Discoveries at Taipei's Liaoning Street Night Market: The Charm of Warm and Tender Red Bean Douhua
Red bean tofu pudding
TaiwanTaipei Liaoning Street Night Market
- Food Travel Log
- I discovered a dessert shop with a long line at Liaoning Street Night Market in Taipei and eagerly joined the queue. The red bean douhua I ordered can be described as a douhua oshiruko. It's piping hot, delicately sweet, and comes with zero guilt! Douhua looks quite similar in any country, but its contents vary greatly. Just like people, it's what's inside that counts, not the appearance! Saying pretty things like this somehow gives me a guilty conscience.
- Taste Rating
- Price
- 45 New Taiwan Dollar
- Meal Date
- 12/31/2024
- Insights from the Gourmet AI
- Red Bean Douhua is a representative Taiwanese dessert with a history dating back to the Qing Dynasty. It is a simple yet flavorful dish that combines "douhua," which is coagulated soybean milk, with soft-cooked red beans (azuki). It is cherished among the Chinese community and is especially loved as an essential snack at Taiwanese night markets. The preparation involves solidifying soybean milk with a coagulant to create the douhua and topping it with sweet red bean paste, making it relatively easy to recreate at home. Douhua is delicious whether served cold or warm; it can be sipped or scooped, making it a versatile dessert to enjoy. Even as he extols the depth of this dessert and searches for it everywhere, the sweet-toothed individual reveals his laziness by relying heavily on instant ramen at home. It's truly a case of "it's what's inside that counts" getting lost.
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