3.01.2009

Gi Luo Bing (Yum Yum!!)


Where foodies gather where yummies are. People who aren’t necessarily a culinary amateur like me simply follow the signal the brain sends.

From the distant spot I can see crowded people in front of a small stand, located in a perfect intersection where a busy morning market street follows. But no, it’s not early in the morning. I’ve collected the information before I came and know that this stand only shows up between around 2:00 to 6:00 in the afternoon. They only serve one of a kind: Ji Luo Bing, which is something like fried dumpling or bun. And this traditional street snack has been here amazing and satisfying people’s taste for more than 40 years.

Picked up my pace I’m among this throng of people. Smell along with the smoke of fried food drifted from the pot of sizzling oil where the ready small dough filled with stuffing were slided in. Just in time when the pale skin turn into golden, they’re ready to serve.

They come in with four flavors, including peanut, green beans, veggies, and rice noodles.

Don’t be fooled by the name! There are rice noodles, pieces of cabbage, strips of carrot and mooli, and slices of Shiitake mushroom, all in one rice-noodle ji luo bing.

Yum!! They are blended perfectly to create such traditional taste, and so great that I turned back to buy three more!

Other than the yummy taste, the price is affordable for people from all walks of life: NTD12/per one. That is why no matter when you wanna drop by and buy some, you’ll always see a small crowd next to the board “ Ji Luo Bing”.

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