Dishes

Oyster thin-noodle soup

蚵仔麵線

Also called: ô-á-mī-suànn · oyster vermicelli · oyster misua · 鮮蚵麵線 · 大腸麵線 (with pork intestine)

Very fine wheat noodles in a thickened broth topped with small fresh oysters, a snack sold all over Taiwan.

Photo: 中華民國總統府, CC BY 2.0

Photo: Ik T, CC BY 2.0

In Tainan

Tainan farms oysters on floating rafts offshore, with the peak harvest from March to June. Cigu Yang Ke Yuan Chia (七股養蚵園家) in Rende, run by an oyster-farming family, fills its misua with fresh oysters and meatballs.

Where to eat it in Tainan

七股養蚵園家

Street snacksRende

Cigu Yang Ke Yuan Chia

Oyster shop in Rende, despite the Qigu in its name, named a Bib Gourmand in 2023. The owner's family has farmed oysters for almost 50 years, and every dish is cooked to order.

Bib Gourmand 2023LunchAfternoonDinner