原味 爆漿地瓜球 (bursting sweet potato balls) (NT$50)!
Taiwan night market snack: 原味 爆漿地瓜球 (original bursting sweet potato balls) at NT$50, deep-fried sweet potato balls, crisp outside, chewy inside, with a molten centre.
Taiwan night market snack: 原味 爆漿地瓜球 (original bursting sweet potato balls) at NT$50 (~SGD$2.30). 😋
A cup of golden, deep-fried sweet potato balls (地瓜球), fresh out of the fryer. These are a Taiwan night market classic: sweet potato mashed with tapioca starch, rolled into balls and deep-fried until the outside turns crisp and golden while the inside stays chewy and QQ (that bouncy, mochi-like texture the Taiwanese love). As they fry, the balls puff up hollow, which is what gives them that light, airy bite.
The 爆漿 (bursting) part is the draw here: these are the filled version, with a molten centre (custard or cream) that oozes out when you bite in while they’re still hot, hence “bursting”. The 原味 (original) flavour keeps it simple and lets the natural sweet-potato sweetness come through, no need for extra coatings.
At NT$50 (roughly SGD$2.30) for a generous cup, it’s exactly the kind of cheap, hot, moreish street snack you graze on while wandering a Taiwan night market. We polished these off in minutes.
Overall: 4.6 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Crispy outside, chewy and molten inside, a perfect night market nibble. Would happily queue again.
