kinwashi

4 Jan 13, 16:56

Tourism Bureau, Republic of China (Taiwan) -

Next to these Chinese delicacies, the enormous variety of typical Taiwanese snacks is unique in the world and most perfectly illustrates the important place that the food culture takes into the lives of the Taiwanese people. Famous and unique Taiwanese snacks range from oyster omelets to fried rice noodles, tempura, Tainan Danzai noodles, Taiwanese spring rolls, rice tube pudding, and braised pork rice. Food is cheap and delicious, and by no means inferior, while each specialty gives you an insight in the people of the area it originates from.

Typical Taiwanese snacks are found everywhere, but Taiwan's night markets in particular, each night market having its own traditions and characteristics, are the places where these snacks can be found in abundance. Trying out these snacks, tourists will be able to learn about different specialties, cultures and people from different areas, adding a whole new perspective to traveling.

Famous night markets in Taiwan :

North Taiwan Night Markets
Night Market	Characteristics	Location
Keelung Night Market	The cuisine in Keelung Temple street night market is very famous, for example: pot-edged pancake soup, shaved ice, Tempura, fried sandwiches, bean noodle thick soup, and shrimp Taiwanese ball.	The cuisine stands on Ren 3rd Rd. near the Dianji Temple in Keelung City and on Ai 4th Rd.
Shilin Night Market	There are various cuisine in the night market, including steak, hot stuffed dumplings, little cake wrapped in big cake, sliced noodles, liver soup, squid thick soup, oyster omelets…etc.	Along Dadong Rd., Danan Rd., Wenlin Rd., and Jihe Rd.
Raohe Street Night Market	This is the first tourist night market in Taiwan, and the total length is about 600 meters. There are many herb-steamed sparerib restaurants here, which provides a good opportunity for nourishment in winter.	Intersection of Sec. 4, Bade Rd. and Fuyuan St. in Taipei City to Ciyou Temple on Bade Rd.
Huaxi Night Market	This is the most famous tour night market in Taiwan, which attracts many foreigners and natives for sightseeing. The famous cuisine includes snake meal and snake wine, pot-edged pancake soup, salty rice pudding, fresh water turtle meal, seafood, etc.	Between Xiyuan Rd. and Huanhe S. Rd. in Taipei City.
Jingmei Night Market	Many vendors and shops selling hardware, cassettes, clothes, and accessories are gathered in the 30-years-old Jingmei old street. Moreover, there is a "Jingmei Public Market" of various food and beverage stands and shops on Jingmei new street.	Jingmei St., Taipei City.
Linjiang Street Night Market	You can go eating and shopping at the same time. There are plenty of groceries sold on Linjiang Street, the way to get there is to go on Jilong Road and turn to Linjiang Street, then pass Tonghua , which is the part with stores of clothes and quilts.	Between Sec. 4, Xinyi Rd. and Sec. 2, Jilong Rd. in Taipei City.
Liaoning Night Market	The famous cuisines include goose, seafood, rice tube pudding, kebabs, oyster omelets, marinated vegetables and meat. Besides, the alleys near Liaoning Street stand many featured coffee shops and restaurants. That's why this area is named "coffee street".	Between Chang-an E. Rd. and Chung Hsin High School in Taipei City.
Ningxia Night Market	Located by the Datong District roundabout, this traditional-style night market specializes in mouthwatering Taiwan snack foods. This is the first night market in Taipei to separate pedestrian and car traffic, making it easier for visitors to enjoy the food and shopping attractions here.	Around the area of Minsheng West Road, Nanjing West Road and Chongqing North Road in Taipei City.
Xinnan Night Market	A night market with spacious road and neat stores, there are various shaved ice stores here, which forms the main feature of the market. Moreover, there are many grocery stores selling various kinds of low-priced goods in this market.	Consist of Xinyi St. and Lane 410, Jingxing St. in Zhonghe District, New Taipei City.
Xinzhuang Night Market	The cuisine here like mushroom and meat thick soup, red bean cake, Taiwanese meatballs, cake, oyster thin noodles, shrimp thick soup are talked by everyone's lips. The trace of hundred years of history is hidden among the streets and alleys, for example, ancient remains, and shops of hundred years like blacksmith workshop to-fu factories, old brand cake store…etc.	Situated on the back of the Sinjhuang Junior High School, on Xinzhuang Rd., Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City.
Nanya Night Market	There's a 30-years-old ceremonial arch in the entrance of the market, the position of the stores are settled neatly here. Among them, most are food stores, only few are clothes and grocery stores.	In Nanya E. Rd., Banqiao District, New Taipei City.
Zhongli Night Market	Almost all of the stores are of history. Visitors can try various snacks and buy noted products of Taiwan here. All kinds of hardware, groceries, Hong Kong and Korean clothes, shoes, hats, stockings are available here.	On Xinming Rd. between Zhongyang W. Rd. and Minquan Rd. in Zhongli City, Taoyuan County.
Chenghuang Temple Night Market	Most of the old stands in Chenghuang Temple are of 50-years-old history, the famous snacks here are Hsinchu meat balls, pork balls, spring rolls, braised pork rice, cuttlefish thick soup, rice noodles, and cow tongue shaped cakes.	Chenghuang Temple and Falian Shrine Square.
North Taiwan Street Eats

Central Taiwan Night Markets
Night Market	Characteristics	Location
Zhonghua Night Market	It gathers all kinds of Taiwan cuisines, including Taiwanese snacks, Taichung meatballs, spring rolls, angelica ducks, oyster omelet, meat thick soup, rice pudding, Singapore sparerib soup.	On Zhonghua Rd.,near Gongyuan Rd. and Minzu Rd., Taichung City.
Fengjia Night Market	"Low pries, all included” is the main feature, and it sells several of cuisines, clothes and accessories.	On Fuxing Rd., Fengjia Rd. and Wenhua Rd., between Sec. 2, Xitun Rd. and Xi-an St., Taichung City.
Donghai Villa Night Market	The stores are fixed here, most of them offer food and beverage, others offer clothes and daily necessities here. There's an "Art Street" On the Guoji Street a parted from Donghai Villa by Zhonggang Road, the shops on the street are very unique, which are antique shops, tea shops, and coffee shops.	The hottest section is the intersection of Dongyuan Lane and Xinxing Rd. in Taichung City.
Lugang Snacks	The cuisines of Lugang includes seafood like sturgeon, eel, oyster, bivalve, river shrimp, and Chinese oyster, and desert like bird-eye cake, lard cake, cow tongue shaped cakes, shortcake, peanut candy, Chinese bread…etc. Among these shops, Yu-Zhen-Zhai had operated from Qing dynasty for one hundred years.	Lugang Township, Changhua County.
Central Taiwan Street Eats

South Taiwan Night Markets
Night Market	Characteristics	Location
Wenhua Night Market	Thousand of venders gather here, and there is various cooked cuisine. Among these cuisines,” fountain chicken rice", "Kuo-jing-chen flat noodles soup" and "fried preserved cabbage and shrimp egg" are the famous dishes.	At fountain traffic circle on Zhongshan Rd. extend to Chuiyang Rd., Chiayi City.
Garden Night Market	Garden Night Market is a large and conveniently located night market with an extensive array of tasty Tainan specialty foods. The wide selection of clothing, accessories and other items further add to the popularity of this tourism hot spot.	Intersection of Hewei Rd., Sec. 3 and Haian Rd., Sec. 3, in North District, Tainan City
Wusheng Night Market	Tainan specialty foods, general goods, and entertainment come together to make Wusheng Night Market one of the Tainan's premier destinations for late night fun.	No. 42, Lane 69, Wusheng Rd., West Central District, Tainan City
Nanhua Night Market	There are many cuisines in the night market. Besides, clothes shops, shoes shops get very closely here, many shops and stands have twenty-years-old history, like liao-li sparerib soup,fried mutton, mushroom and meat thick soup of Beigang…etc.	Nanhua Rd., Kaohsiung City.
Liuhe Night Market	Dainties of all lands and seas, food and beverage, special products are all available here, and the plentiness of flavorful food of Liuhe Night Market is famous in Taiwan. Among these cuisine, papaya milk, salt-steamed shrimp are the main feature.	Liuhe Rd., Kaohsiung City.
Zhonghua Street Night Market	Jelly fig ice, Taiwanese fried chicken, rice with chicken, beef noodles, grass tea and other tasty traditional snacks have made this a favorite night market among the locals as well as a must-visit destination for visitors. The market is especially packed on weekends and holidays.	Zhonghua Street, Fengshan District, Kaohsiung City
Minzu Rd. Night Market	This night market has history for seventy years, and it is the paradise for gluttons. The cuicide includes spearfish thick soup, mushroom and meat thick soup, meatballs of Pingtung, vegetarian gelatin, stick rice dumping, refreshed taro…etc.	On Minzu Rd.,under Fuxing Rd. bridge, in Pingtung City.
South Taiwan Street Eats

East Taiwan Night Markets
Night Market	Characteristics	Location
Luodong Night Market	The native cuisines including salty rice macaroni, smoked ducks, meat thick soups ,longfeng legs, tofurolls ,thick rice noodles, seafood, sausage stuffed pork and sweet potato powder, sausage stuffed tofu, oyster omelet…etc.	At the center of Luodong Township and around Zhongshan Park in Yilan County.
Dongmen Night Market	Located under the Donggang Bridge, this is the place to go for a taste of local Yilan flavor, with plenty of choices for late-night snacking and shopping.	Under Donggang Bridge near Yilan Train Station.
Nanbin Night Market	Hualien's biggest night market serves up a tempting array of fresh seafood snacks along with beautiful sunsets over the sea.	Nanbin Park

kinwashi

4 Jan 13, 16:59

North Taiwan Night Markets
Night Market	Characteristics	Location
Keelung Night Market	The cuisine in Keelung Temple street night market is very famous, for example: pot-edged pancake soup, shaved ice, Tempura, fried sandwiches, bean noodle thick soup, and shrimp Taiwanese ball.	The cuisine stands on Ren 3rd Rd. near the Dianji Temple in Keelung City and on Ai 4th Rd.
Shilin Night Market	There are various cuisine in the night market, including steak, hot stuffed dumplings, little cake wrapped in big cake, sliced noodles, liver soup, squid thick soup, oyster omelets…etc.	Along Dadong Rd., Danan Rd., Wenlin Rd., and Jihe Rd.
Raohe Street Night Market	This is the first tourist night market in Taiwan, and the total length is about 600 meters. There are many herb-steamed sparerib restaurants here, which provides a good opportunity for nourishment in winter.	Intersection of Sec. 4, Bade Rd. and Fuyuan St. in Taipei City to Ciyou Temple on Bade Rd.
Huaxi Night Market	This is the most famous tour night market in Taiwan, which attracts many foreigners and natives for sightseeing. The famous cuisine includes snake meal and snake wine, pot-edged pancake soup, salty rice pudding, fresh water turtle meal, seafood, etc.	Between Xiyuan Rd. and Huanhe S. Rd. in Taipei City.
Jingmei Night Market	Many vendors and shops selling hardware, cassettes, clothes, and accessories are gathered in the 30-years-old Jingmei old street. Moreover, there is a "Jingmei Public Market" of various food and beverage stands and shops on Jingmei new street.	Jingmei St., Taipei City.
Linjiang Street Night Market	You can go eating and shopping at the same time. There are plenty of groceries sold on Linjiang Street, the way to get there is to go on Jilong Road and turn to Linjiang Street, then pass Tonghua , which is the part with stores of clothes and quilts.	Between Sec. 4, Xinyi Rd. and Sec. 2, Jilong Rd. in Taipei City.
Liaoning Night Market	The famous cuisines include goose, seafood, rice tube pudding, kebabs, oyster omelets, marinated vegetables and meat. Besides, the alleys near Liaoning Street stand many featured coffee shops and restaurants. That's why this area is named "coffee street".	Between Chang-an E. Rd. and Chung Hsin High School in Taipei City.
Ningxia Night Market	Located by the Datong District roundabout, this traditional-style night market specializes in mouthwatering Taiwan snack foods. This is the first night market in Taipei to separate pedestrian and car traffic, making it easier for visitors to enjoy the food and shopping attractions here.	Around the area of Minsheng West Road, Nanjing West Road and Chongqing North Road in Taipei City.
Xinnan Night Market	A night market with spacious road and neat stores, there are various shaved ice stores here, which forms the main feature of the market. Moreover, there are many grocery stores selling various kinds of low-priced goods in this market.	Consist of Xinyi St. and Lane 410, Jingxing St. in Zhonghe District, New Taipei City.
Xinzhuang Night Market	The cuisine here like mushroom and meat thick soup, red bean cake, Taiwanese meatballs, cake, oyster thin noodles, shrimp thick soup are talked by everyone's lips. The trace of hundred years of history is hidden among the streets and alleys, for example, ancient remains, and shops of hundred years like blacksmith workshop to-fu factories, old brand cake store…etc.	Situated on the back of the Sinjhuang Junior High School, on Xinzhuang Rd., Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City.
Nanya Night Market	There's a 30-years-old ceremonial arch in the entrance of the market, the position of the stores are settled neatly here. Among them, most are food stores, only few are clothes and grocery stores.	In Nanya E. Rd., Banqiao District, New Taipei City.
Zhongli Night Market	Almost all of the stores are of history. Visitors can try various snacks and buy noted products of Taiwan here. All kinds of hardware, groceries, Hong Kong and Korean clothes, shoes, hats, stockings are available here.	On Xinming Rd. between Zhongyang W. Rd. and Minquan Rd. in Zhongli City, Taoyuan County.
Chenghuang Temple Night Market	Most of the old stands in Chenghuang Temple are of 50-years-old history, the famous snacks here are Hsinchu meat balls, pork balls, spring rolls, braised pork rice, cuttlefish thick soup, rice noodles, and cow tongue shaped cakes.	Chenghuang Temple and Falian Shrine Square.
North Taiwan Street Eats

Central Taiwan Night Markets
Night Market	Characteristics	Location
Zhonghua Night Market	It gathers all kinds of Taiwan cuisines, including Taiwanese snacks, Taichung meatballs, spring rolls, angelica ducks, oyster omelet, meat thick soup, rice pudding, Singapore sparerib soup.	On Zhonghua Rd.,near Gongyuan Rd. and Minzu Rd., Taichung City.
Fengjia Night Market	"Low pries, all included” is the main feature, and it sells several of cuisines, clothes and accessories.	On Fuxing Rd., Fengjia Rd. and Wenhua Rd., between Sec. 2, Xitun Rd. and Xi-an St., Taichung City.
Donghai Villa Night Market	The stores are fixed here, most of them offer food and beverage, others offer clothes and daily necessities here. There's an "Art Street" On the Guoji Street a parted from Donghai Villa by Zhonggang Road, the shops on the street are very unique, which are antique shops, tea shops, and coffee shops.	The hottest section is the intersection of Dongyuan Lane and Xinxing Rd. in Taichung City.
Lugang Snacks	The cuisines of Lugang includes seafood like sturgeon, eel, oyster, bivalve, river shrimp, and Chinese oyster, and desert like bird-eye cake, lard cake, cow tongue shaped cakes, shortcake, peanut candy, Chinese bread…etc. Among these shops, Yu-Zhen-Zhai had operated from Qing dynasty for one hundred years.	Lugang Township, Changhua County.
Central Taiwan Street Eats

South Taiwan Night Markets
Night Market	Characteristics	Location
Wenhua Night Market	Thousand of venders gather here, and there is various cooked cuisine. Among these cuisines,” fountain chicken rice", "Kuo-jing-chen flat noodles soup" and "fried preserved cabbage and shrimp egg" are the famous dishes.	At fountain traffic circle on Zhongshan Rd. extend to Chuiyang Rd., Chiayi City.
Garden Night Market	Garden Night Market is a large and conveniently located night market with an extensive array of tasty Tainan specialty foods. The wide selection of clothing, accessories and other items further add to the popularity of this tourism hot spot.	Intersection of Hewei Rd., Sec. 3 and Haian Rd., Sec. 3, in North District, Tainan City
Wusheng Night Market	Tainan specialty foods, general goods, and entertainment come together to make Wusheng Night Market one of the Tainan's premier destinations for late night fun.	No. 42, Lane 69, Wusheng Rd., West Central District, Tainan City
Nanhua Night Market	There are many cuisines in the night market. Besides, clothes shops, shoes shops get very closely here, many shops and stands have twenty-years-old history, like liao-li sparerib soup,fried mutton, mushroom and meat thick soup of Beigang…etc.	Nanhua Rd., Kaohsiung City.
Liuhe Night Market	Dainties of all lands and seas, food and beverage, special products are all available here, and the plentiness of flavorful food of Liuhe Night Market is famous in Taiwan. Among these cuisine, papaya milk, salt-steamed shrimp are the main feature.	Liuhe Rd., Kaohsiung City.
Zhonghua Street Night Market	Jelly fig ice, Taiwanese fried chicken, rice with chicken, beef noodles, grass tea and other tasty traditional snacks have made this a favorite night market among the locals as well as a must-visit destination for visitors. The market is especially packed on weekends and holidays.	Zhonghua Street, Fengshan District, Kaohsiung City
Minzu Rd. Night Market	This night market has history for seventy years, and it is the paradise for gluttons. The cuicide includes spearfish thick soup, mushroom and meat thick soup, meatballs of Pingtung, vegetarian gelatin, stick rice dumping, refreshed taro…etc.	On Minzu Rd.,under Fuxing Rd. bridge, in Pingtung City.
South Taiwan Street Eats

East Taiwan Night Markets
Night Market	Characteristics	Location
Luodong Night Market	The native cuisines including salty rice macaroni, smoked ducks, meat thick soups ,longfeng legs, tofurolls ,thick rice noodles, seafood, sausage stuffed pork and sweet potato powder, sausage stuffed tofu, oyster omelet…etc.	At the center of Luodong Township and around Zhongshan Park in Yilan County.
Dongmen Night Market	Located under the Donggang Bridge, this is the place to go for a taste of local Yilan flavor, with plenty of choices for late-night snacking and shopping.	Under Donggang Bridge near Yilan Train Station.
Nanbin Night Market	Hualien's biggest night market serves up a tempting array of fresh seafood snacks along with beautiful sunsets over the sea.	Nanbin Park
East Taiwan Street Eats

kinwashi

4 Jan 13, 21:55

Come to Taiwan...

If never see this or try this,

how can you say you came before.

kinwashi

4 Jan 13, 21:58

kinwashi

4 Jan 13, 22:02

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4 Jan 13, 22:09

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Do You Know Where Aiyu æ„›çŽ‰ Comes From?

By Daniel, August 17, 2011

Do not leave Taiwan without trying its famed Aiyu Jelly æ„›çŽ‰å†°, which can also mean ‘Loving Jade’. It is sold at most bubble tea shops, night markets, sometimes together with sago which are usually now as “Frogs laying eggs” é�’è›™ä¸‹è›‹ in Taiwan.

If you go to Alishan, there are no less than 3 shops selling this drink-dessert, indicating it’s popularity at this original site. Also it is supposedly to taste better here due to Alishan’s high altitude.

I had a cooling cup on this hot summer, with soft yellowish jelly in a cup, drizzled with lemon juice and ice shavings flavoured with black sugar. The combination of ingredients made every spoonful sour, sweet and smooth at the same time. This was my antidote for a 35 degree weather, very mouthful being very refreshing and uplifting. Do you know where Aiyu comes from?

The jelly is made from a gel from the seeds of a variety of fig, which is greenish and looks somewhat like a smaller version of passionfruit. Word has that a businessman discovered the fruit at Alishan while drinking yellowish yet sweet water in the river, and eventually named the jelly after his favourite daughter Aiyu.

The process of extraction is sometimes known as “washing aiyu” where the seeds are squeezed and massaged – producing this soft gelatin-like texture.

Taiwanese seems to have the habit of having ‘food’ in their drinks. If you need something thirst-quenching yet delicious at the same time, get on lovin’ some jade.

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4 Jan 13, 22:13

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Small Things, Big Power

POSTED ON APRIL 26, 2012

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Watching the Vanishing of the Bees and realizing how important bees really are seriously amazed me. However learning about the the colony collapse syndrome also made me really upset and sad for the bees.

As a child, I’ve always liked bees because I’ve always liked honey. Now that I think about it, I’ve had a lot of honey in my life so far. Whenever I’m sick, my mom would make me warm milk with honey and it’s the one thing that always makes me feel better. Also, I’d put honey instead of jam or jelly or butter on my toast.During the summer I would make honey lemonade with my grandmother. Instead of putting sugar in the lemonade we would put honey. With that honey lemonade, we would freeze some of it so we’d have popsicles and with the rest we would make a Taiwanese dessert by putting ai-yu jelly in it. So basically, I year round, I would have honey in one way or the other.

Ai-yu jelly with honey lemonade.

So with all the sweet and happy memories I’ve had as a child being connect with honey. It makes me really sad that the amount of honey in the world is dramatically decreasing and that people are turning to artificial honey that are filled with corn syrup and fructose. The big reason behind all this is because the bees are dying. But what makes me even sadder is the fact that the reason the bees are dying is because of us, humans. The bees do so much for us by pollenating our plants and making honey for us. All we do to repay them is strip their honey away, feed them empty sugar that are in no way healthy for them and poison them with pesticides. Although human are advancing with technology and learning all sorts of new things, the sad thing is that we are not using the new knowledge we have acquired to make the world a better place.

-Tiffany Chou

kinwashi

5 Jan 13, 21:14

A little bit of Formosa here and there. by kat

7. July 2011 | Good Eats, Night It Up! | 5 comments »

A little more than a year ago, I announced to my friends that I was going to go to Taiwan for exchange during fall. The response I would get was always the same: “why?”. Don’t take it the wrong way, there’s absolutely nothing wrong about going to Taiwan for exchange. But the way they saw it was like this: I’m not Taiwanese, instead I’m born and raised in Toronto and is of Cantonese descent. I have no family whatsoever in Taiwan, neither did I know a single soul there. Why would I want to spent 5 months paying my sky-high tuition at such a place?

While my primary reason was to achieve fluency in Mandarin, my second reason was to experience the culture first-hand. Especially, the food.

With world famous night markets all over the island, along with a couple of Jay Chou restaurants, and being the birth place of bubble tea and all, why wouldn’t I want to go to Taiwan? Food paradise, really.

So today, I’ll be writing about two items that can be found at any night market in Taiwan, and also at Night It Up!: Taiwanese pan-fried oyster omelette and a refreshing lemonade drink with jelly fig or “ai yu”.

“Aiyu” fig jelly lemonade. Photo credit to JUN / LDK

“Aiyu” æ„›çŽ‰ jelly means fig jelly. Don’t let the name scare you, as this drink is a favourite among many Taiwanese and Singaporeans. To produce it, the aiyu seeds are first placed into a cloth bag and then submerged into cold water. After massaging the bag of seeds, the aiyu seeds will release a gel-like substance, which will eventually turn into jelly through refrigeration. Serve with honey lemonade and voila, a perfect thirst-quenching drink that is both healthy and delicious.

Oyster Omelette. Photo credit to *dans.

Pan-fried oyster omelette ç…Žè ”é¤…. Photo credit to Elain Tung

A savoury and seafood version of the omelette, something different from your regular breakfast meal. Mixing egg batter with starch, then adding pieces of oyster bits, and finally pan-frying the mixture, a Taiwanese oyster omelette is incomplete with some spicy chili sauce on the side.

kinwashi

5 Jan 13, 21:29

There are many like, this kind of small vendors seling Taiwan egg omelette in various Night Market....feel free to try.

kinwashi

5 Jan 13, 21:31

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Oyster Omelette @ Shilin Night Market, Taipei

Not a big fan. I dislike the sweet sauce they drenched the omelette in. I like it savoury.

kinwashi

5 Jan 13, 21:56

Just see the above picture,

a plate of Taiwan most famous Oyster Omelette,

With this kind of look, will you savour it into your stomach.

Eveyones is talking about, when you are in Taiwan.

What you say?

kinwashi

5 Jan 13, 22:04

Just alone this plate is only NT60, below.

i, special ordered with additional Oyster another NT60.

Just only plain, and only soy sauce.

Only thing no chilli sauce, too back.

Not spicy.

My eyes and stomach say ...yes! yes!

So finally Singapore Style Fried Oyster Omelette.

We order total six plates of this with my kakis,

We enjoyed, Oyster are big,

the starch are chewy, I also dun know.

you can never have this kind over here.

kinwashi

5 Jan 13, 22:08

Oyster Omelette from Taiwan.

video.

http://youtu.be/U56kuzuVp0c

kinwashi

5 Jan 13, 22:12

Oyster Omelette from Singapore.

also not too bad vs Taiwan.

video.

http://youtu.be/coFOwfEk4rw

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5 Jan 13, 22:18

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2009.11.04

Oyster Omelette, Redeemed

Oyster omelette, fresh oysters fried with beaten eggs and usually bound with some sort of starch solution, is an Asian street food staple.

I had my first taste in Hong Kong about 15 years ago -- the dish's flavorless bivalves and strangely gummy texture left me underwhelmed. Since then I've sampled -- usually at the goading of well-meaning local gourmands -- various versions, from Shanghai (mushy oysters) to Penang (nice char, but an awful lot of grease), and I remained unimpressed.

Until last June, when we ate our way around Tainan, Taiwan's unofficial xiao chi('small eats', ie 'snack') capital.

On Guohe Jie, a narrow lane alongside Yun Le Market that's lined on both sides with food stalls, four or five oyster omelette vendors ply their trade side by side. Deciding which stall to order from was easy; the stools in front of this gentleman's counter were consistently occupied when others sat empty.

The quality of eh-ah jian, as oyster omelette is known in Taiwan, rests firmly on the quality of its main ingredient. More than three weeks of grazing along the island's west coast showed us that its seafood is among the best in the region. And Tainan proper sits near the coast, so the freshness of this vendor's oysters was never in question

To make his omelette, he heats oil on a well-seasoned griddle and adds about fifteen plump specimens. While the oysters sizzle he breaks a couple eggs (duck eggs are available on request) to their side, piercing the yolks with the corner of his spatula. After sprinkling bean sprouts, shredded lettuce, and bits of pork crackling over eggs and oysters, he drizzles a third of a spatula of starch solution (sweet potato starch mixed with water) over the lot.

A large lid placed over the griddle firms up the eggs and the binder,

and then he folds the four sides of the 'pancake',

to make a neat egg and oyster envelope.

The eh ah jian is served alongside a pool of sauces, one a bit sweet and salty like fermented bean paste, the other tasting like a cross between hoisin and oyster sauce.

I could do without the sauces, frankly, and the next time I dine at this stall I'll ask the vendor to leave them off my plate.

Otherwise, his forty years of oyster omelette-making experience manifest themselves in hands down the best oyster omelette we've ever eaten, a lightly charred egg pillow spilling briny, barely cooked oysters and crispy sprouts and lettuce and sporting barely a hint of grease that made me do a one-eighty on this street food specialty that I'd long scorned.

The key here is the omelette maker's light hand with the starch solution: there's enough of it to pull the other ingredients together, but not enough to create that gumminess that I find such a turn-off in other versions.

Oysters at 8am? If they take the form of this gent's oyster omelette, why not?

Oyster omelette, Guohe Jie (second stall from the corner, right next to a popiah vendor), Tainan, Taiwan. Early morning to 3pm-ish.

kinwashi

6 Jan 13, 22:07

Come to Xi-Meng-Ding.

What to eat, when you are there.

look for this.

[Taipei] Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle é˜¿å®—éºµç·š

by WIFFY on SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
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Bowl of Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle (Ah Zhong Mian Xian/Mee Sua)

Before my trip, I asked on NoobCook Facebook page for food recommendations in Taipei, and the first place my helpful readers (thanks Jessica!) recommended was Ah Zhong Mee Sua. It is a famous must-eat street food (å�°æ¹¾å°�å�ƒ) in Taipei. By the time I reached my hotel (Rainbow Hotel located at Ximending), I was totally famished. Thankfully, the room needed another 10 minutes to be ready and Ah Zhong Mee Sua is only like 150m/2 minutes walk away. So I just dumped my luggage with the hotel and ran to the stall to have my first meal in Taipei. I wasn’t disappointed at all, in fact all the so called Taiwan mee sua I have eaten in Singapore now pales in comparison to Ay-Chung’s. I love it so much that we ate it 3 times during our 6D5N trip in Taipei, so glad our hotel was just a stone’s thrown away. The above is the small bowl at NT$45, which is only like S$2 or US$1.50, they also have the bigger bowl going for NT$60.

Large intestines

Instead of oyster mee sua (èšµä»”é�¢çº¿) which most of us are more familiar with in Singapore, Ay-Chung serves mee sua with large intestines (å¤§è‚ éºµç·š). I was amazed to see that B, whom I have never seen eating intestines before and sort of consider the food as fear factor, voluntarily trying out a piece and even declaring it delicious. Maybe it looked too delicious, or he was just too hungry. Anyway, they are properly cleaned so no weird smell at all, I really enjoy the chewy texture.

Flour-Rice Noodle/vermicelli/mian xian/misua

They called it flour-rice noodle, but I think we are more familiar with the name vermicelli, mian xian or mee sua. Their mee sua is delightfully silky thin, which makes me wonder if I were to try making this a home, will regular mee sua work? This shall be one of my current kitchen experiments, I even bought the thinnest type of mee sua I saw at their supermarkets for my experiment. The broth is really nice – according to Ay-Chung’s website, it is stewed with large intestines, dried bonito and sliced bamboo shoot.

Condiments (chilli sauce, garlic & vinegar ) – that’s my bowl balancing precariously while I am taking a photo

There are 3 condiments (chilli sauce, minced garlic and the last I think is vinegar) to add to your mee sua. Trust me, you have to add all 3. The chilli sauce is really potent and I like it so much that I bought a bottle back. Minced garlic adds a lot of flavour and I added A LOT to my bowl.

Preparation counter

They are super fast and efficient. You order a bowl with the cashier, and he will relay your orders to the preparation counter (shown above). The guy will scoop the mee sua to a bowl (small or large) and stir in the intestines, and finally topped the bowl with generous amounts of parsley/coriander. They are so fast that by the time I paid and walked a few steps to the preparation area, my bowl is usually ready.

Bottled Ay-Chung chilli sauce NT$120

I bought their bottled chilli sauce, it came with a nice carrier. The chilli sauce is hot and spicy, and lasts about 6 months. It can go with my home-made mee sua if I really do attempt it at home, or I shall just dip it in shabu-shabu when I have steamboat. Nice buy for me.

Ximending hq stall

All the photos in this page are taken at their flagship store at Ximending (pictured above). There are no proper tables and chairs, all the customers are sitting on stools placed outside the stall. I read online that in other branches, they don’t even have stools, so you just have to stand around to eat it.

Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle/ é˜¿å®—éºµç·š

Official website: www.ay-chung.com

Xi-Meng-Ting Headquarter/è¥¿é–€ç”ºç¸½åº—ï¼š
Address: No.8-1, Emei St., Wanhua District, Taipei City
Walking Directions: 5 minutes walk from Ximen MRT station, exit 6
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Opening Hours: 11:00 to 22:30 (Mon – Thu); 11:00 to 23:00 (Fri – Sun)
Tel: 02-2388-8808

Shilin Branch/å£«æž—åˆ†åº—ï¼š
Address: 1F., No.24, Lane 101, Wenlin Rd., Shilin District, Taipei City
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Opening Hours: 15:30 to 01:30 (Mon – Thu); 15:30 to 02:00 (Fri – Sun)
Tel :02-2883-8058, 2883-8867

Xinyi District Branch/æ�±å�€åˆ†åº—ï¼š
Address: No.2, Lane 17, Sec. 4, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Xinyi District, Taipei City
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Opening Hours: 11:00 to 21:30 (Mon – Thu); 11:00 to 22:00 (Fri – Sun)
Tel :02-2721-9198, 2721-9899

kinwashi

6 Jan 13, 22:14

This the talks of the town,

When you are at Xi-Meng-Ding.

kinwashi

6 Jan 13, 22:19

We only got 2 bowls of this, and eight of us ate it.

Smart decision...never buy to many, when you are not sure.

Thank ...our choices is correct.

kinwashi

6 Jan 13, 22:22

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Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle

The soup base here is really one of a kind, an incredibly rich base with bonito flakes as the predominant flavour. Adding in some fresh coriander as well as garlic and chilli sauce makes for an even bigger taste explosion. The soft misua éºµç·š is almost just an excuse to be able to load another great tasting spoonful into your mouth. The only negative point in the entire bowl is the intestines – there’s no flavour to them, might as well eat rubber bands!

However, beware of very hot chilli; I put 3 spoons in the first time as I was wondering why the spoon was so small and ended up with a mouth on fire (still finished the bowl though). Queue can get very long in evening. Large bowl for NT55 (trust me, take the large, you won’t regret it).

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å�°åŒ—å¸‚è�¬è�¯å�€å³¨åµ‹è¡—8-1è™Ÿ No.8-1, Emei St., Wanhua District, Taipei City
Nearest MRT: Ximen è¥¿é–€, Exit 6
Official website
Other branches available:
å£«æž—åˆ†åº—ï¼šå�°åŒ—å¸‚æ–‡æž—è·¯101å··24è™Ÿ1æ¨“1F., No.24, Lane 101, Wenlin Rd., Shilin District
æ�±å�€åˆ†åº—ï¼šå�°åŒ—å¸‚å¿ å�æ�±è·¯4æ®µ17å··2è™ŸNo.2, Lane 17, Sec. 4, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Xinyi District

kinwashi

6 Jan 13, 22:28

Not me..someone.

http://mykafkeasquelife.blogspot.sg/2010/12/best-noodles-in-taipei.html

kinwashi

7 Jan 13, 11:35

over in Shihlin Taiwan Night Market.

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Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks ® is everybody's favorite Taiwanese food chain featuring popular snacks from the alleys of Taiwan's night markets.

Prepared the way they do over in Taiwan, the menu features authentic favorites such as XXL Crispy Chicken, Crispy Floss Egg Crepe, Handmade Oyster Mee Sua and Seafood Tempura.

Come and enjoy a taste of Taiwan today!

kinwashi

7 Jan 13, 11:36

The Story of Shihlin

Thousands of Taiwanese
crowd the local night
markets in search of their favourite and delicious snacks, and Taipei's Shihlin Night Market is the most famous due to its very wide range of local delicacies in its small streets and alleys. If a snack is nice, you can surely find it in Shihlin! The locals say, "If Taiwan has it, Shihlin has it." With Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks®, the Taiwanese and us alike can now do the same and enjoy the wonderful street snacks of Taiwan!

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kinwashi

7 Jan 13, 11:40

NUTRITION INFO: OYSTER MEE SUA

Posted on | July 5, 2010 | 1 Comment

Oyster Mee Sua

Oyster Mee Sua is a famous must-try Taiwanese snack from the Shilin night market on par with the popular Taiwan bubble tea. Taiwanese called it as O-Ah-Mi-Sua

It is salted wheat flour vermicelli covered in a layer of thick starchy broth to give it a smooth slippery texture, with oysters, shredded chicken meat, topped with vinegar, chili oil, garlic and parsley leaves to give it the exotic flavor. It is to be eaten piping hot with a spoon only. So convienent that people eat it while standing.

No one really knows the exact origin of the Oyster Mee Sua or vermicelli but there are two sayings:

The first said that this dish originated from the farming villages, where the farmers wives prepared the vermicelli as a snack for the farm workers. As there were many to be fed, the vermicelli was cooked in a huge pot of chicken/pork stock from leftover bones.

Gradually, vermicelli gained popularity and spread to the coastal region where oysters were later added to the dish by fishermen for added nutrition. Other popular ingredients such as pig intestines or meat balls can also added to for more variety.

kinwashi

7 Jan 13, 11:55

Come to Xi-Meng-Ding.

Come to this shop, just in front of the subway station.

easily sighted....no regret, just order their starfruit juices.

Ichiban.

source

kinwashi

7 Jan 13, 18:37

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