Written/Compiled and reported by Jingdianjia (Scenic Spots Home)
When it gets cold, how can you not have a bowl of blissfully warm glutinous rice balls? The soft, tender, and chewy rice balls melt in your mouth along with the sweet syrup, or the juicy minced meat filling inside absorbs the rich broth, steaming with wisps of hot air—just imagining it feels incredibly comforting. Here are nine wildly popular spots in Taipei that will warm you from head to toe all winter long.
The ice-fire glutinous rice balls that have huge online buzz. (Photo/Courtesy of Yupin Yuan Ice-Fire Glutinous Rice Balls)
1.Yupin Yuan Ice-Fire Glutinous Rice Balls
Crunchy crushed ice topped with several large glutinous rice balls, then drizzled with specially made osmanthus wine—a sweet yet not cloying taste with an ice-and-fire texture that’s super tempting.
Address: No. 31, Lane 50, Alley 39, Tonghua Street, Da’an District, Taipei City
Phone: 0955-861816
Zhengjiang Hao, located in Da’an District, is a beloved local favorite. (Photo/Courtesy of Zhengjiang Hao)
2.Zhengjiang Hao
Located in Da’an, Zhengjiang Hao makes its sesame and peanut glutinous rice balls using traditional methods—the premium freshly ground sesame is mixed with fresh pork lard and an appropriate amount of powdered sugar, resulting in an incredibly fragrant taste. The shop also offers vegetarian matcha skin red bean glutinous rice balls for more variety.
Address: No. 109, Section 2, Jinshan South Road, Da’an District, Taipei City
Phone: 02-23952109
Glutinous rice balls and taro balls are cooked together in a big pot, paired with red bean soup and peanut soup—it’s super delightful. (Photo/Courtesy of Hakka Homemade Glutinous Rice Balls)
3.Hakka Homemade Glutinous Rice Balls
Small glutinous rice balls, large ones, sweet potato balls, and taro balls are all cooked together, then served with red bean soup and peanut soup—absolutely the coziest winter flavor.
Address: Opposite No. 69, Liaoning Street, Taipei City
Phone: 02-27407515
Egg flower drop soup with Q-textured sesame glutinous rice balls—super comforting. (Photo/Courtesy of Jiuru Shop)
4.Jiuru Shop
The silky egg flower drop soup paired with Q-textured glutinous rice balls—if you bite into one, the rich sesame filling combined with sweet fermented rice is sweet but not greasy, gentle and natural. On a chilly winter day, a bowl of this warms and soothes your whole body.
Address: No. 69, Section 4, Ren’ai Road, Taipei City
Phone: 02-27217777
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