Taiwanese delicacies

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Deep-fried Chicken with Seasoning

This may look like common fried chicken, but Taiwanese deep-fried chicken with seasoning is a great-tasting local street snack. The vendor will cook the chicken, cut it up into bite-sized pieces then cover it with various seasoning powders. Some like it hot and will request for more chilli powder seasoning.

2 Ice Mango and Sago

The ice mango and sago dessert is a delicious and refreshing dessert found at most night markets and roadside stalls. Flavoured shaved ice is placed in a bowl and topped with succulent pieces of golden yellow mango, sweet sago and other types of fruit. Some even ask for fruit syrup or sauces drizzled on the ice for added flavour.

3 Oyster Omelette

Oyster omelette is one of the yummiest must-try street foods in Taiwan. Most travellers will have at least half a dozen plates of this delicious, decadent goodness during their trip to Taiwan. The dish is typically made from lots of eggs, oysters, flour, starch and other ingredients to create a perfect omelette, which is then covered with a light gravy. Some even eat it with spicy chilli sauce on the side.

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Hotpot

The hotpot is regarded as a family dish – one that’s always eaten in the company of lots of people. Many Taiwanese view this as a community thing, where relationships can be fostered while eating from a common claypot. The dish itself contains a myriad of ingredients, such as meat, vegetables, seafood – all cooked in a simmering clear soup and eaten with rice.

5 Mangrove Crab Porridge

Mangrove crab porridge is the ideal thing to eat during a rainy evening. This dish is most often offered around the outskirts of the big cities or in smaller villages at an affordable price, but bigger restaurants offer them on their menus, too. The restaurant versions often come with more ingredients, but also a higher price tag.