Thursday 23 March 2017

Taiwan Night Market (台湾夜市)



Okay guys, these are some recommendations from a "super star with five nerds?" graduation trip. If you have difficulties in deciding what food to try in Taiwan, I have consolidated some useful food itinerary based on my own graduation trip experience.



Fengjia Night Market





Address: Fengjia Rd., Xitun Dist., Taichung City 407, Taiwan 
Opening Hours:17:00-01:00
Public Transport: To get to Fengjia Night Market, get onto any buses that go to the Fengjia University stop (逢甲大学). Some buses are 5, 25 and 35 and you can take them from Taichung train station and Yizhong street ( the bus stop is called Taichung University of Science and Technology, 國立臺中科技大學). It will take you about 40 minutes.
Alternatively, you can take a cab. From Taichung train station, it will cost about NT200 – 250 and take about 20 minutes.

MUST TRY: 
Bear Paw Burger (熊手包), Uncle Yam (憨吉署叔) – Fried pumpkin and yam balls, Cia Cia Fu – Sweet potato fries, Quan Guo Fried Chicken (全国 阿伯的韩式炸鸡), Crabs for lazy men (懒人蟹), Da chang bao xiao chang (大肠包小肠), Grilled prawns (丰收王国),Deep Fried HUGE Squid,  酥炸大鱿鱼Cheese Potato, 起司马铃薯, 章鱼小丸子,Takopachi Octopus Balls, Taro/ Papaya Milk Juice木瓜牛奶/芋头牛奶, JinPaiJuWuBa( 金牌巨无霸) stinky tofu, JieChanXiaoPu (解饞小舖 ) “red tea” stinky tofu, Deep fried salty mushroom, Ah Chai grilling stall (阿财烤肉)

Shilin Night Market

Address: No. 101, Jihe Rd, Shilin District, Taipei City, Taiwan 111
Public transport: MRT Jiantan Station (Redline), walk along wenlin rd for 10 mins

MUST TRY: 
Fried Stinky tofu, Fried chicken steak, small sausage in large sausage (大腸包小腸), Fried buns (生煎包), Peanut candy (花生糖), oyster omelet (蚵仔煎), tempura (甜不辣), peanut butter & jelly sandwich (花生奶油和果凍三明治), lemon aiyu jelly (檸檬愛玉), oyster vermicelli (蚵仔麵線), tanghulu - sugar coated fruits, cow tongue pastry, bacon wraps, 3 kinds of ice, shaved ice, giant sausages, fired mackerel thick soup, giant grilled squids, braised food with shacha sauce, honey barbecue, big bread wraps small bread, fried beehoon, pepper pork (bak kwa), grilled prawn, fried fish meatballs, Flame grilled cube steak

Raohe Night Market

Address: Raohe St, Songshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 105
Operation hours: Tue: 0400pm - 0100am
Thurs - Sat: 0400pm - 0100am
Sun: 0400pm - 1200am
Public Transport: Songshan Station, Exit 5 go out the west exit turn right at Songshan street & turn left to Raohe street ( big temple, Ciyou Temple, turn left the night market under the arch) 

MUST TRY: 
Kiln Baked Black Pepper Pork buns or Hu Jiao Bing , herbal pork bone soup (85 TWD), grilled squid (160 TWD), fried dumpling (50 TWD), Okonomiyaki at Fukushima Yaki, "Frogs eggs" milk tea drink, Deep fried milk, Freshly made xiao long bao, Tamagoyaki egg omelette with cheesy filling, Quail egg takoyaki, Flame grilled cube steak

Ningxia Night Market

Address: Ningxia Rd, Datong District, Taipei City, Taiwan 103
Operation hours: 0530pm - 1200am
Public Transport: MRT Shuanlian Station, Exit 1 turn left walk down the street

Er at sen (oyster pancake)

Jiufen
Take the train to Ruifang Station (瑞芳站) at the Taipei Railway Station (TRA). Alight at Ruifang Station and buy tickets for the Pingxi Line (平溪支線). Take the train to Jiufen Railway Station. Rides are unlimited on the Pingxi Line.
Alight at Jiufen Old Street

MUST TRY: 
A-Zhu Peanut Ice Cream Roll 九份阿珠雪在燒 No 45, Zhang Ji Traditional Fish Balls 張記傳統魚丸 No 23, Lai Ah Po Yu Yuan 赖阿婆芋圆 No 143, Ah Lan Hakka Glutinous Rice Cake 阿蘭草仔粿芋粿 No 90, Wu Di ‘Flower Lady’ Taiwanese Sausage 無敵香腸 No 85 

Shifen
Take the train to Ruifang Station (瑞芳站) at the Taipei Railway Station (TRA). Alight at Ruifang Station and buy tickets for the Pingxi Line (平溪支線). Take the train to Shifen Railway Station (十分火車站). Rides are unlimited on the Pingxi Line.
Shifen old street (releasing lantern)
Shifen Waterfalls (nicknamed “Taiwan’s Niagara Falls”)

Other NICE Taiwanese Food

1. Beef Noodles at Lin Dong Fang (林東芳牛肉麵)
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Address: No. 274, Section 2, Bade Rd, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 104
Contact: +886 2 2752 2556
Opening hours: Mon - Sat: 1100am - 0300am
Prices: Large (240 TWD), side dishes (30 TWD)

2. Pork Belly Sandwich at Lan Jia Gua Bao (藍家割包)

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Address: No. 3號, Alley 8, Lane 316, Section 3, Roosevelt Rd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan 100
Public Transport: MRT Gongguan Station
Opening hours: Tue - Sun: 1100am - midnight
Prices: 50 TWD, corn soup (60 TWD)
Chen San Ding (陳三鼎黑糖粉圓專賣店) boba milk tea (35 TWD)

3. Braised pork Rice Bowl (Jin Feng 金峰魯肉飯)

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Address: No. 10, Section 1, Roosevelt Rd, 中正區台北市 Taiwan 100
Opening hours: 8 am – 1 am daily
Public Transport: MRT Chiang Kai Shek station, Exit 2, walk straight for about 50 meters
Prices: 220 TWD

4. Ay-Chung Flour Rice Noodles (阿宗麵線) 
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Address: no 8, Section 1, Huanhe S Rd & Emei St, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan 108
Opening hours: Mon - Thurs: 10am - 1030pm
            Fri - Sun: 1000am - 1100pm
Public Transport: MRT Ximen Station, Exit 6, 1 min walk
Prices: Large: 65 TWD; Small: 30TWD







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