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Dong Gang fish markets

We wandered down to the Dong Gang fish markets on a Sunday recently. This is a wonderful place to see the huge variety of fish and sea animals eaten in Taiwan. I have often said that the 10 best dinners Iâ€™ve ever had were here in Taiwan. And these would all have been seafood. For some reason, the Taiwanese just know how to prepare seafood.

There is a seafood restaurant we frequent in Dong Gang that does seafood particularly well. Here is a picture of the remnants of one such meal. Miso fish soup, sashimi, fried squid, chili vegetable seashells. All followed by fruit and toffee taro to make it an authentic Taiwan meal.

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Firecrackers and kids

Now I am a great fan of firecrackers, firework and any chemical combination that goes pop. Despite growing up in a land where such things were severely restricted and before an Internet search for â€œHow to make a bombâ€ was possible I still enjoyed a childhood of banging, burning and occasional bodily bruising.
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Tags: Children, Shan Ding Lu by Stephen
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Mosquito busters

There is a real fear of mosquitoes here as almost everywhere in the world. And for good reason too, while Taiwan has been malaria free since the 60â€™s there is an ongoing problem with Dengue fever here in Southern Taiwan. My father-in-law is forever vigilant about having doors closed, window screens tight and the 5000 volt blue light zapper always on.

I often wondered why there were few mosquitoes around our house or even inside our house while if you walk into the bamboo hills not more than 100 yards across the field you are likely to be sucked dry.

And yesterday I discover why; The Dengue Fever Prevention and Control program.