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How to Navigate a Taiwanese Night Market(Vivien Lee) 

I had my first night market experience this week, it was pretty overwhelming because I had an expectation mismatch. I visited many of the famous night markets in Taipei, including Shilin and Gongguan. Clothing and food were the main things sold at Shilin and Gongguan. Clothing stores filled the criss-crosses of narrow streets and the food carts were placed in front of these stores, thus making the streets even narrower. In larger night markets such as Shilin, there was an entire section dedicated to food that was separate from the clothing stores. In smaller night markets, the entire focus could be on food stalls and not sell anything else. Another important thing is that night markets are not exclusively open at night! Some are open in the daytime, just with fewer vendors.

Despite the slightly chaotic nature of markets, they really are a lot of fun. Here’s my tips to make sure you get the most out of your night:

1. Bring lots of change.

The food at night markets usually cost between NT10 to 80, so the large notes that the bank gave you when you exchanged your money won’t do. The transaction speed is very quick at food stalls—almost literally one hand receives food while the other pays and then they’re onto the next customer.

2. Try the frog eggs.

I knew I wanted to try local bubble tea and was surprised when there were few stalls labelled bubble tea at my first night market experience. However I did see various stalls advertising frog eggs. The next night market I went to, I took a look at what frog eggs were and turns out they were the pearls in bubble tea!

3. Share and don’t eat everything in sight.

At your first night market experience you might be excited to try all the food in sight but don’t! Take your time to walk through the stalls and look for the ones with long line-ups and newspaper clippings to try. The famous food stalls have similar prices to the non-famous ones so why not try what the locals love? Also, go to markets with friends and share your food so that you can try as much as possible.

4. Don’t be afraid to bargain.

The clothing stores are actual stores on the side of the street, making it seem more difficult to bargain than clothing sold at stalls. However, I’ve been told by locals that you can even bargain in night market clothing stores though the discount for tourists are a lot lower. Do not bargain at food stalls, the price is already low!

Questions:

1. What you think about Taiwanese night markets?

What do you think about night market food?

2. Do you like Taiwan night market food?

What are the night market foods you like most?                                       

3. What do you think about the street vendors and street food?

4. What are the strange foods you’ve tried before?

5. What night market food you want to recommend to friends?

6. What you think about Taiwan food culture?

7. Please tell us, your bargain tips?

 

South Taiwan demands flood prevention fund (The China Post)

Five heads of the local governments in Southern Taiwan yesterday held a joint press conference in Tainan, demanding that the central government allocate a six-year NT$60 billion flood prevention fund to help them cope with related disasters in their region.

Q:

1. How do we prevent flooding?

2. How to Prevent Floods, if you were a mayor of a city?

3. What causes Floods?

4. What causes landslides?

Japan to fund leak control measures at nuke plant

Japan will fund some of the costly, long-term projects to control the worrisome and growing leaks of contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.

Q:

1. What do you think about nuclear power plants?

2. Do nuclear power plants cause cancer?

A favorite women's beauty brand reveals plans to expand into local market

Eternally feminine and taking seductiveness to a whole new level since 1863, Bourjois Paris has led the last 150 years of change and progress with a string of iconic products that have become symbols of the cosmetic industry.

Q:

1. What do you think about the cosmetic industry?

2. What do you think about cosmetic products?