Another "food first" for me

This past Sunday I went to the Jhongli night market with a couple of friends, where I tried a new dish.

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The night market crowd	Here's what I ate...	...snake soup (蛇肉湯 shé ròu tāng)

Honestly, the soup was quite tasty--nothing "weird" about the flavor at all. There really wasn't very much meat, and I had to take care when eating because of the many thin, fish-like bones. The flavor of the snake meat was pleasant and reminded me of chicken or shark.

A simple yet delicious broth	Snake is said to be good for certain skin conditions	Lots of little bones make it challenging to eat

Also available are various snake wines, including bladder, penis, and venom wines	My friends who introduced me to reptile cuisine	Even the pooch likes it

Of course, this being a night market and all, we couldn't leave without trying some other dishes...

Fish skin (I think?)	Here I am buying some Yilan style green onion pancakes (蔥油餅 cōng yóu bǐng)	85°F, 75% humidity: Time for some refreshing shaved ice (剉冰 cuà bīng)