Sweet Potato Ball (Taro Ball)

Taro ball (Chinese: 芋圓; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ō͘-îⁿ) 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.

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. The colour of mashed taro makes the dessert appear crystal purple or grey. The mashed taro can be replaced by mashed sweet potato or ground mung bean and becomes the yellow sweet potato ball (地瓜圓) or the green mung bean ball (綠豆圓).

The dessert can be served with syrup either icy or hot. It is also very common to use taro balls and sweet potato balls to top other Taiwanese desserts like douhua or tshuah-ping.

芋圆（中文：芋圓；Pe̍h-ōe-jī：ō͘-îⁿ）是一道由芋头制成的传统台湾甜点。它可以在台湾的几乎每个地方以及全球销售台湾甜点的地方找到，其中九份的芋圆被认为是最著名的。

芋圆可以通过将捣碎的芋头与水、甘薯粉或土豆粉混合制作而成，分别使芋圆更有弹性或更柔软。捣碎的芋头的颜色使得甜点呈现出水晶紫或灰色。捣碎的芋头可以被捣碎的甘薯或磨碎的绿豆取代，分别成为地瓜圆或绿豆圆。

这道甜点可以搭配冰镇或热的糖浆食用。将芋圆和地瓜圆等加在其他台湾甜点如豆花或草冰上也非常常见。