July 13-15, 2012 @ Markham Civic Centre

Set up - transforming a parking lot into a land of tents, food and people

大腸包小腸

Taiwanese sausage and sticky rice sausage - $2 each or $4 for both (sausage inside the sticky rice sausage). I only had a bite of this - slightly sweet and much better texture than regular hot dog. Is TW sausage available at the supermarket?

Chocolate covered frozen strawberries

I freeze strawberries at home, but for some reason it tastes much better covered in chocolate on a stick after a hot and tiring day.

Seafood udon with cheese

 This was pretty good... can try making at home some time but with chewier/more al dente udon.

Coconut juice

I've always been a fan of coconut and coconut-scented products but never actually tried coconut juice. This is actually quite good, very light and fresh taste. Is the coconut water sold in stores the same as this? I'm always reluctant to try the coconut water/juice sold in tetra paks/cans b/c I don't know what to expect.

Watermelon juice in watermelon

The name of this booth was so cute ~ 那些年我們一起喝的西瓜汁. Seems like watermelon juice became the new pineapple juice this year.

Grilled clam + scallop

The clam was large and retained its natural seawater taste. The scallop was nicely cooked with a mayo type sauce (but it had bits of sand). This was the only booth that sold grilled seafood (conch and mussels also on the menu)

... Until next year !

Best Bubble Tea @ Yuen Long Not the biggest fan of bubble tea, but this original milk flavor was SO GOOD, really rich flavor.. My mom went back in December and apparently it's closed now. But there's a really good tofu place on the same street.

Abalone @ Lei Yu Mun - size of my palm and so delicious. It's not something I eat frequently, but must say this was so flavorful and tender.

Our whole family went clam digging one day. The clams were so sweet when cooked.

米酒雞 友愛大排檔, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong Blurry because I didn't want to be embarassing and taking a picture of this while others were eating, but this was so good. Glutinous rice soaked in rice wine flavor with tender pieces of chicken. Although it was a 大排檔 environment where we had to sit on plastic stools in a noisy restaurant, the food was authentic and delicious.

egg w almond flavor, egg white with milk, Australia Dairy Co. (澳洲牛奶公司) A long time favorite, must visit in hk each time I go back. This place is always busy at any time of the day, whether people eat breakfast, lunch or dinner. The turnover per table is probably 10-15 minutes. Another shot: Even something as simple as butter on toast or condensed milk toast - you can taste the difference at Australia Milk Co. (cold, hard butter on soft yet crispy toast)

Breakfast in Hong Kong from Fairwood and Cafe de Coral. Even for fast food, the coffee is much better than in Canada because it's freshly ground. Must admit the fried fish (bottom right, from the airport) was so good and crispy.

1. Shilin Night Market, Taipei
Shilin was a bit of a disappointment. There was very little variety in food stalls and not many choices appealed to me (or maybe because we got lost and went the wrong way at first). I enjoyed the street food in Damsui (grilled squid) and Jiufen (fried squid) and the night market in Kenting more. 


Best street food picks:

7/11 finally tried smelly tofu. long line up as always. so this is how they make it...tofu stored in grey liquid in big containers, then deep fried.