Fish Market Braised Pork Rice

Review

Fish Market Braised Pork Rice is a long-standing evening choice for braised pork rice in Changhua, and reports put its history at about 40 years. Older accounts place it on Huashan Road, opening late at night, when its doorway was among the liveliest spots in downtown Changhua after dark. Today it is on Zhongzheng Road Section 2 and opens in the late afternoon. A 2022 report said the owner was tired and planned to hand the business over, yet a 2025 report still lists it as a local favorite, so check its status before going.

The signature is skin-on pork belly braised until soft and silky, with a balanced sweet-salty flavor; the lean part is not dry and the fat is not cloying. You can ask for fattier or leaner cuts, and the rice is cooked just right. Popular add-ons are a half-cooked fried egg, pork skin, dried bamboo shoots and braised napa cabbage, and many people break the runny yolk into the rice. Changhua-style braised pork is cut into half-moons and held together with a toothpick, and this shop keeps that habit. Sources give no clear prices, so expect to check on site.

Locals are loyal: it is often described as having a line as soon as it opens and selling out within two or three hours, and people arriving around 8pm frequently find nothing left. Fans like the fat-lean balance and that it is not overly salty or heavy. Others feel it tastes lighter than they remember, with less aroma than before.

Sources disagree on hours, some saying 4:30pm to 7pm and others until 10pm; in practice it usually closes once sold out, so arrive before 6pm. Closed Sundays.

It suits travelers who reach Changhua in the evening and missed the morning braised pork rice shops. Order a bowl with a half-cooked fried egg, plus dried bamboo shoots or braised cabbage, and add pork skin if you want a fuller meal.