*** WARNING : The following images may make you drool, cry or gasp uncontrollably.***
Over Christmas I went on a family holiday to Taiwan. I had no expectations and not exactly a huge desire to go there to begin with. But as I traveled and explored this new country (to me), I slowly grew to love the place. Especially the FOOD.
Here are some of the food you can expect to find in Taiwan.
Fish and Beef Balls in Soup ~ Jiu Fen Old StreetBeef Noodles ~ Jiu Fen Old StreetThe infamous Taiwan sausage (sweet and fragrant) ~ Jiu Fen Old StreetPeanut icecream pancake with coriander o.O ~ Jiu Fen Old StreetTaiwanese infamous Smelly Tofu ~ Jiu Fen Old StreetInfamous Fried Chicken Steak (sooo good!) ~ Shilin Night MarketFried Chicken Steak Place ~ Shilin Night Market Taipei
Tip: Don’t be afraid of lining up for it (notice the lines behind me). It is so worth it!
My bro and I with fried chicken steak and Pearl Milk Tea (bubble tea) ~ Shillin Night MarketHotdog with cucumber and rice bun ~ Shilin Night MarketFrog egg drink ~ Shilin Night MarketFishball with wasabi powder ~ Shilin Night MarketYoghurt and white grape waffle (super delicious!) ~ Shilin Night Market
Rude waffles (no, we did NOT try this! LOL) ~ Shilin Night Market
Infamous braised pork rice (simple but good) ~ Xi Men DingTurnip cake ~ Xi Men DingOyster Omelette (specialty) ~ Xi Men DingChicken chop and maryland rice ~ Xi Men DingSpring onion pancake with egg and chilli sauce (my favourite of the trip!) ~ Xi Men DingWhite bitter gourd juice ~ Xi Men DingInfamous Mee Sian (people stand outside the store and eat) ~ Xi Men DingRoasted peanuts and ‘moustache’ nuts ~ Xi Men DingPeanut or black sesame mochi (street cart style) ~ Xi Men DingMatcha and redbean tea ~ Xi Men DingMister Donut Chocolate and Peanut ~ Xi Men DingKFC Egg Tarts ~ Xi Men DingMy favourite drink of the trip – Green Tea Yoghurt Flavour from 7-ElevenTea Egg (the best one i’ve ever had) ~ Island in the middle of Sun Moon LakeShabu Shabu ~ Kaohshiung
More waffles! ~ Kaohsiung Women’s Street
Awesome pork bun (another one of my faves) ~ Kaoshiung Women’s StreetHakka foodSun cookieChocolate Poop Icecream in a squatting toilet ~ Modern Toilet Restaurant, TaipeiSitting on a toilet at a bathtub eating poop out of a squatting toilet… Gotta be something wrong with that… ~ TaipeiMatcha Greentea PowderMatcha Greentea and Looseleaf GreenteaXiao Long Bao (shanghai dumplings) ~ the flagship Din Tai Fung restaurant in TaipeiDelicious Fried Rice (try the brownrice option) ~ Din Tai Fung, TaipeiBlack Sesame Bun ~ Din Tai Fung, TaipeiBBQ seafood ~ Raohe Street Night MarketHerbal Jelly and Tang Yuan (like street ‘Dessertstory’) ~ Raohe Street Night MarketBBQ king oyster mushroom (with flavours) ~ Raohe Street Night MarketDorayaki red bean ~ Raohe Street Night MarketQuail Eggs with Wasabi Mayo ~ Raohe Street Night MarketStall that BBQs mushroom, beans, chicken, tofu, etc with flavouring ~ TaipeiZhong Zhi (ba zhang – rice dumpling) ~ near Xi Men Ding
So… did you drool? I drooled whilst reminiscing and writing this blog! Now… get yourself over there! I would go back just for the food. Hope you enjoyed!
