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Shilin Night Market, Taipei, Taiwan

May 8, 2008 by Yein Jee

Taipei’s Shilin Night Market is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Taiwan, famous for its abundance of Taiwanese street food. The place was the first stop for my Taiwan trip in late April 2008…

Shilin Night Market in Taipei, Taiwan

The night market was not as crowded as expected, and I was a bit disappointed with the food.

I’m not suggesting that the food was bad. It’s a matter of personal preference, and it didn’t suit my taste unfortunately; and perhaps I was a bit over-anticipating.

It’s still a fun experience though. It’s always fun to visit new places and trying new things… that’s what travel is about.

Small sausage wrapped in big sausage

Famous street food; Taiwanese hotdog with glutinous rice replacing the normal bun as the wrapper. Special, and tasted ok.

Small sausage wrapped in big sausage at Shilin Night Market, Taipei, Taiwan

Typical Taiwanese street food

The oyster omelet, stinky tofu and Taiwanese tempura; just ok…

Street food in Shilin Night Market, Taipei, Taiwan

Hao-Da fried chicken steak

Perhaps the iconic street food in the market; famous for its enormous size. Too salty for my liking, but juicy…

Fried chicken steak in Shilin Night Market, Taipei, Taiwan

BBQ chicken butt

Best food of the night lol…

BBQ chicken butt in Shilin Night Market, Taipei, Taiwan

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Filed Under: Personal, Travel & Living Tagged With: Asia travel, Asian Food, Chinese Food, Life in 20s, Street Food, Taipei City, Taiwan blog, Taiwan travel, Taiwanese Food

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