Taiwan V 2nd Half: Seafood, Sunset & Ximending
Suao Nantian Temple , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. BONUS MATERIAL in this super long-winded post (fifth in the series of many!): Taiwan Celebrity-- Running Ron & Jogging Jacob and Tamsui Tam! For lunch, Lewis brought us to Su-ao in Yilan county. What's a fishing port famous for? Seafood of course! He asked us several times whether we were OK with eateries that didn't look much, but we allayed his fears. Fishing boats aplenty at the place and temples, lots and lots of temples dedicated to Mazu. Made a quick stop at Suao Nantian Temple to take a look at the gold Mazu statue inside. The place we ate at was just beside the wharf where the haul up the daily catch, so you can imagine how fresh it is. And the place looked very clean by my standards. At least it was dry and didn't stink. As SK was choosing the dishes, I looked at the peculiar leafy greens that the fish were resting on. The owner suddeny looked at me and asked me whether I wanted a plate of th