Description
Adding glass noodles to Taiwan night market's famous light soup of daikon (Luobo) and Taiwanese fish balls (Yu Wan). Daikon's digestive enzymes prevent stomach heaviness; a perfect subtraction dish.
Restaurants serving Daikon and Fish Ball Glass Noodles
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Dongfen(Mung bean glass noodles)
- Daikon radish
- Taiwanese Yu Wan(Fish balls)
- Ginger
- Celery
- Salt
- White pepper
- Sesame oil
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Peel daikon thickly, cut into large chunks.
- Put water (or pork broth), daikon, shredded ginger in a pot; heat.
- Boil, simmer on low for 20-
- mins until daikon is translucent.
- Toss in Taiwanese Yu Wan (meat-stuffed Bao Rou Yu Wan are best) and rehydrated Dongfen.
- When fish balls puff and float and Dongfen absorbs soup, add salt, white pepper, chopped celery, sesame oil to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Refreshing celery aroma、sesame oil、white pepper punch
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Winter melon or turnips (as daikon sub)
Pairing
Lu Rou Fan、Taiwanese fried chicken(Da Ji Pai)
Trivia
[For Everyone] It's no exaggeration to say ordering 'Tang (Soup)' in Taiwan almost always brings this. Usually drunk alone, but many dieters at Taiwanese Xiaochi shops order 'Add Dongfen!' to make it a staple. Ultimate diet noodle with calories basically just from the fish paste balls.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Bite into 'Fuzhou Yu Wan' stuffed with minced pork, letting the oozing meat juice melt into the daikon soup while slurping glass noodles!
Allergen
Seafood, Soy (from sesame oil), Sesame