A Spring Trip to Guohua Street in Tainan: Enjoy the Lanterns, Go Shopping and Eat Unlimited Food

Guohua Street is located in the core area of ​​Tainan's West Central District. In recent years, it has gradually become a gathering place for southern students, forming a typical large-scale student business district. There are countless well-known snacks here, and next to it is a sea of ​​lanterns on display at Puji Temple, one of the top 10 lantern festivals in Taiwan. The Puji Temple Lantern Festival extends from the temple grounds to Guohua Street, with a sea of ​​lanterns hanging, adding a lot of lively atmosphere to the New Year. Puji Temple was founded in 1668, the 22nd year of the Yongli reign of the Ming Dynasty, and is currently the earliest temple for kings in Taiwan. The "Fucheng Puji Lantern Festival", which triggers a check-in craze on Instagram every year, is one of the top ten lantern festivals in Taiwan and has become one of the must-visit spring itineraries when visiting Tainan during the Chinese New Year. There are many delicious foods here. A simple search on the Internet will yield a bunch of novel, delicious and well-known foods, including traditional Tainan food and creative food created by young friends. Since we didn’t stay long that day, I will only share a few of them for your reference. Beer Fried Fish This beer fried fish is the first food we chose to queue up for. The store adds beer to frying powder and then fries it in a pan, and serves it with a special sauce, which is quite exciting. After waiting in line for a long time, I finally got my turn. The size and quantity of the fried fish were actually quite good. I originally thought it would be small. The taste was very special, and it was fried to the right degree of doneness, not too hard. It was really delicious with the store's own sauce, but the sauce was a little insufficient. Thai Milk Tea As I was walking, I saw this tricycle selling Thai milk tea. I missed the Thai milk tea I drank when I went to Thailand. It was sweet, fragrant, and icy, with a strong milky flavor. There are 3 drink options. I bought a cup of Thai milk and it tasted pretty authentic, just like what I drink in Thailand. Wood Grain Puff After finishing my drink, I saw a guy at the stall next to me taking out some freshly-baked puffs with a somewhat strange appearance. I asked and found out they were puffs, so I bought a few to try. Unexpectedly delicious, the filling is creamy, crispy and not hard. It seems that I rarely eat bad food in Tainan, ha... Lin's White Sugar Cake This stall sells white sugar cakes which are very popular on the internet. The long queue was scary at first, but the store’s production speed is quite fast and it didn’t take long before I got a line. In addition to white sugar cakes, there are also sweet potato cakes and taro cakes. They are delicious if you buy one of each. Maybe the store’s frying skills are very good, so you won’t feel greasy or disgusting after eating them. The most special one among them is the white sugar cake. The so-called white sugar cake is made by frying mochi and then coating it with a layer of sugar or other peanut powder. This snack is a cheap delicacy that many friends in the south have been eating since childhood. Feed the son with cake Next we came to an interesting store. When I first saw the name of the store, I thought it seemed a bit like a classic scene in Stephen Chow’s movies? It turns out that the owner must be a fan of Stephen Chow, and even the number tokens are characters from the movies. To be honest, I have forgotten the taste of the cake I bought at that time. I just remember that it was quite delicious. I was completely attracted by the boss’s cultural creations. I can only say that it was really amazing~ The development of Tainan cuisine originated from the place where people gathered at temples. After going through social changes, from the early days of carrying loads on shoulders or pushing carts to today's time-honored shops, Tainan's snack culture has been formed. After finishing my short spring trip to Guohua Street in Tainan, I feel like I haven’t had enough. It seems like there are still many places I haven’t visited and many delicious foods I haven’t eaten. I can only take a quick look and leave the regrets of missing out on them for my next trip. #LocalTravel#GoodPlaces for Families#familytravel