Rice Cakes City (米糕城) @ Kaohsiung in Taiwan

The word "rice cake" frightened me as it would mean a ton load of carbohydrates in dessert form but the truth was much more different after I caught the video introducing the Taiwanese eatery from Kaohsiung City on YouTube! 

So here we were at Rice Cakes City (米糕城) for late lunch; which kind of explained the lack of customers. The review score of 3.7 from across 2,000 reviewers was hardly a must-try but its legacy since 1946 was tempting and I am curious about the rice cakes.

Braised Pork Rice - let's check out the Taiwanese basic dish first; the ubiquitous luroufan that was commonly known as rouzaofan in the Southern part of Taiwan. This would be what I considered to be the most authentic one around; thick chunks of savory fats over rice and slices of crunchy, sweet pickled cucumbers! Loving it! 

Rice Cake - this was actually similar to rouzaofan except that heavier glutinous rice was used and there was a layer of fish floss. Well, I prefer the fluffier rice from rouzaofan, which was priced lower, and honestly, fish floss belongs to porridge!  

Braised Fish Belly - ordered this as it was reviewed on the YouTube video, and this sorry looking piece of fish was not something that Alex had any appetite for. 

Turned out to be one dish that Alex couldn't forget! The fish had an alluring texture that was meaty, oily and filled with collagen; the taste was just unforgettably good that when Alex wanted to order a second serving, I had to stop him since we had much more to eat for the rest of the day, and stomach space would be precious! 

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Cleaned up everything except for the rice from the rice cake as it was too heavy for the tummy! p.s. Alex insisted on returning the next day to eat again but it was sadly (for him) already closed for the day. 

p.s. return your own crockeries and cutleries

No issue for Singaporeans!

Address

No. 107, Daren Rd, 

Yancheng District, 

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 

Map

As above.

Menu (in Chinese)

As above.

Pricing

Rice Cake (S) - NT$45

Braised Pork Rice (S) - NT$35

Braised Fish Belly - NT$110

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