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Taiwanese beef noodle soup · 牛肉麵
牛肉麵 · Niúròu miàn
Wheat noodles and slow-braised beef in a rich broth — either red-braised with soy and chilli bean paste, or clear.
- Kind
- Noodles, Soup & stew, Meat
- Cooking
- Braised / simmered, In broth
- Taste
- Salty, Soy sauce, Filling meal, Easy to eat alone · Spicy
- Served · texture
- Hot · Tender beef, chewy noodles
INGREDIENTS
Ingredients, including hidden ones
- Main ingredient
- Beef, Wheat
- Usually included
- Vegetables
- Can be in the sauce or broth
- Tofu & soy
- Red-braised broth normally uses soy sauce and chilli bean paste.
Basis: General recipe. Shops differ and unlisted ingredients can be present; this is not an allergy guarantee.
VARIANTS
Main variants
- 紅燒 · General recipe
- Red-braised — Dark, reddish broth with soy and chilli bean paste
- 清燉 · General recipe
- Clear-stewed — Lighter, clear broth
General variants; not every brand sells every one.
CHAINS
Which chain, which menu item
Prices in local currency (TWD).
| Brand | Menu item | What’s different | Serving | Price |
|---|
| Din Tai Fung 鼎泰豐 | Red-braised beef noodle soup 紅燒牛肉麵 Regular menu · Red-braised | Official page: choose all tendon, all meat or half-and-half; beef braised with a house recipe in beef-bone broth. | One bowl | Price not published |
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“Signature” is used only when the brand itself says so. No sales ranking is invented, and no dish is judged tastier than another.
PRICE GUIDE
General price guide · One bowl
- Budget
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- Typical
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- Premium
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Separate from chain menu prices. Premium reflects setting and service, not a rip-off.
ORDERING
Phrases to show when ordering
- 不要加蝦
- No shrimp, please (bú yào jiā xiā)
- 不要海鮮
- No seafood, please (bú yào hǎixiān)
- 湯頭有魚或海鮮嗎？
- Is there fish or seafood in the broth? (tāngtóu yǒu yú huò hǎixiān ma?)
- 我不吃豬肉
- I don’t eat pork (wǒ bù chī zhūròu)
- 我不吃牛肉
- I don’t eat beef (wǒ bù chī niúròu)
- 不要加蛋
- No egg, please (bú yào jiā dàn)
- 我對花生過敏
- I’m allergic to peanuts (wǒ duì huāshēng guòmǐn)
- 不要辣
- Not spicy (bú yào là)
- 我有過敏
- I have an allergy (wǒ yǒu guòmǐn) — then the ingredient
A request, not a guarantee the ingredient can be removed.
Recipe sources: Wikipedia — Beef noodle soup (2026-10-18). Photos are Google results AMS does not vouch for; check opening status on Google Maps.