Meatball Granny

Review

Rou Yuan Po stands on Minquan Street on the edge of Wufeng Market, near the Wufeng police station. Several write-ups say it has been running for around sixty years, making it one of the best-known old shops in central Wufeng. It once sold shaved ice and papaya milk before switching to ba-wan and soup only, and a 2026 Supertaste round-up notes that it has since opened a second branch on Zhongzheng Road.

Each ba-wan costs NT$35. The skin is thick, bouncy and chewy, so it takes a few slow bites; the filling is pork with diced bamboo shoots, finished with sweet chili sauce. A bowl of tofu soup is NT$20, with big, soft cubes of tofu, and many regulars tip the leftover sauce and meat bits from the plate into the soup for extra savoury depth.

Fans call it the taste they grew up with and praise the honest prices and old-school style. Others, including some reviewers, find the filling only average and wish there were more meat, and the thick skin is not to everyone's liking. There is no air conditioning, so summer visits can be stuffy.

Opening hours differ between sources: some say mornings only, others say it stays open into the afternoon, and the closing days are listed as either Monday and Tuesday or Tuesday only, so check before you go. Both dine-in and takeaway get busy at meal times. Parking around the market is hard; park at the lots near the Wufeng District Office or the Lin Family Garden and walk over.

It suits anyone after a traditional Taiwanese brunch: one ba-wan plus a bowl of tofu soup comes to about NT$55 and fills you up. Ask for chili when ordering if you like heat.