Taiwan is famous for its night markets. What are they? Just as they sound. Open markets in the night. They sell a variety of foods and items for really cheap. And for most things, you can bargain a little to get an even better price. Lydia offered to show us around a night market. It was really cool. First, she took us to try an oyster omlet. It’s a famous favorite from Tainan City. Personally, it wasn’t my favorite, but it was really interesting.

There’s also a plethera of fresh fruits and vegetables – some of which I’ve never seen before. We tried our first bell fruit. It was really good. Kind of like an apple, but softer like a pear…

At any Taiwanese market, you’ll smell the scent of the rather potent stinky tofu. I’m not entirely sure how it’s made. But basically, it’s tofu that’s been soaked in a fermented sauce of some kind.  It’s realy famous all over Asia. I had heard of it, and wanted to try, although I didnt’ expect to be a filling meal… Some say that it tastes exactly like the smell… Potent. I wish I could describe it to you, but I really can’t.

So, Whitney and I each had a taste of stinky tofu. It wasn’t nearly as bad as I had expected, but I still wouldn’t eat it for dinner. I had one bite, and that was plenty for me =P But I was glad to have tried!

Another thing that I got to try for the first time was dragon fruit. It was good! Really tasty. It just has a lot of seeds that got slightly annoying after several slices. Here’s another picture from the food market. I don’t know what they’re called. But basically the things on the top of roosters heads. So crazy. I didn’t eat one. I would have tried though.

Lastly, here’s a picture of a guy named Apple. He owned a bean curd dessert stand, and gave us all free dessert! It was really good. I’m not sure what all it is, but it involved shaved ice, bean curd, sweet beans, and jelly rice ball things. He spoke a little english and was really funny.

I also bought some socks at the night market. So cheap. You could get 6 pairs for 100 Taiwan Dollars. That’s like 6 pairs of socks for $3. Cool! It’s becoming more and more of a trend that I buy all my socks in Asia. Haha! They’re just so cheap! And, they have these kinds of socks here that aren’t really easy to find in the US. They’re the kind that are really low, like where they just cover the bottom of your feet, your toes, and heel, so you can actually wear them with nice shoes, and not just tennis shoes. Which is really nice. Anyway, I’m a sucker for socks. Pretty silly. But it’s true.

Needless to say, it was a great trip to the night market. I really enjoyed seeing and trying all the foods and such.