Description
The absolute specialty soup of Taipei's Tamsui, enclosing a seasoned pork filling inside a bouncy, oval (almond-shaped) ball made from white fish paste like shark.
Restaurants serving Tamsui Stuffed Fishball Soup
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The Recipe section below is a general reference, not a recipe from the listed shops.
Recipe
Ingredients
- Tamsui Yu Wan(Meat-filled fishballs)
- Celery
- White pepper
- Sesame oil
- Pork bone broth
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Yu Wan (Fishball)] Add a little potato starch and water to white fish paste (like shark), pound and knead thoroughly until highly elastic.
- Prepare 'Meat Filling' by mixing minced pork with soy sauce, five-spice, sesame oil, and shallots.
- Take fish paste, enclose meat filling in the center, shape into the 'rugby ball (almond) shape' unique to Tamsui Yu Wan, and boil (*generally bought at specialty shops).
- Boil clear pork (or chicken) bone broth (Qingtang) in a pot.
- Add Yu Wan to warm.
- Put salt, white pepper, sesame oil, and minced celery at the bottom of a bowl.
- Pour hot soup and Yu Wan to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
White pepper and Celery freshness
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Store-bought meat-filled fishballs (like Fuzhou Yu Wan)
Pairing
A-gei (Tamsui stuffed tofu pouch) or Meat buns
Trivia
[For Everyone] One of the Big Three specialties of Tamsui (A-gei, Yu Su, Yu Wan), a port town famous for sunsets. Distinct from round Fuzhou Yu Wan by its slightly elongated shape. Enjoy the duet of light fish umami outside and punchy pork umami inside.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Carelessly biting it makes piping hot meat juice and pork fat squirt out burning your mouth, so cool it slightly and bite cautiously!
Allergen
Seafood (Fish paste), Pork, Soy, Sesame, Wheat