Taiwan Trip: Shilin Night Market (士林夜市)

Shilin Night Market (wikipedia entry) is the largest & most famous night market in Taipei. It's located in the Shilin District.
There are 2 sections of the night market, one where most of the tourists know about and the other is where the natives frequent. The second section also has lots of clothing stores, etc.
The main section just recently moved to a new location. It is more spacious and organized than the location I had gone to in the past.
It's also easier for tourists to spot.

The most famous place at the night market is Hot Star Large Fried Chicken (豪大大鸡排).
They specialize in making these huge fried chicken steaks (炸雞排) that are the size of both of my hands.
This place is a must visit!

There's always a ridiculously long line at this place but luckily we were there a bit early so the line wasn't too long.

I got an extra spicy one. The chicken is so juicy and tender but so crispy and flavorful on the outside.
The guy put a lot of spicy seasoning on mine so I kinda choked a few times hahahaha

Another must eat whenever I go to night markets are oyster pancakes!

Looks gross but so good!
It's a potato starch mixture that has oysters, vegetables, and egg. It's pan fried & served with sweet and spicy sauce.

A famous sausage stall. *insert immature dirty joke here*

Every stall I walk past looks insanely good. You really need to pace yourself when you go to a night market. Can't eat too much of one thing!

Awesome noodles.

I actually tried the stinky tofu for the first time ever!!
These are from a "famous stall" and tasted freaking amazing. They didn't smell bad at all, unlike other places.
The hot sauce it came with made them a million times more awesome.

Spicy mixed noodles.

These spicy wontons are so good! At the bottom, there is this chili oil sauce that you mix with the wontons. Super spicy! :0~

Gigantic wontons in a seaweed soup.

Thick rice noodle soup

Dessert!
Shaved ice is my favorite thing ever. I had to get some even though it was freezing cold & raining XD

Pudding dessert that came with a side of tapioca pearls.

For your information, I did not eat all this in one night XD

Just a warning, it gets insanely crowded, especially on a Friday or Saturday night. Actually, it's pretty crowded 7 days a week. Taiwanese people go out like every night during the week.
I would too if I lived somewhere that always had so much to eat!
And people here are super pushy, but it's ok. Just push them back! ^o^

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