Continued post from Taipei Day 1:
http://bouncingmelody.blogspot.sg/2014/05/taipei-day-1-shida-night-market.html It was raining on Day 2, but we decided to head to Jiu Fen anyway. To head to Jiu Fen, take the MRT to Taipei Main Station --> Walk to TRA to purchase train tickets to Rui Fang --> Board a bus to Jiu Fen.
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| At Taipei Main Station |
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| My FAVOURITE sugar butter bun!!! |
The above sugar butter bun is amazinggg. I could have eaten that everyday if not for my sorethroat. Super buttery and fragrant - just the way I love it.
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| Jie Meis |
The journey from our hotel in XMD to Jiu Fen took like almost 2 hours, because of all the waiting time. The train journey from Taipei Main Station to Rui Fang itself was already 1 hour.
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| It was still raining when we reached Jiu Fen |
Thankful for the boy who always sheltered me from the rain! <3
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| Jiu Fen entrance |
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| Homemade fishballs in soup |
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| Huge fu zhou ball with generous filling! |
The first thing we ordered was the above homemade fish balls/fuzhou balls/pork balls in soup. For only NT40, it was very well worth it! The fuzhou ball was the biggest I've ever eaten :D
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| Making of ice cream popiah |
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| Making of ice cream popiah |
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| Ice cream popiah :) |
I personally dislike the taste of coriander leaves, so I requested for that to be left out of my ice cream popiah! Being a huge fan of ice cream, I really enjoyed this street snack! The combination of popiah skin, peanuts and ice cream just goes really well together! I wonder why we don't have this in Singapore. It's so easy to make, isn't it?
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Mini flavoured fish balls
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| Mini flavoured fish balls |
The fish balls came in a variety of flavours like curry, kimchi, spicy, miso and original. I thought the flavours sounded interesting, so Jem and I shared a stick of 5 different flavoured fish balls. I didn't find the taste to be anything unique or drool-worthy though, so I would say this street snack is one that can be given a miss! But then again, since all the street snacks are so cheap, why not? ;)
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| Lunch |
Lunch was at this restaurant near the entrance of Jiu Fen (can't recall the name). We were kinda famished by then (street snacks ain't filling!), so this bowl of prawn/egg soup tasted especially delicious.
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| Group photo! |
Given the poor weather, we decided to head back to Taipei for dinner and rest early!
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| Steamboat Dinner |
Dinner was at this steamboat buffet restaurant in Ximending. There are many restaurants serving steamboat buffet, so walk around and find yourself a good deal :) You shouldn't have to pay more than SGD $25 for a good dinner buffet.
The spread was pretty awesome. The drinks section included beverages like packet bubble tea, yakult and old school bottled soft drinks. I was particularly happy when I saw that we could help ourselves to free flow Movenpick and Haagan Daaz ice cream! :D
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