Popular Taiwanese Cuisines in Nightmarkets
Mango Shaved Ice
A beloved Taiwanese ice dessert, mango shaved ice is typically made by shaving mango-flavored ice into a bowl and serving the ice shavings with fresh mango cubes and condensed milk. Other typical accompaniments to the dessert include different types of fresh fruit such as strawberries or kiwi, scoops of mango or vanilla ice cream, pannacotta, sorbet, and jelly.
Spring Roll
A spring roll is usually freshly made upon an order. Its fillings are many, such as crispy cabbage, bean sprouts, shredded carrot, and braised pork. Sprinkled with aromatic peanut powder, the roll is loved by all.
Beef Noodle
To make beef soup, stir-fry spicy bean paste first, and then put beef, water and other ingredients in. Add noodles when done. Such a method for making beef noodles is unique to Taiwan. In Hong Kong, people use beef intestines to make the noodles. Chaozhou's beef noodles have a lighter color and the soup tastes light, too. Lanzhou noodles have a stronger taste, and the beef and the soup are cooked separately.