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NOTICE:Yourhealthandsafetycomefirst.PleaseadheretotheWHOrecommendations[1]andavoidanynon-essentialtravelatthistime.Iftravelisunavoidableforyou,thenyoucanchecktheFlattentheCurve[2]websiteforinformationonglobaltravelrestrictions.DISCLOSURE:Someofourarticlescontainaffiliatelinks.Theonesthatdowillhaveadisclosurestatementatthebottom.Youcanrefertoourprivacypolicyandtermsofuse[3]formoreinformation.Jiufenisknownforitsstreetfood.Iwasinlineforsometaroballsoup[4]whenRenspottedastallsellingthesegreen,un...
NOTICE: Your health and safety come first. Please adhere to the WHO recommendations[1] and avoid any non-essential travel at this time. If travel is unavoidable for you, then you can check the Flatten the Curve[2] website for information on global travel restrictions.DISCLOSURE: Some of our articles contain affiliate links. The ones that do will have a disclosure statement at the bottom. You can refer to our privacy policy and terms of use[3] for more information.Jiufen is known for its street food. I was in line for some taro ball soup[4] when Ren spotted a stall selling these green, unappetizing-looking blobs. Those green blobs turned out to be glutinous rice cakes[5], a Hakka dish that’s one of Jiufen’s most popular delicacies.
Admittedly, I didn’t like it at first. It’s soft, glutinous coating led me to believe it had something equally soft and sweet waiting for me inside, like taro or red bean. It didn’t. Instead, it had a savory vegetable filling, pickled and salty, like...