Shopping at the markets has gotten to be pretty mundane but sometimes I like to remind myself that it was only a few months ago that all this was brand new. So when we went shopping this afternoon for fruit I took a few pictures of some items that we did not buy.

First up, duck parts, specifically, heads and feet:

This display looked really tasty but Lee already had dinner planned so we'll try this another time. It's prepackaged ingredients for soup or stir-fry. What really caught my attention were the prawns with scallions and red peppers.

The corn dogs looked good too but you can never really be sure they aren't actually dogs - just kidding! I'm pretty sure dog is not on the menu. Maybe in China but not in Taiwan.

Most of the vendors have samples so I tried something that I've seen before but had no idea what it is.

I was a little worried that it was slabs of flavored lard but it was actually quite tasty. I'd say it was a little like polenta but with rice or maybe turnips instead of corn and flavored with seaweed (at least the one I sampled) instead of cheese. It's on the maybe list for a future meal.

All this food was making us a bit hungry so we did buy a snack to go along with the produce.

Fried dumplings filled with cabbage and onions. Hot greasy goodness.