The water chestnuts were sold by the roadside
Walking through the streets of Tainan, you will see food stalls lined up everywhere. I saw stalls selling steamed buns, snacks, fruits, etc., but what caught my eye was a stall selling a strange black object. I had never seen anything like it in Japan. It looked like a deep-fried small animal, and its shape was a bit puzzling.
Asking the owner, he told me that these were water chestnuts called “water chestnuts. The southern part of Taiwan is a production area of water chestnuts, and they are a very common food around here. Walking around town, I was certain that I had seen similar stalls many times. No wonder I thought I had seen it somewhere before.
Despite its appearance, water chestnuts are apparently a nutrient-rich food. It contains vitamins B5 and B2, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and iron, and is said to be particularly beneficial to the stomach. Still, its sharp horn-like shape and black appearance were a little too eerie to whet my appetite.
| Mar 2017 FOOD TAIWAN | |
| FRUIT STALL TAINAN |
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PHOTO DATA
No
10076
Shooting Date
Sep 2016
Posted On
March 18, 2017
Modified On
January 18, 2025
Place
Tainan, Taiwan
Genre
Food Photography
Camera
SONY ALPHA 7R II
Lens
EF85MM F1.2L II USM
