On Taipei’s Streets: Pork Dumpling & Sticky Rice + Glass Noodles + Pickled Cabbage

Taiwan is famous for its street food and people swear that they come here to eat.

I have eaten a few street foods in Taipei and so far these are the 2 random street food items I found in Wanhua District that I really liked a lot. Not to mention, both were amazingly dirt cheap! Long live Taipei street food =)

Pork Dumpling by the Dumpling Factory
Location: Baoqing Road near Ximen Station Exit 3
Amazing Street Food Price: NT$20 each = €0.60

There are so many dumpling stands and restaurants in Taiwan! I have eaten soup dumplings (Xiao Long Bao) in a restaurant in Daán but I am reserving this for another post. Dumplings seem to be the most famous food of Taiwan.

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I found this dumpling stand on the other side of Zhonghua Road across Ximending. I was waiting for my shuttle bus to Jiufen and had time to kill. So I decided to go for a little walk and came across this food stand. They were just opening for the day and have started heating the dumplings when I passed by. I always love an impromptu buy when it comes to street food.

But I was torn between ordering more. Since I had just eaten breakfast at the hotel, I thought I will just buy to taste. This was quite good. Adding the spicy sweet sauce on top did the rest of the magic.

Great timing, they were just heating up the dumplings when I passed by.

Sticky Rice + Glass Noodles + Pickled Cabbage
Location: Beside Longshan Temple on Guangzhou Street corner Xichang Street
Amazing Street Food Price: NT$30 = €0.90

I was inspecting the side streets of Longshan Temple area which was quite busy and filled with many shops and street vendors.

There was this particular street food vendor that was selling glass noodles (vermicelli). I love this kind of food so I lingered a bit trying to convince myself to buy. As I was eavesdropping, I noticed that everytime someone buys from him, they get a serving of not just the glass noodles, but the sticky rice and pickled cabbage as well. So this made me all the more curious. I want to try all of them!

Not able to hold my curiousity, I approached him for clarification, however he does not speak a word of English. Luckily, the female vendor beside him took her chance in explaining to me in Mandarin Chinese that I get all 3, the sticky rice, glass noodles and pickled cabbage for the price of NT$30. I was amazed that I understood her. Well, she did this animatedly though with her hands flying all over the place inclusive her expression. Love it, haha!

The street food vendor on the corner of Guanzhou and Xichang Streets and the lady vendor who helped us seal the transaction.

You eat it in a plastic bag with chopsticks. Why not? =)

Travel Period: January 2017
Destination: Wanhua District (Taipei), Taiwan

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All pictures were taken by a point and shoot pocket camera or a smartphone.

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