4.13.2013

Traditional Market

Pig's leg at a pork stand (so shocking, good to be an opening)
"Stewed pig leg" is grandma's specialty!

Huge fish heads at a seafood stand

roasted sweet potatoes and steamed corns

chicken stand

Cecilia's favorite pork stand!!!
The big red thing in front are pigs' livers. (I think so)
We eat a lot of giblets and viscera. I know it's unbelievable, but it's so good!

raw fish at a seafood stand

ground pork (a very important thing in Chinese cuisine)

Cecilia with her favorite pork stand

Taiwanese sausage
usually there's rice wine inside, so the taste is very different

the big big crowded market

very crowded

vegie

A woman insisted in taking picture in a crowded market

basically you can buy ANYTHING in a traditional market....


buying dried tofu
This is the thing I didn't know how to describe in my favorite hakka dish!

buying vegetables 
I told you she loves celery! And it's a special species in Taiwan, different from the celery in the US.

beautiful grapes! 
This is a special species in Taiwan as well!

woman with grapes

the two characters on the left with the orange background color mean: bacon
The yellow ones on the right mean: garlic that doesn't grow bud, and fresh gingers


footnote: I feel so stupid making this journal lol