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Auntie Gan’s Taro Balls is the oldest taro ball shop in Jiufen. All products are handmade. Fresh, soft Dajia taro is steamed until it is fine and fluffy, and then mixed with cornstarch. No water is added during the production process to maintain the fragrant and chewy taste.

Auntie Agan is the originator and synonym of Jiufen taro balls. It has a long history and pure taste. The signature mixed taro ball soup is a popular must-try. More than half of the winter limited longan mixed taro balls are longan. The best thing is that you can eat them while eating here. Enjoy the incomparable sea view 😍

There are several famous taro balls in Jiufen, and Auntie Gan's Taro Balls is one of them. It is located near the top of the mountain in Jiufen. There are viewing seats here. You can come here at night to buy a taro ball and sit in the viewing position to enjoy the scenery of the mountain city, but it is quite windy here at night. This shop has been open for more than 30 years and is the oldest taro ball shop in Jiufen. The taro balls are all handmade. There are two options: hot and cold. The cold one is made into shaved ice and the hot one is made into bean soup. You can choose mixed beans, red beans, mung beans, and soybeans to match the taro balls. There are taro balls and sweet potato balls, purple and yellow. I ordered a bowl of shaved ice and hot ones. The taro balls have a light sweetness and are especially soft and sticky. They are soft but not sticky when bitten. The hot one is sweet soup. The cold one tastes better than the hot one.

The best is of course saved for last! I ate all the way to the end of Jiufen Old Street and saw that Grandma Lai’s taro ball shop was crowded. I was about to go in to try it but was stopped by my Taipei friend. It turned out that he had a hidden version of food that had not been shown yet. I followed my friend all the way up the hill. Gradually, the upward line began to stagnate. I saw that there was already a line. I looked up along the line and found a stone tablet with an arrow pointing to a small shop on the hillside. Auntie Gan’s taro balls with an unremarkable facade are located on a small hillside, but the line of customers waiting has already lined up halfway up the mountain. After ordering, you can also enter the inner hall to choose a seat by the window. I didn’t expect that the inner hall is very spacious. It is really a great thing in life to enjoy the delicious taro balls while enjoying the mountain and sea views!

Auntie A's Taro Balls, located next to Jiufen Elementary School, has been in business for more than 30 years and is the oldest taro ball shop in Jiufen. Auntie A's products are all handmade. Fresh, soft Dajia taro is steamed until it is fine and fluffy, then mixed with cornstarch and stirred with the force of the hands to increase the chewiness of the taro balls. Water is never added randomly during the production process to keep the chewy texture of the taro balls. You can also choose a seat by the window to enjoy the delicious taro balls while admiring the mountain and sea views.

Auntie Agan's shop is not as well located as Grandma Lai's on the old street. She has to walk up a short distance along the stone steps at an intersection (probably the intersection leading to Shengping Theater) to see the shop, but it is this upward journey that allows Auntie Agan's dine-in restaurant to overlook the beautiful scenery of Jiufen! In fact, the taro balls of both restaurants are delicious, but it is highly recommended to come here to eat and enjoy the scenery ^_^

The most famous taro balls in Jiufen should be the Auntie Taro Balls on the top of the mountain. Turn in from the popular Nursing Long Braised Food Alley, walk up to the bottom and you will see Auntie Taro. The indoor dining space is very large, and there are two floors. You can overlook the mountain scenery of Jiufen. While eating taro balls, you can also look out to Shen'ao Bay, Badouzi and other places.

Recommended: Mixed taro balls, which beat those in Xian Yu Xian by ten streets. After eating this taro ball, I finally understood the true meaning of "there is no cloud except Wushan"~ As the sun sets, sitting on the second floor of the store, watching the mountain and sea views and eating a bowl of hot and cold taro balls, I really sighed that the world is so beautiful! Very delicious!