原味 大肠包小肠 (NT$50) — Taipei big sausage wraps little sausage!
Taipei night market 大肠包小肠 (rice sausage wraps pork sausage) at NT$50. The iconic Taiwanese street snack stuffed into a sticky-rice hot dog format.
Taipei night market snack with BB — 原味 大肠包小肠 (original flavour rice sausage wraps pork sausage) at NT$50. The iconic Taiwanese street snack that translates the concept of a hot dog into a sticky-rice format.
We ordered:
- 大肠包小肠 (original / 原味) — NT$50
Da chang bao xiao chang (literally “big intestine wraps little intestine”) is the Taiwanese street snack that puts a grilled pork sausage inside a split-open rice sausage. The “big intestine” is the cylinder of glutinous sticky rice that’s been steamed and stuffed into a sausage-shaped casing — the same idea as a hot dog bun but made from sticky rice instead of bread. The “little intestine” is the actual pork sausage that gets nestled inside the split-open rice cylinder.
This stall’s version was the proper format. The rice cylinder had been pre-grilled on the side, with the surface developing crispy charred spots from the grill. The pork sausage was a similarly grilled piece, with the smoky-sweet flavour from the charcoal grill coming through.
The toppings are the proper Taiwanese garnish set. Pickled daikon (the cooling crunchy contrast), shredded preserved mustard greens (sour-salt accent), chopped raw garlic (the pungent bite), wasabi or chilli (optional heat), and a sweet-soy sauce drizzle. The combination layers sweet, salty, sour, spicy, savoury in one bite.
The eating technique is the bite. The split rice cylinder holds the sausage like a hot dog bun, with the toppings piled inside. You bite through the rice exterior and pork sausage interior together, with the toppings providing the flavour layering at each mouthful.
NT$50 (~SGD $2.25) for the snack is honest night market pricing. The Shilin and Raohe night markets all run this dish at the NT$45-55 range.
The original flavour (原味) is the entry-tier version. Some stalls offer flavour upgrades — XLB, basil, mala, garlic — for an extra NT$10-20.
Overall: 4.4 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Solid Taipei night market snack — would re-order any visit.
