Gotta love a place where you can find all kinds of food and random shoes late at night.That place in Taipei is the Shilin Night Market in the Shilin district in Taipei – this is the largest and most famous night market in Taiwan. This winding area in Taipei features a variety of food vendors with some small vendors selling everything from massage heat packs to hats situated on the side.In addition, you can find quite a few retailers open late (they open about 4 pm and close about midnight or 1 am) selling mostly outerwear or shoes. Seriously there were a dizzying array of boots and pumps, many for about $30.
Mr. Gadget also found some Lacoste shoes for about $60 (better priced than in the US or UK).
Mr. Gadget also found some Lacoste shoes for about $60 (better priced than in the US or UK).
But really, we were there for the food.
The rough categories are:
…grilled goodies, including sausages
and grilled corn (Taiwanese LOVE grilled corn)…
…fried foods:
We started with some fried octopus (they had a variety of seasonings including a wasabi salt). Yum!
Fried chicken breast (split breast so watch out for some bones at the bottom!) is famous here too.
…desserts/refreshments including a variety of jellies which at one stall were for some reason called frog eggs(is that supposed to be enticing?!)
These were the toppings (tapioca and aiyu jelly) for a fresh tory dessert.
…misc snacks, including a variety of stone baked buns
and hot noodles (we only had medium hot – DELICIOUS but pretty darn spicy)
Definitely stop by and eat at the Shilin Night Market if you’re in Taiwan!
yummy! a place to buy shoes and eat 🙂 my mouth is watering. how i wish to visit a night market to enjoy fried food in all it’s glory and enjoy tapioca as a perfect ending.
It all looks so good – and a little adventerous! I’d love to try the fried ocotpus. (And the wasabi salt!) But the squid looks a bit unappealing.
lovely pictures. mm i think anything fried tastes good haha
The fried octopus with wasabi salt looks delish!
Shopping past 9pm? Sounds like my kinda place! Great pics!
Our salesman went to Taiwan (I’ve never been there) but he said that with the different time zone he was up all night. So he just went out and walked the street and he said the city never slept. He enjoyed it 🙂
oh yumm! A big part of travelling for me is the food so now I am drooling! Thx for sharing!
mmthat looks so good, esp. the fried octopus. i’ve never been to taipei but i’ve heard the street food is the best! i wish there was more street food in canada.
YUM! My mum has always called tapioca pudding frogs eggs – so maybe that’s where that stall name comes from?
so glad you love the earrings 🙂
and i’d love to go to Taiwan – you’ll have to come with!
Wasabi salt…yummmm!!! Taiwan is SO on my list!
Ok, I’m droooling! Looks like so much fun.
yum!!!! so glad i’m going to an early dinner! 🙂