7 Street Food You Should Try in Taipei

Taipei's street food scene is one of the must-do whenever you come to Taiwan. Street food are everywhere where night market exist - Ximen, Roahe and Shilin Night Market. The list are my favorites and I tried so far.

1. Scallion Pancakes

The mixture of dough, scallions, special sauce, fried egg, pork floss and cheese is a harmony in your taste buds. This bread-like snack reminds me of Rotti. The difference is the scallions mixed in this doughy goodness. Actually, you have the option to add basil, hot sauce or opt to remove the egg. A must try! 

2.  Taiwanese Potstickers

A part fried, part tender dumpling which is like the Japanese Gyoza. These potstickers are relatively cheap and comes with your preferred sauce - soy sauce or hot sauce.

3. Chicken Roll

Real chicken chunks wrapped in chicken skin and grilled to have its smokey flavor. Somehow resembles as a sausage, but the uniqueness of it is the chicken skin holds the meat and skewered to grilled to its fine flavor.

4. Torched Angus Beef

Nothing compares with steak! Specially if it is Angus Beef Meat. The meat cut cubed and torched to the right balance of smokey and meaty flavor.

5. Hot Star Large Fried Chicken

It is quite known not only in Taiwan but to several countries as well. Since, this place where it was originally started, why we should have a taste of it? It is XXL Chicken coated in their original batter that makes it crispy but juicy at the same time. It is really huge! It seems like its the whole chicken that I am eating. 

6. Bird's Egg

These are quail eggs fried in a special pan to form a ball shape and skewered on stick. You can choose you own sauce like sweet, ketchup or just pepper.

7. Stinky Tofu

The fermented smell will drag you to try these delicacy. It is a fried fermentated tofu with specialize sauce - sweet, pesto, spicy and etc.  There's also a variety that has spicy soup. There is an after taste and smell of fermented tofu. 

These are just some street food that tourist commonly tried. Price ranges from 40NTD to 200NTD. There are a lot of food to discover in Taipei. Definitely a must try!