Taste of Asia Night Market

Summer night markets are back in full force! The Taste of Asia festival re-creates popular Asian night markets with vendors selling street eats, nonsense gadgets, toys, and clothing. Each year Kennedy Road (near Pacific Mall) closes down for 2 days.

While my friends and I walked to P Mall, we could smell the looming god awful stench of stinky tofu in the air. Some jump for joy, others dread getting closer. Warning! This isn't for everyone, the street is very crowded, there are long lines for food, and the stench of stinky tofu (some say it smells like rotten garbage) will creep into your clothes and hair, but it is so worth it. It brings back memories of visiting Hong Kong!

{ Jeff enoying his corn, fob style }

{ bbq squid and octopus, $3 }

{ lamb skewers, $1 }

{ takoyaki are squid balls. a very popular street snack in japan, $5 }

{ egg puffs pastry, $3, we ate half before i took a picture }

 { Diana's Seafood shucking away }

{ very meaty fanny bay oysters }

{ $10 for 8 oysters, not bad! }

{ grilled pork jerky }

{ Julian's $5 pineapple drink }

{ steamed rice noodle rolls }

{ rice noodle rolls all dressed up with hoisin, peanut, and hot sauce, $3 } 

{ so good they went for seconds }

{ last but not least, stinky tofu with pickled cabbage. i didn't have any, but i'll "try" to have it the next time! }

{ a make-shift garbage can }

Here are some of my tips for night market adventures:

1. Do not wear nice shoes (the ground is sticky and covered in garbage)
2. Wear clothes you don't mind to getting dirty or smelly (hoards of crowds walking around with skewers of meat. Re: stinky tofu... the smell is that awful)
3. Wear a cross shoulder bag
4. Bring tissue and hand sanitizer
5. Go to the washroom before you leave the house unless you want to use the smelly port-a-potties
6. Have fun and happy nom'ing!