72 Beef Noodles
七十二牛肉麵
Address
No. 72, Section 1, Hangzhou South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, 100
City
TaipeiMRT Station
🚇 Shandao Temple
This place's beef noodles are unlike the traditional hong shao you may know and love. The star of the show here is the clear broth beef noodle soup (清燉牛肉麵). Stewed over 72 hours, the broth is smooth, light, and flavorful, along with tender, thick slices of beef and tasty, chewy noodles. If you find you love the broth like I did, the staff will happily pour you as much as you like.
Foods Available Here
Beef Noodle Soup
Beef noodle soup is a Chinese and Taiwanese noodle soup made of stewed or red braised beef, beef broth, vegetables and Chinese noodles. There are two common variations of beef noodle which differ in the way the broth is prepared. When soy sauce is added, the soup is called red roasted or braised beef noodles (紅燒牛肉麵). Braised beef noodles was reputedly invented by KMT's Sichuan Province recruits who fled from mainland China to Kaoshiung, Taiwan. Therefore, it is sometimes (misleadingly) referred to as "Szechuan Beef Noodle Soup" (四川牛肉麵). The red braised beef noodles is the most common type of beef noodle in Taiwan. The beef is often stewed with the broth and simmered, sometimes for hours. Chefs also let the stock simmer for long periods of time with bone marrow; some vendors can cook the beef stock for over 24 hours. This type of beef noodle tends to be spicy because doubanjiang and five-spice powder are sometimes added. However, the broth may also have a sweeter taste if the fat from the beef is simmered. There are several variations with the soy-based broth, such as spicy, tomato, garlic, and herbal medicine. The tomato variation (番茄牛肉麵) is popular in Taiwan and features chunks of tomatoes in a rich red-coloured soy-tomato broth.
Lu Wei
Lu wei is a bit of a food free-for-all where you pick and choose from an array of items to create a meal of your very own. Most stands offer a mix of vegetables, mushrooms, tofu, noodles, processed meats, and others.
Dry Noodles
Dry noodles are a base category of noodles commonly referred to on menus in Taiwan that are...dried. Almost always paired with various meats, vegetables, and sauces, you'll find a wide variety of ways to enjoy noodles you've never experienced before! Looking for a place to start? Search for "Not the Same Dried Noodles" (不一樣幹麵) and take down your first bowl.