Sunday, October 14, 2007
Taipei, Taiwan, 10 -13 Oct 2007: Taiwanese Street Food
"Pai Hang Bang" - The Hit Chart
Street Fare Countdown No. 10: Fried oyster omelette, Shi Lin Market, NT40No. 9: Stir-fried mutton, Linjiang Night Market, NT90 No. 8: Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle, Ximending, NT55 No. 7: Shaved ice dessert, Linjiang Night Market, NT35 No. 6: Onion pancakes, Shi Lin Station, NT25 No. 5: Beef noodles, Ximending, NT90 No. 4: Fried chicken chop, Shi Lin Market, NT45 No. 3: Cold beancurd dessert, Shi Lin Market, NT25 No. 2: Intestines stuffed with glutinous rice, Ximending, NT20 No. 1: Sweet potato soup, Hill-top Canteen, Datun Recreation Area, Yang Ming Shan, NT25 How to Get There Shi Lin Market: across the road from Jiantan (not Shilin) train station, open in the day-time but best at night. Linjiang Night Market: 10 minutes' walk southwest of Grand Hyatt Hotel or Taipei 101. Shi Lin Train Station: hole-in-the-wall shop to the left of the station entrance.Ximending: an impossibly crazy place, but you'll not miss the rice noodle stall - look for the long queues in front of the shop. Many illegal street hawkers roam about in a cat-and-mouse game with the police. Datun Recreation Area: wander along the paths in Yang Ming Shan Garden to Datun (Ta Tuen) Falls, go up the winding stairs on the right to the narrow bridge in front of the waterfall. Then climb 356 breath-sapping steps to the top of the hill, where you will be rewarded with ginger-spiced hot sweet potato soup. Simply the best. |
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