Stinky Tofu, Pigs' Blood Cake, and so much more...

Imagine a four-foot-wide pathway, people packed moving in a single-file line, their heads bobbing left and right to take in the carts that line each side of the path, with a myriad of scents and sounds filling the air! This in a nutshell, is the notorious Taiwanese Night Market.

There are many many night markets around town, some more famous than others. One constant is that the foods are unusual (to us Americans) and cheap cheap cheap!

 Marinated duck heads, wings, legs, entrails...yum!

Time to eat!

 Every night market will have at least one STINKY TOFU vendor. And when I say it's stinky, it IS stinky!

 Love how the sausage lady has her ipod on and is jamming to the beat!

 Raw chicken hearts, kidneys, and liver on a skewer. You choose what you want, and they'll grill and season it for you on the spot!

 The black blocks are a very famous Taiwanese snack - Pig Blood Cake. Pig's blood is mixed with rice and cut into coagulated cakes. The most famous way of preparing this is to steam the skewer and then cover it with peanut powder, cilantro and soy sauce paste.

Eat up!!