Food in Taiwan

Taiwan has many veriaty of food, food in Taiwan also has many influence from mainland China. China provinces like Hunan, Jiangzhe, Hong Kong, and Sichuan cooking style can be found in many places of Taiwan. In additional, Taiwan street food is famous for touarist,these foods include Bubble Milk Tea, fried stinky tofu, oyster pancakes, fried meatball, sugarcane juice, fish ball soup, Dumpling and water fried Dumpling, pork blood rice cakes, and rice and noodle dishes.





Bubble Milk Tea is non-alcoholic and non-carbonated. The tea is sweet and has less sugar than a typical soft drink. There are many variety of flavors which depending on the tea house or bubble milk tea stand . The drink is usually a mix of tea, milk, sugar, and giant black tapioca balls. The drink must always be shaken and not stirred, the "bubble" refers to the foam created by shaking the freshly brewed tea with ice .

Stinky tofu is a form of fermanted tofu that has a strong odor. Stinky tofu can be eaten cold, steamed, stewed, or most commonly, fried. It is often eaten by dipping chili sauce. The color varies from the golden fried to the black typical stinky tofu.
From a distance, the odor of stinky tofu is said to resemble that of rotten garbage or manure, even by its enthusiasts. In some instances the taste has even been compared to rotten meat. In spite of stinky tofu's smell, most say the flavor is surprisingly mild. It is said the more it smells, the 'better' its flavor.

Oyster pancake consists of an omelette with a filling primarily composed of small oysters. Starch like typically potato starch is mixed into the egg batter, and giving a thicer consistency. Pork lard is often used to fry the omelette. Depending on regional variation, a savory sauce may then be poured on top of the omelette for added taste. Spicy or chili sauce mixed with lime juice is often added to provide an intense taste. Shrimp can sometimes be substituted in place of oysters; in this case, it will be called shrimp omelette.

Pork blood rice cake, is made of pork blood and sticky rice. It is one of the food materials in the Taiwanese hot pot, but the most popular way are - steamed for a snack.Taking it out of wooded case, street vendors would cover Pig's blood cake witha layer of peanut powder and spread some cilantro. The aroma of the chewy rice cake makes everyone's mouth water. Customers can dip it in different chili sauce.