菊肉圓

菊肉圓 sits on Xi'an Road in Puli Township, Nantou, its main draw double-sauce hand-made ba-wan, the skin soft-springy, the filling large meat chunks and savory bamboo-shoot dice, an order coming with a bowl of clear soup to rinse away the richness after the ba-wan. One diner said “the double-sauce ba-wan is tasty, big meat chunks and savory bamboo-shoot dice, capped perfectly by the soup,” another “the ba-wan skin is soft-springy, with clear soup to add.”

The house chili sauce on the table packs a punch, the bottle even labeled “I'm very spicy, use in moderation” — one diner noted “the ba-wan skin is very soft, and the memorable thing is the heat, seriously insanely spicy,” so add sparingly if you fear heat. Another said “apart from dine-in being on the warm side, the shop is very courteous and friendly.”

Closed Tuesdays; otherwise open daily 11:30am to 5:00pm.