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Tainan Xiaonan Bowl Rice Pudding


2009-03-21 a street food vendor at Shilin Night Market — photo by Banzai Hiroaki, accompanying poem "Tainan Xiaonan Bowl Rice Pudding"
Photo: Banzai Hiroaki · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

This shop has long been known far and wide,
But I had no chance to stop inside.
Tonight I finally have some free time,
To taste the food and continue my climb.

On Fuchien Road, Xiaonan is found,
Only two items are sold around:
One is bowl rice pudding, the other fish soup,
Together they cost fifty bucks—a good scoop.

The bowl rice pudding smells so fine,
With egg yolk, pork, and shrimp combine.
Drizzled with sauce, I take a bite,
It's quite delicious, pure delight.

The fish soup has six or seven pieces,
Topped with cilantro that the flavor increases.
The taste is decent, not too bad,
Its fame is real, I'm glad I had.