Nice walk at night market!

The coronavirus really get people’s nerves. Compare to the neighbouring countries, Taiwan has fewer confirmed cases. Because of the SARS experience in the past, people are more attentive to their surrounding in order not to get infected. Amid of the decreasing numbers of international travellers and tourists, it is more relaxing to walk at night…

Prawn Noodle

  When I was in Singapore last summer, I had an opportunity to discover more street food in the city, and one of my favs was prawn noodle. A very simple dish with full of flavour.

Minced Pork Rice, Braised Pork Rice, Lu Rou Fan, or Rou Zao Fan?

In terms of Taiwanese food, the names vary depending on which region you are in Taiwan, but they all mean the same thing – A bowl of steamed rice topped with delicious dark amber colour pork sauce. It is one of the most common street food in Taiwan. There are dozens of recipes online, but…

What makes stinky tofu stinky?

Well, I’ve been asked this question by my guests very often. For lots of tourist who are visiting Taiwan, stinky tofu is probably the most challenging, most intimidating, and most daring food to try. Simply put, stinky tofu is tofu fermentated in brine. Ha! Is it really stinky? Not really. The deep fry process neutralizes…

Warm yourself up

One cold, wet, and windy night, my buddy and I had a big dinner and decided to walk a bit afterwards. We talked about work and blah blah blah before a red lantern caught our attention. It was a street food stand in an alley of the main road and it was selling hot almond…