Taiwan Eats, Part III: Street Eats

Street eats! Such a quintessential part of the Asian food scene, and an important part of every trip back. Here are some highlights, in no specific order:

大腸包小腸--"big sausage wrapping little sausage": a Chinese sausage enveloped in a "bun" of glutinous rice

花生豆花--soft tofu with boiled peanuts (sweet)

Front: Fresh wonton noodle soup
Back: Oyster omelet fry

Turkish ice cream: a popular street treat in Taiwan recently.
It has a sticky, stretchy quality that was very unique.


As previously mentioned, my beloved 烙餅 (laobing), on the griddle. The flaky flatbread is cooked until toasty and then whacked on the side of the griddle until puffy and flaked (like the one in the center), and then attached to a fried egg if you request it.

Yummy laobing with egg and some soy sauce

鹽酥雞--"salty crispy chicken"
With a generous sprinkle of pepper. Mm mm good.

炸甜不辣--fried fish cake slices

Another favorite, 胡椒餅--"pepper bread": a stuffed bread with pork, scallions, and of course lots of black pepper. (Laobing is still my favorite, though.)

They're cooked in a large clay pot

Steamy, meaty goodness!