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Taiwan: The King of Street Food

By Yummei @yummmei
During my visit to Taiwan, I paraded up the country from Kaohsiung to Taipei.

The Taiwanese are the heavy weight champions when it comes to their street food.

Needless to say, I was on a mission to try and visit as many of these markets that I physically could do in a few days.

My first stop was Liouhe Night Market, this market spans from Zhonshan Road to Zili Road in the city of Kaohsiung, and there are over 170 stalls selling Taiwanese snacks, fashionable clothing, accessories and folklore games. 


This market is popular with the locals and international tourists alike, given that it is also just one minutes walk from the KRT Formosa Boulevard station. Easy access baby. 

A few of the things that are most popular at this market are; Zheng's papaya milk, fresh seafood (so fresh that some are cooked alive and kicking), and BBQ food.

@ Liouhe Night Market - Kaohsiung
Pepper meat buns
Taiwan: The King of Street Food
Taiwan: The King of Street Food

BBQ everything on skewers
Taiwan: The King of Street Food
Taiwan: The King of Street Food

The famous Papaya milk, the more you slurp the more papaya you can taste.

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Barbecued Oysters oysters

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Freshly made Siu Long Bao
Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Lightly Salted Barbecued Freshwater King prawns cooked alive
Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Time for a close up of my pepper pork bun ;]
Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Crispy, pepper pork bun with chives.
Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Sui Long Bao

Taiwan: The King of Street Food
Salted Barbecued Freshwater King Prawns 
Taiwan: The King of Street Food
Day 2:
Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Day 3:

The most famous, well organised, and largest night market in Taipei is the Shilin Market.

Renowned for its deep fried chicken cutlets the size of your face, sausages wrapped in glutinous rice, oyster omelettes, fresh bao, the list is endless ;j 

Don't believe me ? Have a wander yourself.


@ Shilin Market- Taipei
Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Shaved Ice Desserts (Pao Bing)
Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Scallion Pancakes
Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Seafood paradise
Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Sausages wrapped in glutinous rice

Taiwan: The King of Street Food


Super Sized Sausages ;]

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Fresh Bao
Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Winter Melon, and green grass jelly tea
Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Day 4:
Parading in a Mountain Village.
Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Melon and Peanut Ice Cream Spring Roll with crushed Peanuts
Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Glutinous rice cakes
Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Fresh Guava Juice
Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Day 5:

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

The famous Oyster Vermicelli Noodles 
Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan's answer to Krispy Kreme
Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Mini Japanese Chicken Cutlets
Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Bttermelon Juice
Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Finally, my personal snacks 
Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

Taiwan: The King of Street Food

If you reached the end of this post then you should be relieved to know that this is just half of what I ate.

Don't you make those eyes at me. 



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