In Taiwan, snacks are of great significance. Its philosophy is to eat them often and eat them well. There are nearly 40 kinds of exquisite street snacks in Taipei. Whenever you think you find the best snack, there will always be another one that surpasses him. Taiwanese snacks combine Minnan, Chaozhou, Fujian and Japanese cuisine. This form of food marriage creates all kinds of delicious food in Taiwan. If you ask your local friends in Taiwan which is the best snack on the island, the controversy may end your friendship.
No1: Stewed rice
There is a Taiwanese saying that if you see smoke on the chimney of a restaurant, that restaurant must be cooking stewed meat rice. This shows the popularity of this snack. A bowl of good stewed rice, its pork is carefully cut, but not too broken, slowly stewed in the juice with five kinds of spices. After that, pour the prepared meat on the hot rice, and a bowl of sweet, slightly salty stewed meat rice will be perfect.
NO2: beef noodles
You know, when a noodle has its own festival, people's love for it becomes an obsession. Beef soup can stimulate the competition and innovation of chefs. Everyone seems to be the king of beef noodles. Whether you patronize the world's most expensive bowl of beef noodle shop (NT $10000 or US $334) or find a temporary stall on the street, you can hardly experience bad beef noodle in Taiwan. Lin Dongfang's beef tendon is very chewy, and the soup is suitable for all seasons. The secret of this street side shop is to add a spoonful of home-made chili sauce at the end.
No3: pearl milk tea
Pearl milk tea is Taiwanese love 'QQ' food taste, this lovely voice represents the sound of chewing, just like the cassava ball in milk tea. The drink is said to be made out of boredom. On a decisive day in 1998, the producer threw some sweet cassava pudding into the iced Assam tea, and a great snack in Taiwan was born. Now there are many changes in milk tea, including taro and jasmine tea, or cold or hot coffee.
No4: coffin rice
This Taiwanese snack is the offspring of French toast and seafood chowder. A very thick piece of bread is hollowed out to form a flat bread bowl. Then bake it hard and add the seafood chowder to it. One day, an archaeologist tasted the soup and told the chef, 'it looks like I'm digging a coffin right now. Therefore, the Chinese name of this seafood soup is coffin rice.
No5: Danzi noodles
You will like a small shop called Du Xiaoyue, which is also your first stop in Taiwan. This iconic shop originated in Tainan a century ago. A fisherman sells this kind of noodles in the off-season. The business is very successful, and the fisherman doesn't fish any more. The shop's signature noodle is to add bean sprouts, coriander, Diced Pork and fresh shrimps to the Sanxian soup.
No6: Fried Bun
Do you like the smooth taste of cake and the crispness of potato chips? Fried Bun can give you both kinds of enjoyment at the same time. These buns are made of spongy flour and fried underneath. Bite open the skin and you'll see the pork stuffing.
No7: packet cutting
It's a Taiwanese hamburger. Put marinated meat, pickles and peanut butter into steamed bun. The stuffing is cut into small pieces and mixed together. Every bite feels like everything in your mouth.
No8: iron egg
It's called iron egg because it's hard like a nail. This chewy, rubbery egg is dyed black because it has been stewed in soy sauce for a long time. It is an addictive delicacy in Taiwan. Usually made from quail eggs, the balls are soaked in sauce and then dried in the air. This process is repeated many times until the protein hardens and the desired chewiness is achieved.
No9: pineapple crisp
This kind of Taiwan's iconic pastry is your best souvenir choice. These mini pineapple crisps have sugar pineapple fillings. Traditional pineapple crisp stuffing is a mixture of pineapple and chewable wax gourd. It has both sweet fruit and crisp golden skin.
No10: sweet but not spicy
Sweet or spicy refers to the fish paste is made into a variety of shapes and sizes, fried for a long time, cooked in broth. Before eating, remove the fish paste from the broth and put it in the brown sauce. It is a kind of delicious food which is deeply loved by Taiwan people, full of rich fragrance and never tired of chewing. Sweet and spicy is based on Japanese style chowder, which tastes sweeter and more fragrant, and is equipped with harder fish tofu and unique sauce. After finishing the production of fish tofu, there are still many processes. Take a small bowl with some soup and sauce on the food cart of the stall vendor. Mix well and taste this unique delicacy belonging to Taiwan.