September 17, 2012

My breakfast

I had the 黑飯糰 again. This is the place next to the 7-11 near my school. I had it with spicy pickled veggies, but unfortunately, I was not a fan. I wish I had gone with the non-spicy variety. With my breakfast, I had this interesting yangleduo/"yakult"/yogurt which had bits of aloe in it. I did not know this prior to purchasing....This 養樂多 isn't terrible, though I prefer a stronger yogurt-y taste.

My lunch

Ice cream

Wow, with all that rice fantuan can keep me full for quite a while. I wasn't ready for lunch time ~2 hours later. So, like last time when I had the 奶冰 naibing for lunch, I had instead this ice cream sandwich $15NT which is like two saltine crackers squishing together a blob of ice cream. This ice cream is now a distant memory, but I do recall enjoying the cracker bit. Though the physical resemblance is there, the cracker is different from typical saltines.

My dinner at 寧夏夜市 Ningxia Night Market

What is this?

I love 蚵仔煎！

Today we had a field trip in Dadaocheng which was kind of boring for me because I couldn't understand most of it. Even when I did understand parts, I couldn't string the parts together to understand the story. Something, something, Japanese occupation. Something, something, history. I know it's such a shame! Though, honestly, I'm sure even if I did learn it, I would forget it about an hour later. My friend gave me a recap, and I was blown away by her ability to retain all the information, parts of which I reaffirmed with the small bits of information I gathered. As she recapped while I ate my oyster-y dinner before her, I had flashbulb moments in which I recalled certain things that had been said that I could somewhat understand. Though, give me a pop quiz now, and my mind will draw a fatty blank.

Whatdafuq is that noodle thing? I got it at the vendor's recommendation....I just looked it up: guo shao yi mian 鐹燒意麵. It's probably because I'm not used to it, but at $80NT, it's not something that was really worth it for me. Inside is something like egg noodle slightly fried and dished into a hot soup which contained small oysters (yum), a clam shell, shrimp, and some assorted veggies. I was really here for the 蚵仔煎, oyster omelette $60NT. It was good, and it satisfied my craving for 蚵仔煎, but I would never come out of my way here just to have it. I'd rather go to Shilin or Hsinchu! I think it was the sauce: whereas I usually eat a reddish tomato-y sauce, I felt like I tasted a hint of peanut.

Taro Balls

Taro Ball with egg and rou song

Following dinner, my friend and I decided to wait in line for this item. In 台灣, and I'm sure in most countries, there is a general understanding that a long line means a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. I bought the 蛋黃芋餅 dan huang yu bing which were $20NT each. Sadly, after a 10-15 minute wait, I only purchased one, not knowing that I was holding a well-balanced, fried balled concoction of sweet taro and savory rou song and egg. I would definitely wait in a reasonable line for this again, and I'll order at least three next time.

Afterthought

As I hurried towards the MRT, I passed by this beautiful bakery called ㄧ之軒 I Jy Sheng (really, it should be yi zhi suan) because this delicious pain au chocolat $38NT caught my eye and reeled me in. Wow, this delicious flaky, buttery croissant was protected by this thin turtle shell of harden chocolate dusted with powdered sugar. Mmmmm! I wish I could have it right now! Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of it because I began eating it somewhere between Ningxia and my dorm, and the delicate shell, no longer much like a turtle, fragmented into chocolate bites. I want this. I want this so hard. More than I want boba. Unfortunately, both are probably equally deadly for my waist and thighs....