Taiwanese snacks are one of the representatives of Taiwan’s food culture. They include a variety of flavors and ingredients, allowing people to feast on them.

In Taiwan, you can see food stalls everywhere, and each stall has its own characteristics.

Let’s taste the essence of Taiwanese snacks together!

First stop: Chee Zai noodles. Chee Zai noodles are one of the most famous snacks in Taiwan and one of the most popular snacks.

It is a kind of noodles stir-fried with soy sauce, sugar, onions, garlic, peanut butter and other seasonings, and served with pork, shrimp, oysters, pig blood cake and other ingredients. It is delicious and fragrant.

Operation steps: Cook the noodles in boiling water, remove and drain.

Add minced garlic, chopped green onion, shrimp, oysters and other ingredients into the pot and stir-fry until cooked.

Add soy sauce, sugar, peanut butter and other seasonings, stir well.

Pour the fried seasoning into the noodles and stir evenly.

Second stop: Pearl milk tea Pearl milk tea is a drink popular among young people. It is composed of tea, milk and pearls.

Pearls are small balls made of starch, with a springy texture and a unique taste when sucked through a straw.

Operation steps: Boil the pearls in boiling water, remove and drain.

Put the tea leaves into the teapot and brew into strong tea.

Pour the milk into the cup, add an appropriate amount of sugar, and stir evenly.

Pour the pearls into the cup, pour in the brewed strong tea, and stir evenly.

Stop Three: Braised Pork Rice Braised pork rice is a traditional Taiwanese dish, which consists of braised pork, rice and eggs.

Braised pork is braised with soy sauce, sugar, five-spice powder and other seasonings. The meat is tender and rich in flavor.

Operation steps: Cut the pork into small pieces, put it in the pot and cook.

Add soy sauce, sugar, five-spice powder and other seasonings, stir well.

Put the rice in a bowl, top with the braised pork and hard-boiled eggs.

Stop 4: Shengjianbao Shengjianbao is a kind of xiaolongbao stuffed with pork and chopped green onion, wrapped in a thin layer of skin and fried until the bottom is golden brown.

It has a delicious taste, thin skin and rich fillings. When you bite into it, the juice will overflow.

Operation steps: Put the pork and chopped green onion into a bowl, add appropriate amount of salt and soy sauce, and mix well.

Put the flour and yeast into a bowl, add warm water and knead into a dough.

Divide the dough into small pieces and roll into thin crust.

Put the filling into the thin crust and wrap it into the shape of xiaolongbao.

Put the dumplings into a pan, add an appropriate amount of water, cover the pan, and fry until the bottom is golden brown.

Stop 5: Peanut Ice Cream_Peanut Ice Cream_ is a dessert made of peanuts and ice cream, with a sweet and delicious taste.

The making process is very simple, just crush the peanuts, mix them with ice cream, and roll them into rolls.

Operation steps: Put the peanuts into the grinder and grind them into powder.

Put the ice cream into a bowl, add peanut powder and mix well.

Pour the mixed ice cream onto a piece of plastic wrap and roll into a roll.

Place the rolled ice cream in the refrigerator for 2 hours.

The above is a taste of the essence of Taiwan’s food culture – Taiwanese snacks.

Whether it's cut noodles, pearl milk tea, braised pork rice, pan-fried buns or peanut ice cream_, they are all representative of Taiwanese snacks, making people forget to come back.