Taiwan Day 4

Told in reverse...Raohe Night Market...night markets are popular in Taiwan and throughout Southeast Asia. Why? Tropical heat during the day unbearable, so people go outside at night to hang and consume food. Now? Sometimes night markets are open during the day and cater to tourists. So, they're crowded and I would not say particularly fun or built for locals. Nevertheless, a must visit. I ate a black pepper bun - pork filling dough/bread cooked in a tandoor oven (like naan bread). A japanese pancake with custard. I passed on the stinky tofu and various options for meat on a stick. 

Earlier in the day, we did a class on making pineapple cakes, a favorite local treat. That was fun. In general, I'm becoming a much bigger advocate for taking classes. I randomly came across an interview with Tom Cruise (of all people) where he discussed how he came up with the concept of Lev Grossman in Tropic Thunder. Cruise was taking a hip hop dance class at the time and so when Stiller called him up for the role, he said he'd do it under two conditions: fat hands and he could dance. The rest is history. But Cruise said something interesting in the interview: he's always taking classes and learning new things because he never knows how that stuff might find its way into a role. I loved this concept. Anyhow. We made pineapple cakes.

Ate lunch at the famous toilet restaurant. It was gross.