Popular snack shop at Dalong Night Market ! Signature big chunks of pork rib soup and signature dry noodles

Text and photos byOld K

Previously, for some reason, Old K had cut down on street food for a while, but it's hard to forget the things you love, so recently he's started searching for delicious snacks again.

Located at Dalong Night Market, the big chunks of pork rib soup shop is one that Old K has wanted to try for a while. Although it's inside the night market, it actually opens in the morning.

Old K visited this place on the last day of the New Year’s holiday. Even though it was already past 2 PM, the place was still packed with customers. Fortunately, someone was just leaving, or he might have had to wait.

Looking at the pictures on the wall, there are not only Chinese but also English and Japanese captions — it's really international.

There are also recommended dishes on the wall. He was more curious about why this one is considered a Confucian dish, XD.

Time to order. He thought about having something lighter today since the meals in the past few days were quite heavy in flavor.

Blanched vegetables (NT$30)
The portion of greens was decent. Although they were just blanched, adding lard and fried shallots made them pretty fragrant — not bad.

After having some greens, the other dishes arrived. Isn’t this spread quite light today? XD

Signature dry noodles (NT$30)
Because all the bowls were in use, they only had paper bowls available — the business is so good they haven’t had time to wash the dishes, XD. The sauce for the dry noodles is pink, which is quite unique. This type of sauce is pretty rare; in Taipei, he’s only had it at a few places, including Ajiao’s braised pork.

With the addition of fried shallots, it gives off a strong old-school flavor. The salty-sweet sauce mixed with the noodles is really tasty.

Blanched squid (NT$50)
The squid here is pretty thickly soaked. Old K felt it was a bit too thick, so the texture was more chewy than crispy. The later pieces that weren’t as thickly soaked were crispier, which he preferred. There were two types of sauces: one was soy paste, which was a bit salty, and the other was a red sauce that was somewhat similar to a five-flavor sauce. Old K thought the red one paired better, but it’s a pity there was no wasabi available, XD.

Big chunks of pork rib soup (NT$50)
The soup of the pork rib was very sweet and clear. The starch-thickened broth wasn’t too heavy. The shape of the pork rib meatballs was different from those elsewhere — usually, they are long and cylindrical, but here they are flat and slice-like. There wasn’t much batter on the outside either, so you can taste the sweetness of the pork. It was pleasantly chewy with a bit of bite, making it a rather special and delicious pork rib meatball.

After finishing the meal, he noticed that the squid noodle shop across the street seemed to be doing well too. He’ll come back to try it next time if he has the chance.

Old K’s little tips:
Dalongdong is actually quite a nice area — plenty to eat and explore. Nearby, you can visit the Confucius Temple and the Bao’an Temple, and there are plenty of food options. At night, there’s also Dalong Night Market for more eating and drinking. This Big Chunks of Pork Rib Soup shop is also pretty good — worth a try if you get the chance.


Old K’s personal rating (out of 10, higher is better)
Taste: 8 points
Value for money: 7 points
Dining environment: 5 points
Price: 7 points

Address: No. 231, Dalong St., Datong District, Taipei City
Phone: 02-2599-4803
Operating Hours: 7:00~15:00 17:00~20:00 (Closed on Mondays)
 

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