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滷味Braised Snacks
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Also called braised skewers · Taiwanese braised snacks
Opens Google Maps with the Chinese name “滷味”, so you also find the local shops an English search misses
Questions about Braised Snacks
How do I order 滷味 if I can’t speak Chinese?
Take the basket and tongs by the counter and put in whatever you want — tofu, seaweed, noodles, vegetables, eggs, chicken feet — then hand the basket over. The staff weigh or count it, ask whether you want it spicy (辣) and whether to add pickled greens, then cut everything up for you. A basket is usually NT$100–250.
What is the difference between cold and hot 滷味?
Cold 滷味 (涼滷) is already braised and chilled: it is chopped, tossed with sauce and spring onion, and handed over in a bag. Hot 滷味 (熱滷) is cooked to order in broth and comes back steaming, often with instant noodles added. Both use the same soy braise.
What is Braised Snacks?
Pick-your-own snacks simmered in a soy-based braising broth. At most stalls you choose items such as tofu, noodles, vegetables, meatballs, eggs, pork intestine and seaweed, put them in a basket, and the cook heats and seasons them for you. Some shops also sell cold, ready-made plates.
What does it taste like?
How much does it cost?
NT$100–250, depending on what you pick
Where to eat it in Taiwan
Night markets and street stalls, mostly in the evening. Grab a basket and tongs, fill it, and hand it to the cook. Say 不辣 for not spicy or 小辣 for mild.
How to find it near you
Tap “Find Braised Snacks near me” above — it searches by the Chinese name “滷味”, so you see real local shops, not only places with English menus. At the shop, show the Chinese name or say “lǔ wèi”.
