What are Taiwanese snacks

Taiwan, although it is a small island region, across the sea from the mainland, and its population is not comparable to any province in the mainland, despite its small size, Taiwan is a place famous for its snacks. Do you still remember the song "Seven Miles of Fragrance"? Among them, Seven-Li Osmanthus is a Taiwanese delicacy. Some people say that if you go to Taiwan and don’t try Seven-Li Osmanthus, it’s like you’ve gone there in vain! Of course, this statement is somewhat exaggerated, after all, everyone's eating preferences are different. Let's take a look at some Taiwanese snacks:

1. Large intestine wrapped in small intestine is a very common snack in Taiwan. The charcoal-grilled large intestine has a slightly crispy skin, and the meat filling is full of rice grains. It is sandwiched with flavorful sausages and topped with side dishes such as sauerkraut, cucumber, ginger slices, and preserved radish eggs. The gravy overflows with delicious flavor when you take a bite. Such distinctive traditional snacks can be found at Donghai Night Market. Guan Zhilin’s Large Intestine Wrapped in Small Intestine, located in Ximending of Tunghai University, is a very distinctive snack in Donghai Night Market.

2. No. 1 in Taiwan snack sales rankings, popular among fans on both sides of the Taiwan Straits due to the idol drama "Turning Point Love". Nowadays, wherever you go from one end of Taiwan to the other, you can find oyster omelets. The plump and round oysters are scattered on the iron plate, sizzling with a sound. After being poured with a thin layer of cornstarch, they are paired with a few slices of green vegetables and a local egg. Finally, as the finishing touch, the sour and sweet special sauce is poured on the oyster omelette that has just come off the stove. The aroma is immediately followed by a beautiful crackling sound.

3. Simon Tempura, which has a history of more than 50 years, has always been firmly sitting on the top of Taiwan's local snack Tempura. Not only because of its long history, but more importantly, this snack with unique flavor is full of changes and imagination. The signboard of Simon Tempura comes from the foreign TV series "Seven Seas Ranger" which was popular in Taiwan in the 1970s. The male protagonist in the TV series was named Simon Denpra. Since "Denpra" and "Temple" have similar pronunciations, this shop got such an interesting name. The fully handmade production process of Simon Tempura is also an important factor in ensuring the taste. It has not changed for many years. A bowl of sweet and spicy sauce mixed with delicious food has been here for many years without being changed by wind and frost.

4. Coffin board is a delicacy developed and improved by Mr. Xu Yiliu, the founder of Chihkan Canteen. Chihkan Canteen originally sandwiched chicken liver and ketchup in toast, which was called chicken liver board. After tasting it, Mr. Xu Yiliu improved it by hollowing out thick slices of toast, filling it with milk batter, chicken, potatoes, green beans, shrimps, and squid, and covering the hollowed-out bread crust with it. The coffin board was then ready. The coffin board is similar to the salad bread in Western cuisine, and it is eaten with a knife and fork, which shows that the coffin board is a unique snack developed from Western cuisine. Because diners jokingly say that its shape resembles a coffin, the boss named it the coffin board, a name that has a rather scary atmosphere.

Of course, Taiwan’s snacks are not limited to these types. There are many other kinds of snacks waiting for everyone to taste.