Monday, March 31, 2008

Tofu Pudding



Tofu Pudding (Chinese: 豆花) is a kind of street food made with an extra soft form of tofu.

Tofu Pudding is served with sweet toppings like cooked peanuts, azuki beans, cooked oatmeal, tapioca, mung beans, and some syrup flavored with ginger or almond.
During the summer, Tofu Pudding is served with crushed ice; in the winter, it is served warm.


Rice Dumpling


Zong Zi



Rice Dumplings




Rice Dumpling, or Zong Zi (chinese: 粽子) is made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves.
Zongzi is traditionally eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival which falls on the fifth day of the fifth moon of the Chinese calendar, commemorating the death of Qu Yuan, a famous Chines poet from the kingdom of Chu who lived during the Warring States period. According to legend, rice dumplings were thrown into the river to prevent fish from eating the poet's body. Another version states that the dumplings were given to placate a dragon that lived in the river.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xoON8PQVhA

Tan Tzai Noodles



Tan Tzai Noodles, or Tainan noodles, are one of the famous street food in Taiwan.
Tan Tzai Noodles are served with salty toppings like crushed pork, eggs, prawns, vegetables and others.

http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=1aivqEtB7fY

Taiwanese Meatball (Ba-wan)



Taiwanese Meatball (Ba-wan) is a Taiwanese street food, consisting of a 6-8 cm diameter disk-shaped translucent dough filled with a savory stuffing and served with a sweet and savory sauce. The stuffing varies widely according to different regions in Taiwan, but usually consists of a mixture of pork, bamboo shoots, and shiitake mushrooms. Changhua(彰化)-style ba-wan is considered to be the "standard" ba-wan as it is the most famous and most widely imitated of all styles of ba-wan.

http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=mAdqmMLa6A0

Bloody Rice Cake




Bloody Rice Cake


Bloody Rice cake, or me-shai gao, is a dish made from pork blood and glutinous rice. It is usually cut into a rectangular piece and served on a stick, topped with peanut paste, hot sauce, and cilantro.
Bloody Rice cake is one of street food that is frequently seen in night markets in Taiwan.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FANyE5dveMM