Oh hai~!

WHAT SHALL I EAT TODAY??

Honestly, I always find myself overwhelmed with choices and lacking in capacity to conquer them all, which is why I need to go back again and again to try them all heheheh. The best part about the food you find in Tainan is that many of them have been around for DECADES, and yet, they still retain the same traditional taste that everyone loves. And here are a few places that I frequent in Tainan!

YONGLE MARKET

Intersection of Guohua Street, Section 3 and Minzhu Road, Section 3 

Turn right onto Guohua Street at this junction and you will see an entire lane filled with food stalls.

Turn right at this junction for FOOOOOOD

The first stall you'll see is Jin De Spring Roll 金得春捲 (35twd). Made on the spot just for you. Till now, I have not tasted any springroll quite like this anywhere else.

TIP: Ask for half sugar

Mini Fu Cheng Hao next to Jin De Popiah

30TWD a bowl 

And 2 stalls down, you will find a fish noodle stall (can't quite remember what fish it is sorry!)

Keep walking (and eating) down this street until you reach an intersection between Guohua Street and Zhengxing Street. Turn right onto Zhengxing Street 正興街 for more food and the most famous ice cream in Tainan, Quan Wei Jia Ice-Cream 蜷尾家冰淇淋 (*＾ڡ＾*)

Turn right onto Zhengxing Street

IF YOU ARE A FAN OF FRESHLY SLICED SASHIMI, YOU HAVE TO TRY THIS. ESPECIALLY THE SALMON BELLEH... OHHHH HOW IT MELTS IN YOUR MOUTH
⋆.*⃝̥◌ॱ꒰*ॢ˘̴͈́꒵˘̴͈̀*ॢ꒱ॱ◌̥*⃝̣ ⋆ *Bliss mode activate*
 

LOOK AT 'EM FRESH THICK SLICES

No kidding, this ice-cream stall is THE MOST FAMOUS in Tainan and they have every right to be. They sell 1 or 2 flavors a day, and their flavors change daily (they have 80 flavors!!!!!!). Sometimes they sell-out early, so do check their facebook page before heading down to prevent from bursting out in tears cause they are closed/sold-out. 

 Strawberry Flavor 70TWD

(I digress) Keep walking along this road and you'll find this cute little shop selling tons of miniatures. I just couldn't resist picking up a few totoro figurines <3333 The shopkeeper is really friendly and will offer you discounts if you buy more.

Impossible to resist!!!!?

Chicken House 炸雞洋行

No. 22, Section 3, Guohua St, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700

Closes on Monday & Tuesday
12pm - sold out

You know how most of the XXL chicken cutlets in Taiwan are the breaded kind? Well, this is the battered, golden crispy crust on the outside, tender and juicy on the inside kind. Seriously, just queuing for this makes your mouth water. Furthermore, they have been around since 1991?! You just can't go wrong with over 20 years of experience on frying chicken. Come on a weekday to avoid the long queues!

Just behind this stall is a mini square. On the weekends, there is a flea market with many local handicrafts/products/clothes. If you come on a weekday, it is a nice spot to relax and have your fried chicken with winter melon tea.

Weekend flea

I always believe that when someone puts his/her heart into cooking something, you can taste it in their food. And this is what this bowl of simple red-bean soup made me feel, the cook's passion in serving the best red bean soup to her customers. Made me a little nostalgic thinking of how my granny used to cook the same red bean soup for me... ahhh....

50twd for a bowl of nostalgia 

100twd / latte +20twd for latteart request

I walked into this Japanese-styled ramen stall on a cold winter night, and that was probably the best thing that could have happened to me during that trip. Thick, rich broth coupled with generous portions of meat and other ingredients and noodles cooked to perfection. This IS the closest bowl of authentic ramen you can find without flying to Japan.
TIP: Spicy ramen > non-spicy ramen. ADD AN EXTRA EGG! It's SOOOO goooood  (ノ*゜▽゜*)

Spicy Ramen 辣味噌拉麵 

Handmade yam cake and steamed soup buns

 really hits the spot as a midnight snack.