東門市場

Last Saturday morning, my mom and aunts made a trip to Dongmen Market, a traditional street market in Taipei, to stock up on fruits and vegetables for what must’ve been at least the third time this week (our household really does it big on these two food groups!) I decided to tag along in spite of the sticky, humid heat, partly for the photo ops but mainly because I wanted to savor every minute I could get with my mom before she heads back to the states this week.

I gotta say though, there’s something about buying produce from street vendors that adds to the entire culinary experience and makes food feel that much fresher. After a lifetime of pushing squeaky carts down neatly-stocked aisles as 90’s music plays on the loudspeakers, I’m a tried and true sucker for the organic, outdoors market experience.