"Snake Alley" Night market, Taipei, Sunday 7:PM
So.. there are a few of these night markets around the city.. they are there every night.. closed to cars.. street food abounds in all shapes and sizes.. and some amusements for the kiddies.. you can even by some new flip flops or a fake rolex..
We had dinner here from various stands, you can ingest any aspect of cow, pig, and others.. not one part of the animal is left behind.. we had a nifty sausage that looked absolutely scary but was actually filled with sticky rice and really enjoyable (another instance of the advantage of being with a local.. there is no way I would have tried this without knowing what was inside) lot's of seafood options also.. a really amazing array of choices..
This particular market is called "Snake Alley" ... seems in the old days they would make a show of killing snakes here in a bit of a show style.. then send them into the kitchen to be prepped for dinner.. the city outlawed this practice .. but many of the restaurants are fronted with entryway snakes of various shapes and sizes being displayed in cages and tanks and the occasional show.. minus the snake murder part... though snake is on the menu still..
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