Taiwan | FOOD IN LOVE

Taipei is inarguably one of the top street food cities in the world. Taiwan is known as the land of snacks: they have literally invented and re-invented genre after genre of snack food over the years. From pearl tea to fried chicken, the Taiwanese are all about inventing and perfecting the ultimate snack foods. The catch with Taipei street food, though, is that almost all of it is nocturnal. You can find some stalls during the day but 99% of the street food options don’t come out until late afternoon and evening when the night markets begin to spring to life. We visited Taiwan in January 2016 and visited one of the must-visit night markets in Taipei, Shilin Night Market (士林夜市)

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Taiwanese Brickkiln Chicken or Clay Oven Roasted Chicken is the most memorable dish of our Taiwan trip. We drop to this restaurant after our stay in Alishan, and on the way to Kaohsiung. This Weng Yao Ji Restaurant is recommended by our family in Taiwan since their Clay Oven Roasted Chicken has become popular around Taiwan. I found out later, they have 4 branches there is in Yilan, Hsinchu, Pingtung, and Chiayi that we had visited. The entrance of the restaurant is decorated with a giant mascot so you should have guessed that chicken is the main dish that we are here for!

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