Last night I went to the Shī Dà Night Market/師大夜市 (shī dà yè shì) with one of my language exchange partners, 奕穎 and this time I will let the photos mostly speak for themselves.
I already cut this up and had a bite before I took the photo so I probably need to say the meat was inside the ball and it actually tasted really nice.
The above was also really nice in my opinion and had some pieces of intestine and.. I forget what else she said was in it. Sorry, 奕穎. =(
More delicious things I tried! I asked 奕穎 what they were and she said I would find out when I tried them so I can’t really explain what’s in them. Haha. Just try them too!
Finally, something I can give you the name of! This store sold mainly 蔥油餅 (cōng yóu bǐng) which is literally a scallion/green onion oil dough-cake/pancake. The name sounds bad but 奕穎 said that almost everyone loves these, so if you only try one thing, try this!
This is just a random shot of an intersection in the night market. It’s always quite crowded so be patient and careful not to hit any little kids on the head with your DSLR. *ahem*
And here is stuff cooking at the 蔥油餅 stand! Lol.
This is one of the many places you can buy tea, including milk tea/奶茶 (nǎi chá) and fruit tea/果茶 (guǒ chá). The teas are all very customisable – you can change the amount of ice, flavour and sweetness to your liking. However, you will rarely find one with an English menu, so perhaps, study up? Although most employees can speak English, asking them to describe the menu is not a good idea if they’re very busy (not because they won’t want to help, they will want to help, it’s just that you’ll be getting in the way of other customers).
Just another street. I’ll take this as an opportunity to recommend another food, 章魚燒 (zhāng yú shāo) – an octopus ball. If you know what たこ焼き/蛸焼 (takoyaki) is, then you will know what this is as they are the same thing. Unfortunately, I do not have any photos of them.
More food stalls! 奕穎 asked me why I like taking photos of the products and not the pretty signs or whatever. I never noticed this before and I couldn’t answer her. Hmm..
And even more food stalls! This one is obviously fruit.. Did I really need to tell you that?
And even MORE food! Oh my, what the hell was I focusing on here..
As it gets later and you walk further away, the streets get more empty. However, apparently 大安 (Dà ān) is one of the safest districts so if you stay until late, you don’t have to worry too much.
And that’s all from me on 師大夜市, a must visit night market. Til next time!