Street snacks · Sanmin
Liao Family Oden
廖家黑輪
Photo: pelican from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0Representative photo of Taiwanese oden, not taken at this shop.
This Sanmin Street market stall has grilled fish cake over charcoal since 1963. Order a mixed set of grilled oden, sausage and rice sausage.
What to order
Photo: Akahito Yamabe, CC BY-SA 4.0烤黑輪
Charcoal-grilled fish cake
Thick slices and sticks of fish paste made from milkfish, lizardfish and marlin, grilled over charcoal until the edges char and brushed with a sweet-savoury house sauce. Firmer and chewier than Keelung-style tempura.
About this dish →Photo: Akahito Yamabe, CC BY-SA 4.0關東煮
Simmered oden
The other half of the stall: daikon, triangle tofu, cabbage rolls and more simmered in a clear, light broth.
About this dish →On the itinerary: Kaohsiung After Dark
Sights nearby
Nearby places to eat
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A small bowl still costs about NT$10 at this neighbourhood ice shop near Sanfeng Temple. Order the brown-sugar tapioca shaved ice and the house pudding.