Friday, December 19, 2008

Festival in Puli

Several weeks ago there was a huge festival in Puli. I believe it was a religious celebration (but I'm unsure of any details). There were 4 gates each with an alter set up at it. Lots of people, lots of lights, lots of vendors.









It was here that I experienced my first Taiwan Hamburger. It was rather unlike an American hamburger in pretty much all aspects. Its construction included the following:
  • Steamed bread (which has no crust of any kind)
  • Crushed peanuts
  • Sweet pickle-like stuff. But long and stringy with a slightly different taste
  • A fried egg
  • The meat of your choice. Hamburger was NOT an option. I selected from pork, lamb, chicken, beef, and several other unidentified meats. (rule #1 when selecting meat in Taiwan: If you don't know what it is, DON'T eat it. It's probably not something you really want to eat. More on this later). I went with the chicken.
  • Some sort of sweet barbecue-like sauce.
  • Hot sauce (with a vinegar base)


The Taiwan Hamburger


I must say that although this may sound strange and rather unappetizing, it was delicious! The only problem: The festival is now over, and I have no idea where to get another one!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yum yum eat em up!! dad ferg