Taichung - Night Markets & Shopping

Dec 12 - Jan 9, 2019

This is our favorite food stands at our favorite night market. Stinky tofu and rice noodle stew at Zhongxiao Rd night market is what Ivan grew up on and is as good as ever!

Stinky tofu and rice noodle stew. The girls love it too.

Traiditional Taiwanese burrito, very unique.

Enjoying a Taiwanese burrito.

Oyster egg pancake, yum!

Taiwanese pork sausage wrapped in rice sausage. Name of the dish is literally "big sausage wrap small sausage".

The girls gobbled this down. This is one of their favorite night market dishes.

Cantonese-style stews. You pick what you want, they cook it together in the stew. Tasty!

This used be a steakhouse where Ivan's family would go for birthday celebrations. It's now a teppanyaki restaurant, still the same owner.

Fengjia night market, the most popular night market in Taichung.

This market gets crowded at night.

Ivan's dad came with us. Stinky tofu is tasty.

Pork blood cake.

Grilled scallop.

More "big sausage wrap small sausage".

Guabao, buns shaped like taco with meat and condiments inside.

Yam ball stands are a dime a dozen, but this particular stand has lines wrapping around the street. We couldn't tell the difference, to be honest.

Ah, night markets! A visit to Taiwan is not complete without visiting a night market… or two, or five. The food is absolutely amazing! There are several night markets in Taichung to try, here are some of the most popular:

Fengjia Night Market (逢甲夜市)
Tunghai Night Market (東海夜市)
Yizhong Night Market (一中夜市)
Zhongxiao Road Night Market (忠孝路夜市)

Fengjia is probably the most popular night market in Taiwan, and Zhongxiao Road is a bit past its prime, but we still think Zhongxiao Road has the best, real traditional Taiwanese night market food. Some food stands have been there for decades, and they have really perfected the few dishes they’ve served all this time, like stinky tofu, meatballs and rice noodle stew. Fengjia is more crowded and has the newer food choices, like cubed steak and grilled scallop. It’s worth visiting different night markets, because they each have something unique to offer. For day-time visits, Yizhong market is best, as it’s open during the day as well.