Our first stop was Wu Fen Pu (五分埔) and in my opinion, it's a must must must visit place in Taipei if you love shopping! There were many boutiques selling latest street fashion garments but most of them were selling female clothing; only a few selling male clothing. It's possible to bargain with the seller and the more you purchase, the more discount you could get.
Directions: By using MRT, take Blue line to Hou Shan Pi Station (後山埤站) and walk to Exit 1. To know whether you're on the right track or not, just look for a big yellow restaurant signage with a beard man logo right across the street and keep walking straight when you've spotted it (don't need to cross over to the restaurant) as the entrance to Wu Fen Pu is right up in front.
Operation hours: 11am to 10pm.
On side note, Wu Fen Pu is strictly open to suppliers or retailers only on every Monday and Friday.
After hours of shopping in Wu Fen Pu, we were desperate in search for stall selling drinks and we accidentally passed by this stall named "Two Peck" (脆克鸡排) which was specialized in selling chicken chop. Each fried chicken chop cost NT$45 and NT$50 for chicken cubes. Two Peck chicken chop was very big which it was enough to share between two persons and its outer layer was really crispy although it was not bread crumbed. The chicken chop had a tad of sweet taste which was quite unique and made it tasted good.
People waiting for their orders at the stall
My order number
It is worth trying ;)
"Two Peck" Stall is right opposite to this building "Fo Guang Shan" (佛光山)
I spent too much time shopping in Wu Fen Pu which had made the guys feeling so so bored thus to cheer them up, I suggested that we should visit "Rao He Night Market"(饶河夜市) which was nearby Wu Fen Pu.
Direction: From Wu Fen Pu, you would need to find a railway station called "Songshan Railway Station" (松山车站) and by passing through this station, you can spot a red color bridge. Just follow it as a direction, you would find the entrance to "Rao He Night Market".
A temple located just next to the entrance of Rao He Night Market
The entrance of Rao He Night Market; "Two Peck Chicken Chop" also have a branch here
Although it was still early but there were already many visitors to the night market
Shop selling Paul Frank shoes
We bought the Wild Boar sausage from this stall
We saw a stall selling Wild Boar Sausage which caught our attention and we decided to buy one for try out. It cost NT$35 each and we waited for like 5-10minutes for the sausages as there were quite many people queuing before us. The meat of the sausage was very q (springy) and it was very well flavoured! I have to say Taiwanese sausages tasted very delicious!
We bought the Wild Boar sausage from this stall
We continued to search for more food or Taiwanese snacks.
Stall selling crab meat
This stall was selling Black Pepper Oven Rolls for NT$10
A stall selling fresh fruits and sugar-coated haws (冰糖葫芦)
Doraemon's favourite food, Dorayaki!
Bought few tees from this store
This stall was selling Grilled Squid and we had heard bout how good it is so we decided to try it out.
Stall owner adding flavour to the grilled squid by coating it with the sauce
It was goooood! The texture of the squid was really springy and it tasted even better with the sauce!
Moving on, we smelt something and guess what, it was a stall selling Stinky Tofu! Hubby was tempted to try out as during his previous trip to HK, he tried it once and like it a lot. So, he wanted to see how's Taiwan version. We then ordered one and it cost around NT$40. We had it take away so scroll down for the picture :D
Stinky Tofu Man
Next to this Stinky Tofu Stall was a stall selling beverages and we bought Winter Melon Tea here to quench our thirst.
Next to this Stinky Tofu Stall was a stall selling beverages and we bought Winter Melon Tea here to quench our thirst.
Winter Melon Tea NT$20
After Rao He Night Market, we walked back to MRT station and went back to our hotel.
After Rao He Night Market, we walked back to MRT station and went back to our hotel.
Waiting for the MRT Train to come
Wild Boar Sausage; love it lots!
This is how the Taiwanese Stinky Tofu looks like. According to Hubby, the HK stinky tofu was darker than TW's version and tasted better too.
We rested in our hotel room for awhile and decided to go out explore again as it was still early (only 9pm if not mistaken). Thus we went out again and took MRT to Xi Men Ding (西门町).
Direction: By using MRT, just take Blue line.
People Mountain People Sea at Xi Men Ding
Caps with different designs displaying on the roadside stall
KFC!
Ah Zhong Oyster Thin Noodles, we weren't tempted to try out.
This stall caught my attention cause of its name which is called "Frog Lays Eggs". And another reason is........ (look at pic below)
It sells Ai Yu Jelly (爱玉冰)! It had always been my favourite since I was young thus without second thought I decided to buy a cup to try out.
It was really refreshing as lemon was added to this drink. I strongly recommend this lar! (I drank it almost everyday when I was in Taiwan I think :P)
Bro spotted a boutique selling tee with printed Brunei flag! We were very surprised to see it hahaha!
Floral and denim are fashion trend of the year
We spotted Rainbow Hotel; which it was one of the few hotels I wanted to stay before deciding on SayLove Hotel.
Taxis can be found everywhere in Taiwan
T.G.I FRIDAYS!
This big big map was placed somewhere near the MRT station entrance and with this you're able to locate the restaurants or stores that you wanna visit to easily.
The stuffs I've bought from Wu Fen Pu. Not bad for Day 1 in Taiwan.
Hunnie Signing Off~
