Eat-venture in Liuhe Night Market, Taiwan

Kaohsiung, 13 November 2010

Liuhe night market is one of the biggest night market in Taiwan. It is located in Kaohsiung City. The night market is located at Liuhe Road which is used by the locals to travel for their daytime activities. In the evening, this road will be transformed to a food night market for the locals and the tourists for their dinner and supper. There is quite a variety of food there.

This papaya milk shake stall is the most popular. Celebrities around Asia such as Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong come to this stall for famous papaya milk shake and left their signatures on the signboard. One notable celebrity is the Taiwan President Mr Ma likes the papaya milk shake. The papaya milk was thick, cold, refreshing and absolutely delicious.

President Mr. Ma also likes the pepper meat biscuit from one of the stalls and he left his signature on the signboard. As the name describes, it is a kind of biscuit with meat fillings. The meat fillings are seasoned with salt and pepper. The biscuits are roasted in a special oven and till they are golden brown. The biscuits are tasty and the meat is moist. It is very delicious.

The oyster bun is a local food of Kaohsiung. The bun is filled with plenty of oysters, one egg and spring onions. The bun was deep fried in the hot oil wok. The oyster bun is removed from the wok once it turns golden brown. It must be consumed hot so that it is absolutely tasty.

Oyster omelette is a dish originated from Fujian province in China. It is very popular in the South East Asia Chinese communities. The Taiwanese version is thicker than Singapore and Malaysia versions because a lot of starch is added to the omelette. Pork lard is added distinct flavour to oyster omelette and make it absolutely delicious. I still prefer the Malaysia and Singapore version because less starch is used and the omelette is not "sticky".

Fermented bean curb, also known as "stinky" tofu is a famous snack in Taiwan. it is commonly found in the night market. It has a beautiful name called "Golden Bricks". Although it has an unbearable smell, stink tofu is quite delicious.

The ice cream is thick and absolutely delicious.

The old TV game console brings back my old memories. This is my first TV game console. It is interesting to find it in Liuhe Night Market. Who will buy it if there is PSP, PS3 or Xbox 360?

Snake meat and chicken bishop are some interesting ingredients loved by my scottish gourmet friend. And they are also found in Liuhe Night Market. I guess he will love Liuhe Night Market very much.