臺灣10大美食:進攻臺灣夜市

最近我常會在CNNGO的旅遊網站看一些旅遊文章或推薦，每每看到有關臺灣的部份，總是會停留一下，看看外國人如何介紹臺灣，雖然我們長期生活在臺灣，但往往因為工作的忙碌或不在意，錯失了一些在我們身邊的美景美食。

因此，讓我們看看國外如何介紹臺灣街邊美食，有時間跟著朋友去嘗嘗，或許有意想不到的收穫喔!!當然看看英文，也可以知道在臺灣的這些小吃的英文如何講，將來有外國朋友，也可以介紹一番，瞭解臺灣到處的好吃文化。

原文介紹  http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/eat/taiwans-night-market-treats-650024

Street food foray into Taiwan's night markets
The 10 best dishes from Taiwan's night markets -- made to make your mouth water

By Derrick Chang 24 January, 2011 

OK, you don't go to a night market for a sumptuous feast worthy of Michelin stars and postcards home. But in Taiwan, the imagination and innovation on display in even some of its simplest snack stalls is something to behold.

Its night markets are run through with traditional foods, deliberately unchanged for generations, right next to food hawkers deconstructing and reconstructing street food essentials into something that's at least worth a quick email (or article).

So here's a quick tour of the top night markets in four major cities around Taiwan, and their most salivatory dishes.

Stinky tofu 臭豆腐

Shares the same love or hate relationship most people have with durian. Stinking, fermented tofu is deep fried and served with pickled cabbage, carrots and chili sauce.

I hated stinky tofu when I tried it in mainland China, Hong Kong and other Chinatowns around Asia, but I love Taiwan’s version. It’s sold everywhere in Taiwan, so just head towards that stink you smell at the night market. 

Get your stinky tofu at: Raohe night market, Taipei 台北饒河夜市

Rice/Taiwanese sausage 大腸包小腸

Rice sausage wrapped with Taiwanese sausage. Sticky rice is stuffed into sausage casing, grilled, cut open and is used as the ‘bun’ for the traditional sweet Taiwanese sausage. You won’t mistake it for street meat from New York City, but it’s pretty good. 

For all your rice sausage needs: Ruifeng night market, Kaohsiung 高雄瑞豐夜市

Coffin bread 棺材板

A specialty from the night markets of Tainan, a slice of thick-cut white bread is deep fried to a golden crisp then the top is cut open and creamy seafood chowder is poured in. Think of it as Tainan’s version of the San Francisco bread-bowl chowder.

Coffin scoffin' best at: Xiaobei night market, Tainan 台南小北成功夜市

Deep fried prawns 炸蝦捲

The key to any deep-fried savory dish is crispy outside, soft on the inside, and this snack from Tainan does it perfectly. Freshly caught prawns are battered and insta-deep fried and served with a sweet brown sugar sauce, pickled ginger and wasabi for a sweet, sour, nose-clearing finish.

Find them at: Xiaobei night market, Tainan 台南小北成功夜市

Stewed pork rice 滷肉飯

Pork belly or shoulder is slowly stewed with no fewer than 10 ingredients from the morning hours until the night market opens. It’s an open secret that the sauce that’s unused the day before is used the next day -- and that’s why it tastes so good. In northern Taiwan, the pork is minced while in the south they use pork cubes.  This is a very commonly eaten dish on the night-market circuit.  Sometimes shredded chicken is added to a bowl of stewed pork rice.

The most delicious part of: Dai Tian Gong night market, Kaohsiung 高雄代天宮夜市

Baked black pepper pork 胡椒餅

Baked black pepper pork pockets are the star snack at the popular Rao He night market in Taipei. Just outside the Ci You Temple, a small army of workers make these savory mouthfuls of goodness by baking them against the wall of a clay oven.  

There is always a long line but once the pork pockets emerge hot, steaming and salty-good, you'll be ready to start queuing all over again.

Look for the ovens at: Raohe night market, Taipei 台北饒河夜市

Scallion pancakes 蔥油餅

Although served in many parts of China, Taiwan’s version of this much loved Chinese classic is deep fried rather than pan fried and has a less doughy texture than the traditional green onion pancakes.  These scallion pancakes are sold at most night markets in Taiwan.

Scallion champions: Liuhe night market, Kaohsiung 高雄六合夜市

Squid stuffed with risotto 魷魚捲餅

Perhaps inspired by an Italian recipe book, this snack from Taichung’s famed Feng Jia night market, Taiwan’s biggest, features pan-fried risotto, stuffed into a whole squid, then deep fried to an al dente crisp and topped off with sweet Dijon mustard and mayonnaise sauce. 

It’s large enough to be a meal in itself but don't go sharing this bad-boy with anyone -- there are plenty to go round!

Gobble 'em down at: Feng Jia night market, Taichung 台中逢甲夜市

Barbecued anything 燒烤

Seafood of all kinds, chicken wings, cow’s stomach, tofu in all shapes and sizes, snake beans ... your culinary imagination is the only limit when it comes to the Taiwanese night market barbecue. You have a choice of dipping sauces too: a sweet and sour brown sugar sauce, sweet chili pepper sauce and sha cha (dried shrimp) chili sauce.  Some customers don’t dip into any sauce at all and I can attest that it still tastes great.  Barbecue stalls are popular at all night markets in Taiwan.

Best found at: Feng Jia night market, Taichung 台中逢甲夜市

Sweet glass rice dumplings 涼圓

Dessert may not be at the top of the average Chinese diner’s mind but this delicate dessert is a great way to finish off your culinary foray into the night markets. These dumplings are made with twice-steamed rice flour and you can choose from glass dumplings filled with red bean, green tea, egg custard, taro and even green tea mochi flavor.  These dumplings are at most night markets in Taiwan but the southern Taiwanese, with a sweet tooth that would make Willy Wonka proud, make them best.

Seek them out at: Liuhe night market, Kaohsiung 高雄六合夜市

這些小吃您是否都有吃過呢??不要再猶豫了，找機會去吃吃吧!!安慰自己那空虛寂寞的小肚肚及自己的口水。