Si Lam Night Market - quintessential culinary origin of Taiwan

Si Lam Night Market has long been famous as a tourist attraction with food and fun activities. This is the busiest, famous, bustling market in Taiwan. So what does this market have in common and which foods to enjoy when you come here. Please join us in discovering all the features here and find the answer

Introducing Si Lam night market

Si Lam Night Market is a market founded in the 19th century, when the Japanese immigrated here and built tile houses to sell fish, meat and vegetables daily. After World War II, this market developed quickly and today it becomes the most famous place of Taiwan. 

Si Lam is divided into 2 main areas: food and goods. You can walk around the market on your own, looking for clothes, shoes and accessories; participate in extremely exciting entertainment activities at night; Enjoy Taiwanese cuisine. In addition, you can also enjoy very attractive services such as traditional massage or karaoke, playing video games at the game room. This market is often very busy on weekends, Taiwanese families often come here to shop, students, students and working people also come to buy dinner. So when you visit this market you can mingle with the locals, interact with their culture and daily life. 

Si Lam Night Market is located right on Dai Dong Street, open all day, from night till midnight. Especially assured, this market does not collect entry tickets. You can travel here by bus or take the train to Kiem Dam station. Buses usually stop at Yangming theater stations, Ming Chuan University, Xiaobei Street, Si Lam Market, Jiantian Subway Chicken

Attractive cuisine at Si Lam night market

Si Lam Night Market is known for its Taiwanese cuisine. With over 500 different stalls, you are spoiled for choice. Which are herbal ribs, onion cakes, sticky rice rolls, rotten tofu, ... Here are the special dishes that you can not ignore.

Pepper cake

This is a cake originating from Fuzhou - China but it is extremely famous in Taiwan.
There are many ways to prepare this cake depending on the person making it, but usually the bread crust will be made with flour, mixed with pork, minced beef, sugar, scallions, soy sauce and black pepper extremely. interesting. This dish is very delicious and worth a try. You only need to wait 5 - 10 minutes to have eaten bread. Also you can also wait and see how they process the cakes. Cake prices range from 36,000 to 40,000 VND / unit.

Pork rib soup

Feel the richness of meat and bone broth through this Taiwanese pork rib soup. This dish will usually be stewed with special spices and herbs. If you try it once, you cannot forget the taste of this dish. A natural sweetness of bone, freshness of herbs. You can eat it or eat it with rice is also very delicious. Price fluctuates around VND 68,000 / bowl.
 
 

The new pork rib soup looks so craving

Grilled squid

This is a very popular dish, squid pressed flat or can be cut into slices. Prepared with rich Taiwan spices, including meat inside. Price of an ink will be about 75,000 VND.

Rotten tofu

Hearing the name, you probably guessed the smell of it. This dish smells quite intense and processed by chilling, stewing, frying or steaming. However, the taste is opposite to the name, this dish is extremely strange, delicious, especially if eaten with minced garlic or special sauce, the more delicious.

Sausage

What's so hot about a sausage? Isn't this a familiar dish? It must be said that every market will have this dish. The special thing here is the sauce. The rich, rich flavor, the price is cheap, only about 22,000 VND / unit that floods your teeth.

Beef noodle

Beef noodles are a popular dish in Taiwan, so try once when you come here. The local people also hold festivals for this dish every year. Speaking of which, you already know the appeal of this dish, right? Large, chewy noodles combined with beef and greasy broth, eat once unforgettable. The price of this dish is about 68,000 VND / bowl.

Lu Wei

Lu Wei usually has more than 100 dishes made from different ingredients such as pork tongue, tofu, rice, crushed heart packed with bread and vegetables, etc. choose. Especially with each dish will have a special sauce, broth, attractive taste of each customer.

Grinded ice

Grated ice can be called a familiar name, but here it is processed very special and creative, using sweet potatoes or extra pudding with traditional fruit, milk and ice. It creates a very strange flavor, different from the shaved ice we often eat. Price is about 60,000 dong.

Muah chee

This dish is similar to Japanese mocha cake, made from sticky rice flour, covered with sugar or ground peanuts and baked. This dish has many flavors such as cheese, strawberry, black sesame. Price fluctuates around VND 30,000.

Pearl milk tea

Not to say, you all know the hotness of Taiwanese milk tea and don't use it. So why not enjoy a cup of Taiwanese milk tea here? In addition, there are countless dishes you can taste and search in this market. Please experience and feel you offline.