i From central Taipei go north on Zhongshan N. Rd. to Sec. 5 and turn into Dadong Rd. in front of Ming Chuan University. From other areas, take Freeway 1 and exit at the Chongqing N. Rd. interchange, follow Chongqing N. Rd. northward across Bailing Bridge, continue on to Zhongzheng Rd., turn right on Jihe Rd. and continue to the night market. Take a Jointly Operated Bus 203, 220, 267, 280, 310, or 606 along Zhongshan N. Rd. and exit at the Ming Chuan University stop. By MRT, take a train on the Danshui line and exit at the Jiantan station. The large parking lot outside the tourist night market charges NT$100 per vehicle. Located within the tourist night market and MRT Jiantan Station. Approximately 12pm-1.30am; open every day. 021 North Central South East More Delicacies Other Flavors at the Shilin Night Market Chicken fillets of awesome size Haota Big Chicken Fillet ᄹ̂̂ᗗଵ This vendor has built its reputation on size; specifically, its chicken Ällets are about 50% bigger that others̶so big, in fact, that a woman with an ordinary appetite might not be able to Änish one. The Ällets are fried crisp and aromatic; the Åavor is good and the size is big, so business is booming. You will frequently see a long line of hungry customers waiting for their turn here, and a branch stall has been set up in the Jihe Road temporary market to accommodate the growing business. In front of the Yangming Cinema on Wenlin Rd. 4pm-1.30am Chicken Ället for NT$50 ͛۞ྮڒวځᑚੰ݈ Newly popular small sausage in big sausage Sheng Shilin Big Sausage ࢶ̂ڒ̀چབ The original Shilin Big Sausage Shop is now on its third generation of proprietors. Its sausages, which are stuffed daily, have a 3:7 fat-to-lean ratio and their smooth, juicy taste plus the aroma that wafts from their charcoal grill get the saliva glands flowing. Another of the shop s signature items is small sausage in big sausage, made by grilling a sticky-rice sausage, slicing it open, adding sausage meat, and pouring on a special sauce. Other items available here are Chaoyang grilled chicken, named for Grandpa Tsai, who developed the big sausage, along with other barbecued meat items. 60 Jihe Rd. (Temporary Booth 308 in the Shilin Market) ૄ ྮګ60 ཱིĞ̀ڒξಞᓜॡᝊഝௐ 308 ཱིᝊğ (02)2882-0022 4pm-1am weekdays; 12pm-1am weekends Sticky rice sausage for NT$20, small sausage in big sausage for NT$40 024 Taipei City Miaokou Cooling desserts for hot summer days Hsinfa Pavilion ֙൴ܩ Shilin Raohe Street This shop s signature ice desserts is snowflake ice, made by freezing milk, peanuts, and other ingredients in ice and then crushing it to provide a product with a unique fine and cotton candy-like texture that makes you think of flying snowflakes. Flavors can be diversiÄed by adding red beans, condensed milk, or fruit. In addition to the traditionally made ice desserts, the shop also offers fruit ice items of a quality and portion good enough to satisfy just about anybody. Huaxi Street A-liang s Noodles ܪܠᛧቢ Shida Gongguan This shop gets a lot of media exposure, so even foreign tourists make special trips to try its noodles. When business is busy you can see customers sitting on the temple steps behind the shop, eating a bowl of them. The cook uses red noodles that can be boiled for a long time without becoming too soft, and adds such ingredients as oysters, intestines, and cuttleÄsh. Aroma and Åavor are intensified with the addition of celery or basil. Before eating these noodles, don t forget to add some of the shop s own hot sauce for even greater gustatory satisfaction. Linjiang Street Red noodles of high reputation Ningxia 1 Anping St. щπූ 1 ཱི (02)2882-0206 12pm-12am SnowÅake ice for NT$60 per bowl Taoyuan Chenghuang Temple In front of the Cihcheng Temple on Danan Road ̂ ྮݑ84 ཱིຎ⺤झ݈ (02)2881-6860 3pm-12am Noodles and tempura for NT$25 025
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