Dongshi Soup Dumplings Introduction
Located at the intersection of Road 166 and Road 168, next to the Dongshi Farmers' Association, this area is lively and bustling with activity. A number of snack stalls have set up shop here, seizing the business opportunities. Among them is the pan-fried bun stall run by Lu Han-hsiung (born 1958). To make a living, Lu comes here every afternoon to sell his pan-fried buns, making it a well-known snack stall in the Dongshi area. Dongshi pan-fried buns use all-purpose flour, and the fillings include pork, cabbage, vermicelli, carrots, and chives. The preparation method is as follows: pork is cooked with soybean oil, then set aside. Cabbage, carrots, and chives are chopped, and the cooked pork and vermicelli are mixed well. At the stall, flour is mixed with water and kneaded into a strip, then small pieces are flattened and filled with the mixture to form buns. A little oil is heated in a frying pan, and the buns are placed in it and drizzled with water mixed with flour. They are fried until brown on one side, then flipped and cooked until brown on the other side, taking about 10 minutes total before being set aside. Customers purchase them to take away. Except for the filling, which must be pre-cooked at home, everything else is made, fried, and sold fresh on-site, ensuring that the buns are made and sold the same day until sold out, earning Dongshi pan-fried buns a great reputation for freshness.
