I usually visit Ningxia Night Market at least once during my trips to Taipei. I don’t often eat rice there, but this time I felt like having Taiwanese chicken rice. So, I decided to try Fang Jia Ji Rou Fan (方家雞肉飯), a popular stall known for its chicken rice.
They don’t speak English or Japanese, but the stall is very popular with foreign tourists, so ordering is straightforward. If you want takeout, you order at the stall; if you want to eat there, simply approach a table and say “for here.” They’ll show you to a vacant seat.
You pay after all your food is served. Most stalls at Ningxia Night Market accept EasyCard. Since they serve freshly cooked food, dishes arrive quickly. I ordered three dishes on my own, and it was more than enough for one person.
The menu is displayed above the stall and on each table, making it easy to choose. Since it’s a stall, the selection isn’t extensive.
They offer two types of rice: chicken rice (雞肉飯) and braised pork rice (滷肉飯). Both are popular, but the chicken rice is particularly well-regarded. They don’t serve alcoholic drinks. Bringing your own food or drinks is prohibited.
This is Taiwanese chicken rice. It comes with a generous portion of sliced steamed chicken on the rice. The rice bowl is a standard size, similar to what I use at home. The chicken was tender and juicy, seasoned with a soy sauce-based sauce. It didn’t have any distinct Taiwanese seasonings, so the flavor is mild and approachable.
The cup may be small, but it contains a generous amount of Hemerocallis fulva and pork with bones. Heromerocallis fulva soup is quite hearty. The meat was a bit dry, but there was plenty of it, more than the soup itself. The soup was lightly seasoned.
This is Fried green vegetables. The dish features seasonal greens, and this time it was water spinach. It was seasoned with plenty of garlic, and the water spinach was crisp and delicious. The portion was larger than expected, so I recommend sharing it.
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