No trip to Fulong beach (read more here) will be complete without a taste of the original Taiwanese lunch box. If Japan has bento, Taiwan has bian dang. First of all, I would like you to know that I saw at least three bian dang stores near the Fulong Train Station and all of them boast long queues of customers eager to taste the authentic bian dang from Fulong where it originated. You know what they say, the long lines must indicate that the food there is good. We went to where there were less people because hunger beats patience. Nothing beats sitting on the train station's exterior, next to two gigantic German Shepherds, and eating bian dang on my lap.
I always wondered what were those huge blocks of peanut brittle and stacks of spring roll doing in stalls I found every time I travel in Taiwan. I noticed that they shave the peanut brittle and transfer the shavings into a thin crepe, but for some reason I had always avoided it. I became very curious and decided to try it when we went to Raohe night market. Now I know that this is an ice cream treat to be celebrated. Honestly upon first seeing this, I didn't see how it can impress me for I had already eaten ice cream from a burger bun.
Jiu Fen Old Street in Ruifang District of New Taipei, Taiwan is filled with all sorts of goodies: from traditional items such as fans and hats to delicious food such as different kind of balls. Yes, balls. (Read more of the Jiu Fen adventure here) Speaking of balls, we found a famous stall that sells them. In fact, they offer three kinds of balls: yuyuan (taro balls), diguayuan (sweet potato balls), and tangyuan (green tea balls). Sumptuous mixture of different balls and different beans in a hot sweet broth. That's weirdly ball-licious.
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