Ningxia Street (2 of 2): Little Sausage Wrapped in Big Sausage

So, it was so good the first time that I decided to go back for another!  I’m now staying with my Grandma during the week, which I love for my random wanderings because she’s much closer to Taipei’s downtown hotspots.  And more importantly, she falls asleep early so there’s nobody to check out with.  Off we go.

After a couple trips of wandering, I spotted this sausage cart and smiled with glee.  A wave of old nostalgia hit me and brought me back to my high school days.  This was the first night market snack I’ve ever had on my own.  Why?  It’s because it was one of the only signs that I could read with perfect Chinese at the time.  Plus, once you take a look, it’s meat and rice sausages.  Very friendly to a foreign kid”s tastes.

Here it is: Big Sausage Wraps Little Sausage.  It’s a Taiwanese take on the hot dog.  Just as it sounds, it’s a meat sausage wrapped with a larger rice sausage, then filled with a bit of cucumber and relish inside.  It’s definitely a neat novelty to have in Taipei, but I would probably prefer a bread bun (being American and all).  Once you start breaking the casing for the rice sausage, it starts to come apart on you rather fast and doesn’t serve well as a vehicle for your meat sausage.  I think it’s much more manageable to eat them separately.

I do love to order this late night snack, but this location wasn’t my favorite.  It’s also a pricier than what I’ve seen at TongHua Rd. and Shih-Lin night markets (35 NT instead of 50).

Okay, that’s all for NingXia Rd.  On to the next one!