Rise Early to Enjoy Clay Oven-Baked Shaobing Rolls

　Kaohsiung is home to many time-honored shops that specialize in shaobing (savory rolls baked in clay ovens) and Chinese crullers (fried bread sticks known in Mandarin as youtiao). These exquisite items lure both locals and out-of-towners to get up early to enjoy delicious breakfast.

Kuanlaishun Breakfast Shop

　This well-known Chinese-style breakfast shop, located in Guomao Community in Kaohsiung's Zuoying District, offers a dazzling array of handmade pastries. Every day, from early in the morning until about noon, it is packed with customers. 

　Shaobing with pickled mustard green and egg is a must-try item in the shop. The crispy rolls are filled with soft eggs, segments of Chinese cruller, and spicy pickled mustard green stir-fried with Sichuan peppercorns. Customers have grown addicted to the numbing spiciness, intense fragrance, and tender crispiness that are stacked upon other flavors. In addition, the shop sells fresh meat buns, radish pastries, sesame cakes, salty soy milk, and other delicacies.

Haicing Wang Family Shaobing Shop

　Originally located in Zihjhu New Village in Zuoying District, this shop was relocated when the military dependents' community was demolished. Owner Mr. Wang noticed that many people led hectic lives and thus were unable to enjoy decent breakfast; his mother began using various side dishes as fillings for clay oven rolls, bringing into existence the delicious Club Pocket Shaobing. The skin is crispy, and it is stuffed with slices of freshly grilled fish paste, poached eggs, dried tofu, pickled cucumbers, bamboo shoots, and pickled mustard green. Together, this creates a refreshing multilayered taste sensation. Among the shop's regular customers are people who have been eating these shaobing for more than 30 years — and customers who have moved to other countries insist on “tasting” this nostalgia every time they return to Taiwan.

'No Name' Shaobing Shop in Fongshan

　Some people are inspired to rise early from their beds just to taste the delectable shaobing sold by a nameless shop diagonally opposite Fongshan Train Station. Even before dawn, there is a queue of people in front of this shop without a signboard, now operated by its third-generation owner. Every morning, the aroma of golden-brown long clay oven rolls permeates the air, whetting the appetites of those who have just woken up.

　The crispy-skinned rolls are stuffed with crullers and soft scallion eggs. The more you chew, the more fragrant they become. You can also warm up with a cup of charcoal-flavored soy milk to pair with the clay oven rolls. The shop's pork pie is also highly recommended, being a finger-licking combination of crusty pie, chopped green onions, and salty pork.

早起吃燒餅

　　高雄有許多老字號燒餅油條，香味四溢的燒餅吸引當地和外地人早起排隊也要一嚐的美味早點。

寬來順早餐店

　　「寬來順早餐店」是左營區果貿社區著名的中式早點，店內琳瑯滿目的麵點全部手工自製，從清晨到中午，排隊人潮不間斷。

　　「燒餅酸菜蛋」是必嚐的品項，酥脆的燒餅放入軟嫩的蛋、脆口的油條，加上四川花椒拌炒的辣酸菜，麻、辣、香、嫩、酥等各種滋味層層堆疊，一吃上癮。此外，鮮肉包、蘿蔔絲餅、芝麻餅、鹹豆漿等各有擁護者。

【寬來順早餐店】

電話：(07)583-0408

地址：高雄市左營區中華一路5-14號

營業時間：週二至週五04:00~12:00、週六至週日04:00~13:00

臉書：寬來順早餐店

海青王家燒餅店

　　「海青王家燒餅店」原本位於左營「自助新村」，因眷村拆遷搬到左營大路上，老闆王大哥觀察許多人生活忙碌，無法好好吃頓早餐，他的母親於是將小菜夾進燒餅中，因而發展出總匯口袋燒餅。總匯燒餅表皮烤得香脆，豪邁地塞進現烤黑輪片、荷包蛋、豆干、醃黃瓜、筍絲和酸菜，創造多層次口感，調味清爽，老顧客一吃就是三十餘年，還有移居美國的客人，每次回臺都要來打包這味鄉愁。

【海青王家燒餅店】

電話：(07)581-3491

地址：高雄市左營區左營大路2-43號

營業時間：每日05:30~12:00

臉書：海青王家燒餅店

鳳山車站無名燒餅，早起排隊也甘願

　　天光未亮，鳳山火車站斜對面，一間傳承三代的無招牌的店家前已出現排隊人潮。每日清晨，金褐色澤的長燒餅香氣漫溢至人行道，撩撥剛剛甦醒的食慾。

　　長燒餅表層酥脆包裹酥脆油條和軟嫩蔥蛋，越嚼越香，再搭配一杯炭燒風味溫豆漿，讓身體暖和起來。店內豬肉餡餅也是一絕，酥香餅皮爆滿的蔥花和鹹香的豬肉，令人吮指回味。

【鳳山車站無名燒餅】

電話：(07)743-4273

地址：高雄市鳳山區曹公路38-1號

營業時間：每日05:30~10:30