Treasure Island Taiwan In addition to the pleasant scenery and simple folk customs, one thing you must not miss is the snacks at the night market. Night markets in Taiwan are not only a gathering place for delicious food, but also a spiritual and cultural heritage. So what should you eat at the night market? What canât be missed? TripAdvisor TripAdvisor will take you to taste 15 Taiwanese snacks that are most popular among locals!
Braised pork rice
How can you say you have been to Taiwan if you donât eat braised pork rice? Braised pork rice is as indispensable to Taiwanese as oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. Braised pork rice has different meanings in the northern and southern regions of Taiwan. In northern Taiwan, braised pork rice is topped with boiled minced pork and white rice in soy sauce marinade. Sometimes there are diced mushrooms in the sauce. In southern Taiwan, it is called "stewed pork rice ". "Braised pork rice" in southern Taiwan refers to braised pork rice with three layers of braised pork. The two flavors have their own merits.
strongly recommends: Taipei's two best braised pork rice, 1. Jinfeng braised pork rice, evenly fat and lean meat with exclusive secret soup, and a bowl of blanched vegetables and bitter melon soup, will definitely satisfy you. 2. Huzhang Braised Pork Rice is a chain store located all over the streets of Taipei. With a set meal, you can enjoy multiple varieties of delicacies at a favorable price.
Oyster Omelette
Taiwanese oyster omelette is definitely a specialty snack. It is made with fresh oysters, eggs, starch powder, sweet potato powder , green vegetables, chives and seafood juice as raw materials. It is characterized by its delicious flavor. Oyster Although it seems that you can eat it everywhere, many locals go to the place where the oysters are produced to eat them.
highly recommends: Taipeiâs Ringside Oyster Omelette is a must-go shop for food lovers. The store insists on using the ingredients of the day, fresh oysters without fishy smell, paired with tender golden fried eggs, the taste and appearance are mouth-watering. When going to Ningxia Night Market, donât miss the oyster omelette shop on the edge of the ring. You can taste a pure taste of old Taipei for NT$70 (about 17-18 yuan).
Small intestine wrapped in large intestine
Small intestine wrapped in large intestine is a special snack that emerged in Taiwan in the 1990s. It is similar to hot dogs in the United States. The combination of glutinous rice sausage and pork sausage makes its taste quite unique. Although stalls selling small intestines wrapped in large intestines often appear in night markets in Taiwan, if you want to go out of your way to eat authentic ones, you still have to go to Qianxifu . The owner uses his skillful and neat skills to prepare a variety of dishes. A portion of delicious food. The fragrant grilled sausage is served with pickled radish, sauerkraut and cucumber, plus a little garlic sauce, wrapped in glutinous rice sausage, and it's worth the wait in line after one bite!
Meatballs
The name of meatballs comes from its appearance. This kind of food is made of translucent meatball skin made of sweet potato powder, starch powder, or rice flour, and is wrapped with pork and other ingredients. Traditional meatballs are a specialty of Changhua County, Taiwan. It is said to have been created by Wu Xu Shuitao, a meatball stall owner in Changhua City. As one of Taiwanese's favorite affordable delicacies, steamed meatballs that are not greasy or greasy, plus minced garlic and chili sauce, and paired with a Sishen or Gongwan soup will definitely make the day full of energy.
Noodle Paste
Noodle Paste originated from Quanzhou, Fujian Province. It is in the shape of a paste and is made of thin noodles and sweet potato powder. It has a strong southern Fujian flavor. Most Taiwanese people eat it for breakfast, and it can also be used as a snack or late-night snack. Just eat it with the fried dough sticks and water chestnut cake. It tastes delicious, sweet and smooth.
highly recommends: The most famous batter in Taiwan is A Zong Noodle Sua. It is both a long-established local store and a must-go place. There is one in Shilin Night Market, and there is also one in and in Ximending. It is a unique experience to buy a large portion of piping hot noodle paste, pepper and hot sauce, and stand on the streets of Taipei with your head covered in sweat.
Chicken Steak
Taiwanese Chicken Steak is famous for its large size, bigger than the palm of your hand and bigger than the face. The texture is very chewy. The most famous one in Taiwan is Hao Big Chicken Steak . Its stores are almost everywhere in the most conspicuous places of major night markets in Taiwan. Walking along the scent, you can see a long queue in front of Haoda.Although the price increases slightly every year, the popularity remains unabated. The fresh meat, the salty and crispy fried coating, and the oily but not greasy gravy make you salivate when you see it.
Pig Blood Cake
Among Taiwanese authentic snacks, there are many made of pig blood, and Pig Blood Cake is one of them. Fresh pig blood is added to glutinous rice, salt and other ingredients, and then steamed into a solid block. The texture is harder than ordinary glutinous rice cakes. This is one of the indispensable snacks in Taiwanâs night markets. After the store dips the steamed strips of pork blood cake in soy sauce, they add only sweet chili sauce or hot sauce according to the customer's needs, or add thick peanut powder and a small amount of coriander, insert a bamboo skewer, and hold it directly in your hand. You can enjoy it.
Coffin Board
Coffin Board is a very famous snack in Taiwan. Its predecessor was a Western-style pastry box with Chinese ingredients such as chicken liver. At first it was not called coffin board, but chicken liver board. Later, the somewhat sensational name "coffin board" replaced the title of chicken liver board. Due to its unique shape and sweet taste, coffin board became an instant hit and became one of Tainan's famous snacks.
Frozen chicken feet
Braised food has always occupied an important position in Tainan snacks, so various kinds of braised food have also been released one after another. Instead of the usual thick and greasy sauce braised sauce, Xijingcun Honey Braised Sauce is made with Taiwanâs local longan honey. Its signature dish is iced chicken feet jelly, which are brightly colored iced chicken feet jelly that not only tastes not greasy, but also has a sweet and smooth taste. Ice chicken feet jelly that is rich in gelatin, chew it carefully, and the deep honey aroma will penetrate into the chicken bone marrow layer by layer, leaving you with an endless aftertaste.
Pepper Cake
Hot and freshly baked, the pepper cake is crispy on the outside and fragrant on the inside. It has been a popular afternoon snack in Taiwan for many years. "Fuzhou Shizu Pepper Cake" is located in Section 4 Alley, Zhongxiao East Road, Taipei East District. As soon as 4 p.m., there are people queuing up to buy. To make a successful pepper cake, controlling the temperature of the heat is the most important thing. of. The thin skin and fillings are a major feature of pepper cakes. They use the finest lean pork and pickle it with special sauce. They are stuffed with a lot of green and fragrant Yilan onions, dipped in white sesame seeds and cooked over high charcoal fire in a special ancient pottery kiln. Baking. To be able to eat pepper cakes with such juicy and sweet gravy is a worthwhile trip!
Pearl milk tea
Pearl milk tea originates from Taiwan and has always been very popular among tourists. When you come to Taiwan, which milk tea shop should you choose? The first choice is of course Chun Shui Tang, the most famous milk tea chain. Chun Shui Tang, founded in Taichung in 1983, is said to be the originator of bubble black tea and pearl milk tea and the birthplace of pearl milk tea in the world. Chun Shui Tang specializes in creative cold drinks, and smaller pearls are also a major feature. To ensure the soft and chewy texture, no preservatives are added to the pearls, and the whole process is air-conditioned. The tasting period is only three hours.
If you want to drink the local specialty brown sugar pearl milk tea, you should go to Taipei Mansion 's "Frog Banging Milk Tea" to try it. In addition, there are also the ancestral Hanlin Tea House, the health and beauty Huada Milk Tea, and the chain-friendly Tenren Tea waiting for you to check in.
Wheel Cake
Wheel Cake is a wheel-shaped cake made from red beans. It has a history of more than 50 years in Taiwan. There are mainly red bean, taro, cream, peanut and other flavors. Among them, the red bean flavor is the most classic. The real red bean filling is mixed with boiled red bean grains, which is sweet and delicious with just the right amount of sweetness. The best-selling one is the creamy one, which has a soft texture, smooth texture, rich creamy flavor and sweet taste. The outer skin of each wheel cake is golden yellow, soft on the outside and glutinous on the inside; each cake has a thick and full filling, with a delicate and smooth texture. As long as you take a bite, the plump filling will burst out, which makes people want to gorge themselves.
Peanuts Mochi
Mochi made of glutinous rice and different fillings is a bit soft, glutinous and sweet when eaten in the mouth. In southern Taiwan, people are accustomed to eating mochi during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mochi made with the Hakka method is the most authentic and has the most traditional taste. Go to Tamsui Old Street and eat some peanut mochi from Grandma Mochiâs house.It is divided into two categories, one is eaten dry and the other is soup. The dry taste is sweet but the milky taste is pure, and the soup is refreshing and silky, suitable for summer. But please note that Grandma Ma Jiâs house closes as soon as the shopping is finished every day, so if you want to go, try to arrive before evening.
Chicken cake
Chicken cake is a common street snack in Taiwan. Its rich custard aroma, soft texture, and small and exquisite egg shape are deeply loved by everyone. Recently, Internet celebrity versions of chicken cakes have been popping up, with their own unique ideas from shape to taste. There are animal shapes, Lego shapes, cartoon character shapes, etc. Flavors range from cream to strawberry to chocolate. In Taiwan, you donât have to go out of your way to find a store that sells chicken cakes. When you wait for the traffic light, the faint smell of milk will waft from the intersection. Like those children who have just finished school, buying a pack of chicken cakes in a paper bag for NT$50 (approximately 11-13 yuan) seems to have found the taste of childhood.
Papaya milk
There are so many drink shops in Taiwan, but if you want to drink the most authentic papaya milk, you have to go to Liuhe Night Market Zheng Lao Papaya Milk Shop to try it. Its signboard is full of signatures of famous people. The boss insists on brewing it using ancient methods, and it tastes like a refreshing papaya flavor, thick but not greasy, and just the right amount of sweet. Moreover, all the papaya milk here is freshly made and sold. The fresh and ripe papaya paired with the fragrant milk is hard to taste. A cup of papaya milk costs NT$50 (approximately RMB 11-13). It is low-sugar, beauty and health-preserving. How can you miss it after passing by?
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