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Taiwanese recipes

Taiwanese food holds a special place in my heart. People often ask, “What’s the difference between Taiwanese and Chinese food?” While there are many similarities, Taiwanese cuisine tends to be lighter, more savory and sweet, and less spicy.

Taiwanese cooking is all about simplicity, with dishes that are comforting yet packed with delicious umami flavor. Whether you’re a beginner learning to make Taiwanese cuisine or a pro craving mom’s home cooking, these recipes will delight and bring the best of Taiwan to your kitchen.

Main Course

Feature image shows a bowl of cold noodles covered in Taiwanese sesame sauce served in a blue white color bowl with sesame seeds on top.

Taiwanese cold sesame noodles

Salads

Photo shows a bowl of silken cold tofu salad bowl with garlic sesame tofu dressing served with cucumber and chicken.

Silken tofu salad

Main Course

An overhead shot image shows a blue and white color bowl with boiled cold noodles inside with Peanut butter sauce and veggies on the side.

Taiwanese cold peanut noodles

Main Course

A close shot shows juicy shrimp stir fried with cashew, ginger, garlic, scallions with shacha sauce and served on a white plate.

Sha cha shrimp

Side Dishes

Feature image shows sticky rice made in a microwave.

Microwave sticky rice

Side Dishes

Feature image shows sticky rice made in a rice cooker.

How to make sticky rice in rice cooker

Side Dishes

Image shows sauteed napa cabbage with garlic ginger and shiitake mushrooms Asian style served in a light gray color plate.

Sauteed Napa cabbage with shiitake

Main Course

Image shows chicken breast stir fried with oyster sauce with shiitake and snow pea leaves in a red color plate.

Oyster sauce chicken stir fry with snow pea leaves

Side Dishes

Image shows Din Tai Fung fried rice recipe with shrimp and eggs plated and served just like the restaurant's in a plate.

Din Tai Fung fried rice recipe with shrimp

Main Course

Image shows stir fried Shanghai rice cake with napa cabbage and bok choy in Asian brown sauce on a purple color plate.

Shanghai rice cake with napa cabbage and bok choy

Main Course

Ground pork stir fried with cabbage and bok choy served with rice in a bowl.

Ground pork stir fry with cabbage and bok choy

Soup

Feature image shows tender pork ribs soup simmered with daikon radish, carrots, and corn and served in a white soup bowl.

Pork rib soup with daikon

How To & Guides

Feature image shows different ways to fold wontons.

How to fold wontons

Soup

Feature image shows silky soft wontons boiled and served in a bowl of egg drop soup with spinach and seaweed in the bowl.

Wonton egg drop soup

Appetizers

Shrimp wontons boiled to soft and tender and served in a plate with chili sauce on top.

Shrimp wontons

How To & Guides

Feature image shows homemade gluten free wonton wrappers that are thin square pieces stacked on a red color plate.

Gluten free wonton wrappers

Condiments

Image shows wonton dipping sauce mixed well in a small serving bowl with a serving spoon.

Wonton sauce

Main Course

Image shows stir fried napa cabbage with chicken breasts and shiitake served on a white plate

Chicken Cabbage Stir Fry

Main Course

Photo shows Mongolian shrimp with velveted shrimp stir fried with ginger, spring onions, and chili peppers served in a white plate.

Mongolian shrimp

Appetizers

Image shows Din tai fung copycat green beans with crisp exterior and topped with loads of minced garlic served in a white plate.

Din Tai Fung Green Beans Air Fryer

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