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Tainan Smoked Deli


05 Countryside of Taiwan - rice fields and mountains in Ruisui, Hualien County, Taiwan — photo by Marek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato) Photo portfolio, accompanying poem "Tainan Smoked Deli"
Photo: Marek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato) Photo portfolio · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Last night I got the urge to watch baseball,
So I headed straight to Tainan Baseball Stadium.
It's been a while since I let loose at a game,
And before I knew it, night had fallen.

I searched for a late-night snack nearby,
Thinking it over carefully in my mind.
There's a place on Datong Road
I'd seen before but never tried.

It's also next to a public housing complex,
Where shops have multiplied over time:
Snack stalls, noodle shops, shabu-shabu,
Steak, bubble tea, and donburi.

This place's braised goods were just average,
Honestly, I was quite disappointed.
You can find them anywhere—nothing special.
A solid 70 out of 100, I'd say.