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Taro Ball

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Taro Ball is a traditional Taiwanese dessert made of taro. The taro balls can be made by mixing mashed taro with water and sweet potato flour or potato flour, making the taro balls more springy or softer respectively. …

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Taro Balls at Jiufen, New Taipei City, Sept 2011

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Taro ball is a traditional Taiwanese cuisine dessert made of taro. It can be found in almost every part of Taiwan and other parts of the world selling Taiwanese desserts, among which Jiufen's taro ball is said to be the most famous.

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