Raohe St Night Market, Taipei

After 3 years in Taipei, we finally got round to visiting Raohe St Night Market. It's smaller than Shilin Night Market, a little less modern (or a lil more traditional) than Shida Night Market, and a bit more congested than Tonghwa Night Market as the lanes are narrower.

Apparently, one of the street foods that Raohe Night Market is famous for is pork ribs herbal soup with "Lu Rou" (or stewed pork) rice. We tried it at this stall ...

"Lu Rou Fan" aka stewed/braised minced pork with rice ...

We also noticed a number of stalls selling deep fried stinky tofu ... I have to admit this is my fav Twnese street food, so I was happy to try out a few different stalls. This was one of my favorites ... the tofu was nice and crisp with a centre loaded with a healthy serving of mashed garlic, and pickled cabbage with the perfect balance of sourness and sweetness.

Stinky Tofu from a different stall ... this was super crisp as it was cut into smaller triangles and deep fried. The only thing missing was the garlic paste and more crunchy cabbage ...

"鸡蛋糕" ... basically like thick pancake in various shapes with a crisp exterior (when freshly made) ... this one had them in Spongebob Squarepants' characters ...

Here's the "鸡蛋糕" ... cute!

Dinner at Shida Night Market

The wide variety of food available.

Some adventurous foreigners choosing what they want in their "Lu Wei".

Shida is known for their stewed/braised stuff (滷味).

This one is from the "Lantern" stall.

Whenever we come to Shida, this is an absolute must for us.

Basically, we choose whatever we like from a wide array of food, like cocktail sausages, squid balls, various types of beancurd, mushrooms, chicken drumsticks, innards, vegetables, noodles etc.

Then, the cook will put all the food together and cook it in a piping hot broth,

then serve it with some chili (optional), some hot broth, preserved vegetables and spring onions.

Yummy!

Yes, this is the infamous smelly tofu!

When done right, this is absolutely delicious!

Perfectly crispy, with some minced garlic, chilli and oyster sauce,

and a side serving of pickled cabbage,

this is one of my favorite foods at the night market.