Love is like a dream

Xiao Zhen: "I can't eat anymore so soon? How weak!"

Me: "Hey, you only ate a few slices because you were just playing. Here, you are responsible for this pile of meat."

I picked up the pile of meat she had put on my plate and put it on her plate, and she was surprised: "I roasted so much?"

While picking up a piece of meat and chewing: "Well, the meat roasted by myself is delicious!"

Me: "Xiao Zhen, I'm full..."

Xiao Zhen: "There is one more interesting thing that hasn't been baked yet. Will it be ready after baking? You will definitely like it."

Me: "What?"

Xiao Zhen: "You'll find out later."

She called the waiter over and explained a bit. After a while, the waiter brought over two white rice cakes, and a small saucer with peanut powder and condensed milk on the side.

Me: "Bake rice cakes? What's so fun about it."

She put two slices of rice cakes on the grill: "Look, it will be fun soon!"

Slowly, the two pieces of rice cakes began to expand like balloons. They swelled higher and higher until they became a round ball. The sticky part of the rice cake's stomach flowed out like intestines. That scene was really funny and fun.

Xiao Zhen and I looked at the bulging rice cakes and laughed. Xiao Zhen picked up a piece and blew it, then put it on a saucer, filled it with peanut powder and condensed milk, and handed it to my mouth: "Open your mouth, Bite carefully, it's a little hot inside."

I bit it gently while blowing. The soft, sticky and hot rice cakes are paired with fragrant peanut powder and sweet condensed milk. The taste is surprisingly delicious. This is the first time I have tasted this kind of taste, and I can’t help but praise it. This is the most commendable dish in today's barbecue meal.

Xiao Zhen: "Let me just say, this last rice cake is delicious and fun."

Me: "Yeah, I love it! What shall we do next?"

Xiao Zhen: "How about taking you to Pingxi to release sky lanterns in the afternoon, and to visit the night market in the evening?"

Me: "Sky lantern? Is it the kind of lantern that can fly to high altitudes when it is ignited inside?"

Xiao Zhen: "Well, this is very popular in Taiwan. Pingxi is a special place for sky lanterns. There will be many people during the Chinese New Year. Let's go and join in the fun."

Me: "Okay, let's go then!"

We arrived in Pingxi around 3:[-] pm. Sure enough, there were a lot of tourists. It took more than ten minutes to find a parking space. After that, Xiao Zhen put on a mask and glasses and got out of the car. This is actually a The famous scenic spot station, called Shifen Station, is still open to traffic. The railway crosses Pingxi, and there are many businesses on both sides, some selling snacks, drinks, handicrafts, and small restaurants, but the most are still selling. Merchant of sky lanterns.

Xiao Zhen and I were squeezed by the crowd, and suddenly we smelled a sweet and sweet smell coming from the front. We walked along the scent and found that it was a stall selling fried sweet potatoes and honey sweet potatoes. I was drooling because of the strong sweet aroma, and I couldn't walk when I saw the sweet potatoes that were fried to golden yellow and bright red.

Me: "Xiao Zhen, I want to eat fried sweet potatoes!"

Xiao Zhen: "Okay, little greedy cat."

This kind of fried sweet potato is steamed sweet potato cut into slices, then coated with flour and deep-fried. The flour and sweet potato have their own taste, and no sugar is added. It is crunchy on the outside and very sweet on the inside. Delicious, not greasy, there is also a kind of sweet potato soaked in honey sauce, which looks a little sweet and greasy, so we only need fried sweet potatoes.

While we were shopping, you and I shared a piece of food. We also bought a cup of Aiyu Ice to drink. The taste is light and cold, not too sweet. After shopping, we chose a store to relax. Light, this kind of sky lantern is huge, about one meter long, visitors can choose different colors according to their own preferences, and can write words they want to write on it.

Xiaozhen and I randomly picked a three-color one, and filled it with the brush provided by the store, such as a safe life, promotion and salary increase, health and beauty, etc. It’s fun to see other people’s writing. After we finished writing, the two of us held up the sky lantern, and the merchant would help to take pictures, and then put fuel on the bottom to ignite it. Let go, and the sky lantern will rise quickly, swaying to the sky, watching us write full of auspiciousness The sky lantern of words is flying higher and higher, and I feel inexplicably happy.

Like many tourists, we are also busy taking pictures on the railway and in front of the station sign. From time to time, there will be a train passing by. When the train comes and whistles, people will quickly get off the railway and hide aside, waiting for the train to leave. Then run away Take pictures on the railway, everything looks so natural and harmonious.

Seeing that the time was almost up, we drove back. When we got back to the hotel, it was close to 6:[-] pm. We planned to take a rest and go to Shilin Night Market in a while. Wear a mask.

She also likes to go shopping in the night market as much as I do. Although she knows that the night market is always busy, she still can’t help but go shopping when she has time. It's always good to be careful.Because we were afraid of not being able to find a parking space, we took a taxi. Taiwanese people call taxis called Xiaohuang, because taxis are yellow, and they are called taxis, which are not cheap compared to domestic prices. The price is 70 Taiwan dollars, and then it will be charged according to the kilometer.

The hotel is not far from the Shilin Night Market. It takes a short time to take a taxi. The night markets in Taiwan are very prosperous. There are several large and small night markets in every place. The Shilin Night Market is relatively large and well-known, although it is during the New Year , but still crowded.

Xiao Zhen and I held hands tightly, fearing that we would be scattered by the crowd, while carefully staring at the surrounding environment, fearing being caught by reporters, but these worries still couldn’t stop us from yearning for all kinds of delicious snacks. After a while, Xiao Zhen and I took several snacks in our hands, including pig blood cake, large sausage wrapped with small sausage, crispy salted chicken, pepper cakes, etc. We saw a small shop selling bean curd and taro soup in front of us, and Xiao Zhen Highly recommend that I must try it.

After sitting down, he put a bunch of snacks in his hand on the table and took a breath. After squeezing for a long time, he finally found a place where he could sit down and rest.

Xiao Zhen: "How's it going, is it lively?"

Me: "Ah, it's so lively, crowded, tired from eating."

Xiao Zhen: "I'm tired so quickly, tell me, what do you like the most?"

Me: "Salted crispy chicken! It's crispy and crispy, so delicious!"

Xiao Zhen: "What else?"

Me: "Pepper cakes are also good, but they are too big to be used as snacks. I thought it was a dough cake. It turns out that there is stuffing inside, and the inside is full of meat. It is really good. There is a lot of pepper on the outside. Very fragrant."

Xiao Zhen: "Haha, yes, this pepper pie should be called pepper bun or pepper pie."

While talking, the things we ordered came up. Both of them should be regarded as sugar water. The taro soup is purple taro cut into small pieces, which is stewed soft, soft, fragrant and sweet. The soft and sweet peanuts are also very delicious when paired with the smooth bean curd. We both lowered our heads and quickly finished the food before checking out and leaving.