Yong He Soya Milk King 永和豆浆大王: go-to traditional Taiwanese breakfast

December 30, 2024

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If cafés are a breakfast/brunch staple in countries like Australia and Korea, breakfast shops (早餐店) are undoubtedly Taiwan’s answer to cafés.

A traditional Taiwanese breakfast typically consists of soya milk, sticky rice rolls, fried dough (Youtiao) and baked wheat cake (Shao Bing).

Many people in Taipei would head straight to famous breakfast shop Yong He Soya Milk King 永和豆浆大王, to get their breakfast sorted out. This includes both locals and tourists!

What to eat at Yong He Soya Milk King

We reached Yong He a bit late in the morning, which is presumably when most of the breakfast crowds have faded out.

Nonetheless, the place was still quite packed with tourists. But we were lucky to avoid the queues and managed to get a table pretty quickly!

While most people would naturally come to this breakfast shop for the soya milk, their menu is actually quite diverse and caters to almost every taste bud.

For example, you can choose to either have the usual (sweetened) soya milk, or even salted if you’re more of a savoury fan! Most people have it served hot, but if the weather is sweltering you can have it iced or chilled.

If you’re looking to pair your soya milk with a carb-loaded baked wheat cake, you can choose from a dizzying array of ingredients. Be it egg with pork floss and/or you tiao, you’ll definitely be spoilt for choice.

If you look at the item prices, you’ll notice that cost about USD 1 – 2. Enjoying a traditional Taiwanese breakfast at Yong He is incredibly affordable and budget-friendly.

I lean towards the traditional hot & sweet soya milk. I ordered it along with a Shao Bing wrapped with egg and you tiao.

The soya milk was smooth and really helps to whet the appetite. I find that it can get quite filling if you’re drinking the whole bowl fast.

If you tend to have a smaller appetite, you might find yourself already pretty satisfied just by this bowl of soya milk alone.

The Shao Bing can be a little oily since everything is fried, but I found it very addictive.

For me, the you tiao was especially tasty! Most you tiao taste like plain dough (unless you buy one that’s salted) but comes with a little sweetness inside. When you dip it in the soya milk, the you tiao soaks it right up – incredibly delicious.

Is it worth eating at Yong He Soya Milk King?

This breakfast was very filling, but also very satisfying!

I really liked how the soya milk didn’t taste diluted. Some shops serve very bland and tasteless soya milk because it’s mostly just water. The Shao Bing was also tasty without being too oily.

If you’re not a fan of Shao Bing or are worried you can’t finish everything, I would highly recommend just ordering the you tiao with the soya milk. Dip the well-fried you tiao in the sweet soya milk, and there you have it: the perfect Taiwanese breakfast.

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Address: No. 102, Section 2, Fuxing South Road, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106

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