Monday, May 2, 2011

The port town of Danshuei, Taiwan

We traveled by boat to reach the port town of Danshuei (Danshui). This historic town has remnants of the island's European colonial history. In Danshuei, we met up with more of Helen's family, took in the sites of the town, and of course, we tried more Taiwanese street food. There was no holding back on trying new food (read below to find out more).







Deep-fried, spiced, potato on a stick.


Hmmmmm... this looks interesting...

Pig's blood cake: sticky rice and hot pig's blood is formed into a flat cake and is cut into rectangular pieces and skewered. It is usually garnished with soy sauce, hot sauce, powdered peanut, and cilantro.



Sugarcane juice.



Spicy mini snails.

The mini snails were great!

Quail egg covered in mini fish.

Bust of one of Taiwan's most famous foreign residents, Canadian missionary and benefactor George Leslie Mackay (1844-1901). Locals call this "the cuttlefish statue."

Danshuei Church, built by Mackay; however, there is not much left of the original structure.



Eating more food...

Red bean filled pastries.

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