郭家粽

郭家粽 sets up in the market on You'ai Street in Tainan's West Central District, its sign reading “founded in Tainan Fucheng in 1948,” its two signatures meat zongzi and cai-zong — the meat zongzi drizzled with savory sauce, the cai-zong dusted with peanut powder and soy paste, alongside a bowl of miso soup with you-tiao and fish crisp. One diner said “I suspect the owner cast a spell on the food,” “oh my god, super tasty,” “insanely good,” another “nostalgic, tasty — feels like a good taste someone passed down.”

The stall sits under the market arcade, wrapped and cooked on the spot, strings of meat zongzi hung out front — a morning-market scene familiar to locals; come at dawn or in the morning to avoid the afternoon closing.

Closed Tuesdays; otherwise open daily from 6:00am (6:30 Sundays) to 3:00pm.