Dishes
Duck thick soup
鴨肉焿
Also called: 鴨肉羹 · 生炒鴨肉羹 (stir-fried duck thick soup)
Slices of duck and bamboo shoots wok-fried, then served in a thickened, lightly sweet broth.
Photo: Yu08, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Yu08, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Alpha from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0What it is
A thickened soup with slices of boneless duck, shredded bamboo shoots and garlic. One writer describes it as tasting cleanly of duck and a little sweet, with crunchy bamboo against tender meat.
Where it comes from
The Michelin Guide calls duck thick soup a speciality of Xingang in Chiayi County. Yeh San's owner ran a duck soup shop in Xingang before bringing the recipe to Tainan in 2021.
How it is made
The duck is stir-fried in a small pot with garlic and bamboo shoots for wok aroma, then served in the thickened soup.
How to eat it
Have it on its own, over rice noodles, or with a bowl of duck rice. Add vinegar or chilli powder to taste.
Where to eat it in Tainan
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