Liu Mama Fantuan — Restaurant in Zhongzheng District

Went there at 10am on a Thursday, surprisingly no waiting line. LaoBan was very friendly and helpful to explain the different options and flavors offered for their rice balls. I opted for their famed purple original, and the white sticky rice with salted yolk. Rushed back to my hotel with 2 piping hot breakfast Rice burritos that probably weighed half a kg each, and a cup of their almond milk. The taste didn't disappoint as,I was impressed by the abundance of stuffing inside. Fried dough, pork floss, pickled radish, and even a hard boiled egg. The purple rice was definitely more aldente while the white sticky rice was mildly sweet and chewy. Im So glad I found this little hole in the wall breakfast place, will be making it my regular stop every time i.visit Taipei from now...

It's a very local store selling Traditional Taiwanese breakfast, Fan Tuan, which is sticky rice roll with any choices of meats, eggs, and condiments you like. Menu is Chinese only. They offer healthier options to use black rice instead of sticky rice or mix both types of rice for your order. There are also vegetarians options. Drinks serve hot or cold black bean milk (instead of traditional soy milk), black rice milk, almond milk, and milk tea. It's better to bring someone who can read Chinese menu and be able to place your order in Chinese. The service is fast even there is a long line, but the quality of your order can be different every time. It depends who...

Soooooooo…… I really wanted to LOVE this but I only liked it at best. Would I come back? Probably not.

The wait is very long because they make it fresh person (which is great) but be prepared to wait. The line extends onto the main road so it’s a bit dangerous.

The actual fantuan…. Love the purple rice. Love that you can mix and match the rice. The filling was generous as in you get a lot but… because of that… it gets very dry. The toppings didn’t mesh together so it didn’t fall out but the flavors were good when you ate it together but just very dry.

I probably wouldn’t come back and wait 40...