Got a foodie craving at the food expo? Fill up with these 5 popular street snacks

Reported and photographed by Huang Shiyuan / Taipei

The 2016 Food Expo has officially kicked off. Many people are planning to snag discounted meal vouchers during the weekend or explore the various themed pavilions. But what if you get hungry during the visit? The expo features plenty of stalls selling all kinds of delicious street food — for example, the aroma of mountain boar sausage wafts from the Indigenous Peoples' Pavilion, while the Beidou Rice Balls in the Local Snacks section have long queues. ETtoday EBC has rounded up 5 popular snacks for your reference.

▲ Mountain Boar Sausage at the Indigenous Peoples' Pavilion

Mountain Boar Sausage at the Indigenous Peoples' Pavilion
Made with mountain boar meat from Hualien, this sausage is grilled on-site and sold for NT$40 each. Staff estimate they sell over 300 sausages per day.


▲ Fan’s Rice Balls

Fan’s Rice Balls
These smaller-sized Beidou rice balls from Changhua come two pieces for NT$30 per serving. Besides eating them on the spot, you can also buy gift boxes (NT$150) to take home.


▲ Ximending Changhua Rice Balls

Ximending Changhua Rice Balls
This vendor serves larger-sized Changhua rice balls with four flavor options: traditional mushroom rice balls for NT$50, black pepper pork rice balls for NT$60, vegetarian king oyster mushroom rice balls for NT$70, and black pepper beef steak rice balls for NT$90.


▲ Super-sized Squid from Lukang Authentic Squid King

Lukang Authentic Squid King
The squids here are bigger than those usually found in markets, available in four sizes: premium, large, extra-large, and super-large, priced at NT$100, NT$120, NT$130, and NT$150 respectively.


▲ No Hunger Sit-Down Traditional Rice Noodle Soup for Just NT$20

No Hunger Sit-Down Traditional Rice Noodle Soup
This stall sells only one type of rice noodle soup (small cup) for NT$20. Its low price attracts many people to line up for it.