For the past 2 days, we have spent most of our time in the classroom, being introduced to Taiwan, teaching English, learning Chinese, as well as important teaching strategies for the classroom. Last night, a group of us took a short trip to a supermarket called Carrefour, where we got to open our eyes to the Taiwanese food culture. While there were many familiar snack brands such as Oreo, Lay's chips, Ritz, Coca-Cola, etc., there were also many adaptations of new flavors we have yet seen in the United States. We found most fascinating snacks such as ice cream flavored Oreo cookies, chicken and seaweed flavored Lay's chips, and a vast variations of local brand products, local fruits, as well as more exotic food such as pig's blood cakes, pig's stomachs, and cow's tongues. Who would have thought going to the supermarket could be such an adventure!
Pig's blood cake
Cow's tongues
This actually leaves a cooling sensation in your mouth even a while after you eat it.
Sold inside 7-Eleven store
We explored the street, tried different Taiwanese street food (even pig's blood cake), and I bought myself some cute handcrafted trinkets as souvenirs. We were then treated to a VERY elaborate dinner at a nearby restaurant by our program, where the food wouldn't stop coming until we were all stuffed. Now back in my room, it's time to pack up everything to get ready for our parting tomorrow. Tomorrow we will be meeting up with representatives from our schools and I will be going back to my designated location to see my apartment and the town for the first time, where I will be calling home for the next year. A bit sad to have to part with all the wonderful people I have met, but we will surely meet up again very soon. I will miss everyone and everything here a lot!
Sanxia Old Street
Ice cream on bull's horn shaped croissant
Too-cute-to-resist toothbrush and toothpaste holder. I bought the cow one.
Trying out pig's blood cake sprinkled with peanuts, not bad actually
Purple peanuts
Part of our elaborate dinner
and...the food just kept coming
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