Shilin Night Market

10^th February 2007 - 14^th April 2007

	MRT Jiantan station, the subway stop for the night market.
	Part of the action is in this building opposite the subway station...
	...but most stalls are crammed wherever they can fit on the surrounding streets.


	Spicey boneless chicken feet make the otherwise messy process of chicken-feet-eating a good deal simpler. Rumour has it that the bones are sucked out by toothless old grannies, a thought which will surely make this Chinese delicacy even more appealing to westerners.
	If you don't fancy the thought of chicken feet you could try the salty boiled chicken instead.

	Deep-fried stinky toufu. Tastes a lot better than it sounds.

	Taiwanese sausages are almost always sweetened, which certainly gives them a unique taste...


	Although technically illegal, the night markets (Shilin being just one of many) presumably must contibute a lot to the economy.



	Barbecued stinky tofu - very different texture and flavour to the deep-fried version.
	Possible the only genuinely healthy offering the night markets is the fresh fruit and freshly squeezed fruit juice.




	Deep-fried chicken is one of the tamer offerings...
	...but is so popular with the locals that it almost always requires queuing.