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魚皮湯Fish Skin Soup
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Also called milkfish skin soup · 虱目魚皮湯
Find Fish Skin Soup near me
Opens Google Maps with the Chinese name “魚皮湯”, so you also find the local shops an English search misses
What is Fish Skin Soup?
Strips of milkfish skin, often coated in a thin layer of fish paste, in a clear broth with ginger and celery. Soft, slippery and clean-tasting — a breakfast favourite in Tainan and the south.
What does it taste like?
How much does it cost?
NT$50–80 per bowl
Where to eat it in Taiwan
Milkfish shops (虱目魚) in Tainan, Kaohsiung and elsewhere, often from early morning. Search 虱目魚 as well.
How to find it near you
Tap “Find Fish Skin Soup near me” above — it searches by the Chinese name “魚皮湯”, so you see real local shops, not only places with English menus. At the shop, show the Chinese name or say “yú pí tāng”.
