Super affordable! Kaohsiung’s brown sugar tapioca ice only costs NT$10, and the tofu pudding has a rich bean flavor

Text & Photos /Lao K

Kaohsiung’s Sanfengzhong Street is a famous market, somewhat similar to Taipei’s Dihua Street, selling all kinds of sundries and agricultural grains. As a result, there are many delicious snacks around this area, such as several well-known duck rice shops near Qixian Road. Coupled with Kaohsiung’s weather—where you can have ice almost every day of the year and probably want to eat it every day—today we’re trying Huang Family’s Tapioca Ice, which has moved out from Sanfengzhong Street.

Huang Family’s Tapioca Ice has relocated from Sanfengzhong Street to No. 2, Henan Second Road, right next to Xingfu River. Actually, there aren’t many attractions nearby, so most people coming into the shop are here specifically for the ice. Many come alone, ordering a bowl to eat in, but also take away several more bowls—maybe because when Mei Ji arrived around 3 or 4 PM on a Friday afternoon, everyone ate their own portion and also took some back for family. Also, the ordering area here is divided into dine-in and takeaway sections, so don’t stand in the wrong line.

The relocated Huang Family Tapioca Ice has two storefronts—one for ordering and the adjacent one for dining, with simple tables spread inside.

See the prices? Aren’t they really cheap? The lowest-priced brown sugar tapioca ice is just NT$10, and add-ons are mostly NT$5 each, except for taro, pudding, and one other item.

These are the toppings.

I ordered a bowl of brown sugar eight-treasure mixed ice (NT$25) with taro (NT$10) and a bowl of iced tofu pudding (NT$15) with tapioca (NT$5), totaling two bowls for NT$55.

The bowl of brown sugar eight-treasure mixed ice was eaten by a friend, who said the almond tofu had a very strong almond flavor, the rice balls were delicious, fragrant and chewy, and didn’t get hard even when soaked in the ice water. The red beans were soft and fluffy—not too hard or too soft. The vermicelli was also very chewy. My friend said they were looking forward to trying their pudding, though. The taro was pretty average compared to other flavors.

I had the tapioca tofu pudding. It had been ages since I’d had tofu pudding with such a rich bean aroma. The tapioca on top was very chewy, with a strong brown sugar fragrance that tasted great—it didn’t harden in the cold. The syrup was a bit sweet, but not cloying, with a rich brown sugar aroma. I hadn’t even finished my pudding, but the syrup was almost gone. For those who are worried about it being too sweet, there’s a kettle of hot water at the counter you can add yourself.

In Kaohsiung, it’s actually quite easy to find cheap food, but finding something that’s both delicious and cheap is a bit harder. Mei Ji highly recommends that everyone visiting Kaohsiung must try Huang Family’s Tapioca Ice—it’s really delicious and affordable, making you not only want to eat it on the spot but also take a few extra bowls of other flavors home to enjoy slowly.

Huang Family Tapioca Ice
Address: No. 131, Henan Second Road, Qianjin District, Kaohsiung City
Phone: 07-282-1010
Business Hours: 10:30 AM – 11:00 PM

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