{"id":43766,"date":"2025-07-25T11:06:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T03:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/?p=43766"},"modified":"2025-08-01T15:13:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T07:13:03","slug":"chuan-tai-hao-milkfish-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/2025\/07\/25\/chuan-tai-hao-milkfish-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuantai Milkfish Balls (Southern Taiwan)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chuan Tai Hao Milkfish Balls is a long-established breakfast spot in Tainan City&#039;s West Central District, located at No. 222, Section 1, Datong Road. With over 90 years of history, it&#039;s a favorite among locals and tourists alike. They specialize in milkfish ball soup and offer a variety of ball types, including crispy balls, shrimp balls, fish balls, meat balls, fish maw, fish skin, and meat dumplings. For first-timers, they recommend ordering the mixed soup to savor six flavors.<\/p>\n<p>Besides soups, Chuan Tai Hao&#039;s braised pork rice is also quite popular. Its rich, tender gravy paired with distinct rice grains creates a rich, non-greasy flavor, making it a popular breakfast dish for Tainan residents. Side dishes like braised pork intestines and pork trotters are perfectly seasoned and tender, making them a perfect complement to main dishes.<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant is bright and clean, creating a comfortable dining atmosphere. Ordering is self-service, and you can help yourself to cutlery and sauces. Open daily from 6:30 AM to 1:00 PM, so arrive early to avoid disappointment. If you&#039;d like to try the hidden gem, &quot;fish intestines,&quot; ask if they offer it; it&#039;s available dry or in soup.<\/p>\n<p>Chuantaihao milkfish balls are not only a representative of Tainan milkfish cuisine, but also a classic choice for inheriting local food culture.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chuan Tai Hao Milkfish Balls is a long-established breakfast restaurant in Tainan City&#039;s West Central District, located at No. 222, Section 1, Datong Road. With over 90 years of history, it&#039;s a favorite among locals and foreigners alike.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44488,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[209,182,186],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-43766","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-209","8":"category-special-itinerary","9":"category-michelin-snacks","11":"category-182","12":"category-186","13":"description-off"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43766"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44635,"href":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43766\/revisions\/44635"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}