Food Detective / Taiwan / Lǔròu fàn
Lu rou fan (braised pork rice) · 滷肉飯
滷肉飯 · Lǔròu fàn
Finely chopped pork braised in sweet soy and spooned over rice — Taiwan’s everyday comfort food.
- Kind
- Rice, Meat
- Cooking
- Braised / simmered
- Taste
- Sweet, Soy sauce, Filling meal, Easy to eat alone, Breakfast · Not spicy
- Served · texture
- Hot · Rich, glossy soy sauce
INGREDIENTS
Ingredients, including hidden ones
- Main ingredient
- Pork, Rice
- Sometimes added
- Egg
- Can be in the sauce or broth
- Tofu & soy
- Often comes with a braised egg; fried shallots go into the sauce.
Basis: General recipe. Shops differ and unlisted ingredients can be present; this is not an allergy guarantee.
CHAINS
Which chain, which menu item
Prices in local currency (TWD).
No chain with a confirmed menu item yet. Find restaurants on Google Maps ↗
“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 (often small)
- 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 — Lu rou fan (2026-10-18). Photos are Google results AMS does not vouch for; check opening status on Google Maps.