Ruifang District, New Taipei City｜丸來日式團子

The matcha is super delicious!

The boss lady and the dumplings are both great! The proprietress is warm and kind ~ the matcha dumplings are delicious, the dumplings are very dense and the matcha red bean sauce is also highly recommended!

Store name: Marulai Japanese dumplings Location: Jiufen Old Street A cute and healing little shop, their baked dumplings are really amazing! This time I ordered the soy sauce and matcha red bean flavors. The soy sauce tastes really good, not too salty. The sweet soy sauce has a layered texture brought by the soup stock (with kombu added). The dumplings are baked just right and the shell is not too salty. It is dry and hard, not sticky inside, and retains the Q quality of mochi. The matcha red bean tastes really beautiful. The matcha flowers are garnished with red beans. It looks beautiful no matter how you photograph it. The taste is not too sweet, which is ok! From the decorations in the store to the pattern design on the cups, you can see the store's care. The boss is also very enthusiastic and shared many scenic spots in the Jiufen area. If you have the opportunity, you will come to taste it. -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --- three visits This is my third visit to a Japanese dumpling shop located in Jiufen Mountain City. This grilled dumpling is really amazing, to the point where I keep saying it is delicious as soon as I eat it. Ahem! I’m a little excited, so let’s get back to the topic and talk about their characteristics. Each flavor goes well with the dumpling itself and can be said to complement each other. This time I ordered Japanese soy sauce, matcha red bean, and takoyaki flavors. The sweet, salty and fresh taste of soy sauce stimulates the taste buds, and it is a strong aroma that makes people fall in love with it at the first bite. In order to add kelp to boil it, it has a flavor that cannot be compared with commercially available soy sauce. The combination of takoyaki and dango is also very interesting. The two styles were originally incompatible, but after the store's ingenious handling, it doesn't even feel inconsistent. Highly recommend! Finally, there is the matcha red bean as dessert. The red bean filling is not too sweet and goes well with the matcha sauce and dango. As a finishing touch, um, perfect! For drinks, I choose sugar-free osmanthus oolong tea, which has a light floral and tea aroma. It’s a blessing to drink it hot in winter! The warm storefront, cute cats, delicious snacks and drinks, and chatting with the enthusiastic boss about the current situation and tourist attractions. Although it is still raining heavily outside, this place brings a full sense of healing.