Weekend Getaway To Taipei: Street Food Overdose!!

Last weekend Pat and I went with our friends Matt and Jess to Taipei, Taiwan. I was surprised to learn that the flight from Hong Kong is only an hour and a half long. That's easier than heading out to Montauk for the weekend!

We arrived late Friday night and dropped our bags off at Hotel Eclat before heading straight to one of Taipei's many night markets. The markets are filled with stalls and stalls of food. This was my kind of place! I was also surprised at how much shopping there was in the market! Jess and I browsed for some cute, cheap, finds (scarves, jewelry, jeggings!) inbetween stopping for snacks.

Here are some street market pics. It's all about food, food, food! My favorite was a small, dumpling like bun that was filled with pork (Jessica is buying one above!). I also loved the tempura-style sweet potato fries!

sausage on a stick with a variety of sauces!

There were a lot of seafood options -including the squid, octopus and prawns!

Yes - that's real life! A truck full of hanging hogs.

Why were these cute puppies right next to the street market?!

While most of our trip was about gorging ourselves with delicious street meats, we did manage to visit a few sites. Stay tuned for Taipei Part 2 for more stories and photos!

xx Gillian