廟口宵夜

Saturday evening.. my partner in crime Iggy Loh Man Bro came to visit me in Taipei. So we had to celebrate in proper Taiwan fashion, and what better way than to PIG OUT on Street Food.

I stay about 10mins away from Keelung 廟口夜市 but alas, have not had the luxury to visit yet. Today was not the day either. It was drizzling lightly and we decided to tapao home to properly enjoy the meal.

Don't ask me how or why, but a bottle of Absolut barged its way into dinner uninvited. Maccallan, Jeremy you're right, after Maccallan, drinks will never be the same again. I steered away from the Absolut.

First perpetrator? Grilled Taiwan Sausages ,with raw garlic. Did you know? Taiwanese pride themselves on their garlic, and I can tell you as a garlic-lover *I've a mortal fear of vampires, especially the Chinese Jumping Ones* these garlics are in a league of their own. It burns! chokes! like tear gas when taken raw and straight up. The sausages are crunchy, succulent and lard-bit filled. SIGHZ, LArd, my 克星.

Next item on the menu? Chicken roll. It's something like Ngor Ngyong. But sweet. Taiwanese seem to like thing sweet. Their carrot cake is sweet. Their oyster egg is sweet. *Their girls are sweet* MOooving on, sweet food doesn't go down well with me. Neither does this sweet chicken ngor ngyong wanna-be. Give me my salty savoury ngor ngyong like the way Ah Ma makes it.

It just keeps coming doesn't it? 水煎包. The lightly pan-fry the bao to create a crispy brown underside, providing a good balance to the fluffy white skin of the bao. The 料: chokeful of cabbage, pork, mushroom overflowing once you've taken a bite. It's a meal by itself!

Chilli-ed chicken and chicken feet with broccoli. HOT! I loved the jellied texture of the cold chicken feet, with all its tendons/skin/bones. But it's just too spicy for me, why why!? I'm ashamed, a Singaporean that can't take spicy food. *gulps tankfuls of water*

鹽淑雞. Apparently, the tougher the chicken, the more tasty it is. And tough this chicken was. Rock-hard. Again, when in Rome, do what Romans do. Give me overcooked chicken to undercooked one anyday.

I'm about the unveil the GRAND-DADDY of all unhealthy food. I was SO DAMNED RELUCTANT to eat this, but it would have impolite because they bought it specially for me. It's called *SO IRONIC!* 營養三明治... you have GOT to be kidding me man. It must have been like a gazillion calories in this! I dub thee, the Heart-Stopper...

Bread-crumbed hotdog roll, DEEP-FRIED. A Whole Bottle of Mayonnaise. Grilled Taiwanese Sausages. Stewed Egg. Ham. A quarter slice of Tomato and a thin cucumber slice doesn't exactly make for a day's recommended serving of vegs does it?

Fake smiling, I gingerly had to push this "treat" down my throat. It's really not my cup of tea. I mean some might like it, but seriously, I hope I don't have to eat one again.

Healthnut Rating: zero
Comments: A health nut's nightmare.