Saturday, July 05, 2008

The streets of 九份.....

Just below the hills of 金瓜石 (Gold melon stone) is the town of 九份 (Nine). This is where The actual eating began.

If you love peanuts, there are wraps filled with peanut shavings. That huge block on the left is glazed peanuts. The uncle shaves the peanuts layer by layer and the lady wraps them up with a thin layer of steamed pastry (similar to popia skin).


People who are close to me will know that my favourite dishes are all sorts of cockles/snails; "seeham", "zuizui/balidong", the bamboos ones. This is one of them too...












Roll over Mr Potato!! Spin yourself around the stick.... This is unique, one of a kind potato chip. Note the chip without the "s". It's a whole potato thinly sliced to a strip (without breaking) and poked through a stick. Comes in different flavours too; seaweed, curry... Taste just like Pringles/Smith/Lays except it is made fresh...















Ever had "O Ne"?? It's made from yam or pumpkin or sweet potato with chewy texture. When in 九份, you got to try "O Ne" and that glue-ie dessert in the picture below. I cannot remember the name for it, but the flavour = damn nice and not too very sweet either. This is provided you're a fan of yam and red bean.




Thirsty?? You can get yourself a cup of freshly juiced pink guava drink!! TWD $60 = AUD$2.

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