Yule Street

Besides night markets, there are also other delicious food to eat in Tainan. This week, I would like to introduce Yule Street(育樂街).

Importance

Located just between Tainan First Senior High School(TNFSH) and National Cheng Kung University(NCKU), Yule Street is really popular at lunchtime and dinnertime. Every day, Yule Street is crowded with students.

The Reason Why Yule Street Is So Popular

Since most of the costumers are students, one of the advantages is that the food there is usually really cheap. Another attraction is that the amount of the dishes is certainly very large. For instance, I can spend 50 or 60 dollars for a delicious meal.

My Recommendation

The red house(紅樓小館) is the most famous small restaurant in the Yule Street. If you haven’t eaten the red house, please don’t say you have been to Yule Street. Every time I go back to Tainan, I will go to the red house and order a mapo tofu omurice(麻婆豆腐蛋包飯), and so are my friends.

The second one I would like to introduce is tumbler(不倒翁). If you are hungry to a degree that you could eat a horse, tumbler is just the best place to go to. If you add additional 10 dollars, your dish of fried rice will turn to an absolute big bowl. Every time, I need to turn to my friends to finish it.

Next, I want to talk about old man beef noodle(老夫子牛肉麵). Though the old man beef noodle seems to sell beef noodles, I always select Fuzhou noodles(福州意麵) as my dinner. Fuzhou noodles cost only 35 dollars, and maybe you can order two of them to fill you stomach.

Yule Street accompanied my three-year senior high school life, so I really love Yule Street, go and find your favorite one.

PS. Maybe five years before, there are plenty of Internet café on the Yule Street. However, it suddenly disappeared three years before, when I got into TNFSH. There is only one Internet café now, called Intertional(國際).

Dadong Night Market

Night market is characteristic of Taiwan. So this week, I want to introduce night markets in Tainan. Night markets in Tainan are very different from those in Taipei. I think the most different part is that night markets in Tainan is not open every day.

In Tainan, three night markets are the most famous and popular, which are Dadong(大東), Huayuan(花園) and Wusheng(武聖). And I want to introduce Dadong which I am really familiar with.

Dadong Night Market is just open on Monday, Tuesday and Friday. I think food is the most important part of the night market, so I talk about the food first.

First, I want to recommend spring onion pancake(蔥油餅??). If I am correct, there’s only one vendor selling spring onion pancake. Every time, I have to stand in a line and wait a couple of time.

Then, I want to introduce a vendor that sells Dorayaki(銅鑼燒). The owner is really cool. She makes the Dorayaki with her practiced skill, which makes me feel amazed every time.

Another part of the night market is about selling clothes, shoes and some accessories. It’s just like other night market, so I don’t want to put too much emphasis on it.

The last part of the night market is entertainment. I play pinball almost every time I go to the night market. Also, ring toss game(套圈圈) and balloon shooting are very funny. But today, I want to introduce auction. There are two people host auction at Dadong night market. It is said that they are brothers. Well, the brothers are really specialized in auction. They use interesting way to introduce their products. If you offer a price, they will give you a small toy as a gift. Though I never want to buy anything, I always stand there and have some fun.

Guanziling

Cold winter is coming soon. Why don’t you go to a hot spring? In Tainan, there is a very famous hot spring, Guanziling(關子嶺) hot spring.

I believe that most of people in Taiwan have heard Guanziling hot spring before.

Guanziling is characterized by its mud hot spring, which is one of three mud hot spring in the world. Since there is such rare hot spring resources, many people go there to enjoy their holiday.

Besides hot spring, one of the most famous scenic spots in Guanziling is Fire and Water Spring(水火同源). Since methane effuses from the rock, and the spring flows out of the cracks, the fire and water exist in the same place at the same time.

Around Guanziling, there are some temples. If you have time, you can visit there. In the cold winter, go to Guanziling to have a hot spring bath is a good choice for you.