 2023–2025.
Photo: bryan... from Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0Representative photo of Migao (sticky rice with pork sauce), not taken at this shop.
Since 1955 this Ciaotou shop has steamed glutinous rice cake in small bowls. Get the migao topped with pork sauce, fish floss and pickled radish.
On the edge of the city but reachable by MRT. The day planner includes it when you tick "Go further by MRT".
What to order
Photo: bryan... from Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0硐仔米糕
Clay-tube migao
Sticky rice stir-fried with dried shrimp and fried shallots is steamed in clay tubes for about 50 minutes, so the grains stay separate. Each one is turned out and topped with pork sauce, floss and pickled radish.
About this dish →
Photo: bryan..., CC BY-SA 2.0四神湯
Four-herb soup
Locals pair migao with a bowl of this clear, gently sweet herbal pork soup.
About this dish →On the itinerary: Up the Red Line to Ciaotou and Gangshan
