We have many delicious dining options in Taipei and we’re enjoying food from various Asian cultures. In addition to Taiwanese Street Food we’ve eaten at Indonesian and Thai restaurants. All very good!
People line up at this stall on Yongkang Street in the Da’an District to try the popular Scallion Pancake. There are several options to chose from like egg and basil or egg and cheese. They were filling and cheap…50 Taiwanese dollars or $1.56 in U.S.D.
To quench our thirst we bought a fruit drink sweetened with sugar cane, flavored with kumquat juice and embellished with unexpected “bubbles” or pearls of tapioca. It was very tasty! Interestingly, it was Taiwanese immigrants who brought bubble tea to the U.S. in the 1990’s.
There are many interesting eateries on Yongkang Street and we plan to return to try other spots like the one below.
We visited the beautiful Longshan Temple which was established in 1738.
We’re walking lots and enjoying the sites. It was a big weekend in Taipei with the Gay Pride Parade and Halloween celebrations around the city. As we returned to the hotel from dinner this evening, we first noticed this Ramen Noodle Shop with every variety of packaged noodles imaginable – then we noticed the World Series being broadcast on the T.V. screen in the window.
It’s been a good weekend here. We have two more days in Taipei before we move to our next spot – Hualien.