Taiwanese Street Food

If there was one type of food that reminds me of my childhood, it is street food from Taiwan. I never thought I'd taste it again until I discovered the little restaurants called Hsin Hsin by Hong Kong Supermarket in Rowland Heights. It's so close to what I remember from Taiwan that I don't mind driving 30 miles out to get a quick lunch for under $10 for two items.

Here are two of my favorites: a ground beef rice bowl with cabbage, another type of pickled lettuce, and a stewed hard boiled egg topped with cilantro; and a big bowl of shave ice, taiwanese style (complete with sugary syrup and condensed milk). You get to choose four items for your shave ice and mine includes mung bean, red bean, taro and tapioca. It's the closest thing to getting on a 12 hour flight to Taiwan.