Jiufen Old Street is famous for Taiwan Province's film city of sadness, and it is also one of the reference scenes of Japanese Miyazaki Hayao animation Spirited Away. Jiufen used to be very poor, with only nine families. When you go out shopping, you need nine copies of everything. Over time, Jiufen has become a place name. Jiufen Old Street in Taiwan Province is the best place for nostalgia and literary journey. This tasteful old street embodies the unique food culture in Taiwan Province. There are more than 100 small shops on both sides of the street, and traditional snacks, restaurants and folk art shops are all covered. If you only eat one item, visitors will not miss Miss Zhuang's Jiufen Chien-grass. This traditional flavor snack cooked with Alishan Chien-grass leaves is a handmade food. With red bean taro, Chien-grass is cool, smooth and tender, and the taro is sweet. In addition, it has a soft and sweet taste, and it is full of color, flavor and flavor.
Taiwan Province is full of food temptations, among which Jiufen is the most famous and concentrated one. Jiufen Old Street has all kinds of snacks, which will guarantee you a smooth mouth. Nowadays, Jiufen Old Street is full of tourists and has become a famous tourist attraction in Taiwan Province. There are not only old streets with red lanterns hanging at night and mountain scenery, but also food is one of the focuses of tourists in Jiufen Old Street! Laojie fish balls, grass jelly, meatballs, grass dumplings, grandmother fish soup and so on are all popular snacks!
1, meatballs with golden branches and red grains
Price: 8 yuan per capita.
Jiufen's delicious "meatballs with golden branches and red grains" is one of the recognized and must-try snacks for Taiwan Province people when they come to Jiufen. The boss is never careless about the method of making meat with red distiller's grains. From making and fermenting red distiller's grains to wrapping meatballs, you should not only ensure that every piece of meat is soaked in red distiller's grains, but also pay attention to the delicacy of its taste. In addition, the fresh bamboo shoots are also strictly selected by the boss, and finally fried with the skin made of three kinds of flour in a golden ratio. The strong fragrance that comes straight out will definitely make you unable to control the salivary glands that have already secreted vigorously!
2, fish balls, Bo Zi
Price: 5 yuan per capita.
Since the opening of 1946, from the first generation boss to the present store, the traditional flavor of more than 60 years is the memory of Jiufen residents, and the store only sells four dishes: fish ball soup, dried winter powder, dried bean curd bag and fish ball winter powder. Every holiday, it must be crowded with gourmets to prepare to taste the fish balls with solid taste and the more delicious soup head sprinkled with pepper.
3. Ayun traditional sliced noodle shop (Apo fish soup)
Price: 8 yuan per capita.
Since 1950, Ayun's mother-in-law has been cooking bowls of delicious fish soup with coal. Now, at an advanced age, she still takes pains to cook and insists on the same taste for more than 60 years. Mother-in-law Ayun has been buying fresh shark meat from Ruifang Fishing Port for decades to make fish paste, kneading it with her own hands to give it a crisp taste and bite, and matching it with radish and soup made by a unique secret recipe, so that many customers always have to eat three bowls before they stop. Now, fish soup made from coal and dry noodles, which are also famous brands, can't be eaten the same day!
4. Aramcorn grass & Taro
Price: 4 yuan per capita.
The "Guo", which is the most representative of Taiwan Province traditional dim sum, can not only add various natural plants to increase its color and aroma, but also choose sweet and salty fillings according to personal preferences; As for Jiufen's Aramco and Taro, the boss has been adhering to the traditional hand-made method for many years, and the Q-shell skin is combined with delicious food filled with stuffing. Not only will every bite you bite be the most authentic Taiwan Province delicacy, but the tangy smell of natural grass will definitely become your most profound travel smell for Jiufen!
5. Jiufen Diancao
Price: 8 yuan per capita.
It should be one of the nine most famous snacks. Jiufen grass has long been its own signature, and Jiufen grass is delicious and enduring, and now it has become the main synonym of Jiufen local snacks; In front of the booth, the hand-made delicious food is made of genuine Alishan Xiancao leaves. In addition to the main taro and coconut kernels, it also adds flavors such as grapes, fresh milk, peanuts, pearl fruit, etc., without adding any pigment preservatives, so that everyone can eat healthily and feel at ease, and at the same time, they can also see the rise and fall of Jiufen and the growth story behind Jiufen Diancao from the old photos in the old shop.