Culture

Not to Miss at Shilin: Shrimping, Games & Penis Cake!

The famous Penis Cake from Shilin Night Market looks like what it’s called. It comes in 4 variants: waffle, cake, popsickles and hotdog (or hot cock? It has real sausage in it). The cake can come covered either by chocolate, chili sauce or honey just as you like to order. I bought a box of penis cake as souvenirs for my colleagues in Jakarta. It cost about 118 NT each; consist of two cakes, one was covered by chocolate and filled with cream.

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Miscellaneous

Sunglass Wakatobi Eyewear untuk Traveling

Beberapa waktu lalu seorang teman mengenalkan dengan Wakatobi Eyewear, merek kacamata local yang tak hanya menyediakan frame dengan model-model masa kini, namun juga sunglass dengan lensa custom. Menariknya lagi, kita bisa memesan online dan barang dikirim dalam waktu cepat.

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Culinary

What to Eat at Shilin Night Market

Shiling is the biggest night market in Taipei where you can find local foods, souvenirs (even though I was pretty sure most of the products are imported from China mainland), attractions (ever heard about “shrimping?”) and so on. If you’re a pork-eater, this is kinda heaven for you. Here you can find sausages (in various sizes), braised-pork rice, minced-pork noodles, BBQ pork etc. at the restaurants or food-stalls around the market. But if you don’t eat pork, don’t worry you can easily find seafood there (and stinky tofu, if you dare).

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