The beef soup from Ah Cun might just be the simplest dish I’ve eaten since coming to Taiwan. It’s basically just chunks of beef in a simple broth.
It’s proof that if your ingredients and your technique are top-notch, then you really don’t need to overthink things. Simpler is better.
The broth itself is very mildly spiced, but it has such a clean, irresistible beefy flavour. This was one of the rare times I didn’t bother using the jar of chili sauce on the table; I didn’t want anything to get in the way of that amazingly subtle flavour.
And the chunks of beef are fantastic — they’re incredibly tender, and they pack a wallop of meaty, beefy flavour. It’s pretty obvious that they’re using great quality beef, because the flavour is ridiculous.
It comes with a small bowl of rice and a thick, sweet sauce with a whole bunch of shredded ginger. I mostly just ate the sauce with the rice; the soup was perfect as it was.
Location: No. 128號, Section 3, Guohua St, West Central District, Tainan City, 700
How to find it: It’s not super easy to find; I had to use Google Translate on the sign to make sure I was in the right place. Look for the orange sign with red letters.