Although it is said that this Taiwan Popcorn Chicken King located near the exit of Dazhi MRT Station invented popcorn chicken, in fact, popcorn chicken has existed for a very long time as one of Taiwan’s most well-known treats. This shop in Dazhi was the first to register legally to sell popcorn chicken around twenty years ago. This delicious snack remain irresistible to lots of people after nearly thirty years since its invention.
Traditionally, the places that sell popcorn chicken are either vendors in night markets or dining cars showing up at a certain time and site. They usually do not have storefronts or regular water source, so people that worries more about their health often avoid popcorn chicken. This shop however has a wide storefront, favorable lightings and popcorn chicken with multiple choices. It opens from morning to midnight, and there are always customers lining up. Customers have various choices, including the most popular popcorn chicken, egg tofu, chicken neck, green beans, beef skewer, fried yinsijuan (銀絲卷), moon shrimp pancake (月亮蝦餅), and even fried Oreos. There is only a slim chance that you will order something that does not taste good. Customers will get a TWD10 coupon per order, which gives them another reason to come back. Although we all know that these kinds of fried food are greasy and not healthy if we consume too much, but if we can’t control our desire for a little greasy snack, we would rather go to the stores with clean environment and one that changes the frying oil more often.
