Readers’ Photos

Old-Fashioned Ices in Miaoli (Chen Xiumei)

The Jiancheng Ice Shop in Miaoli’s Toufen City offers old-fashioned chilled delights, serving freshly made fruit juice, plates of sliced fruit, and all kinds of shaved ice and other cooling products. These traditional treats are an ideal way for locals to beat the summer heat.

Fresh and Delicate (Li Shengzhang)

Mt. Liushishi in Hualien’s Fuli Township is famous for its expansive fields of daylily flowers. Local businesses combine fresh-squeezed juice from their own fruit with daylily flowers to produce well-received healthy beverages that are slightly sour and slightly sweet.

A Magnificent Entrance (Li Shengzhang)

This eight-treasures fruit over shaved ice sold in the old quarter of Sanxia comes in a giant serving that has proven popular with travelers.

Tofu Pudding with Ice (Wang Yiting)

Tofu pudding with ice is an old-time Taiwanese sweet treat with a smooth texture that melts in your mouth. Vendors offer at least 20 kinds of complementary ingredients to choose from. The operator of this stall in New Taipei City’s Yonghe District emphasizes that she makes all her ingredients herself by hand, making hers a super-fresh treat.

Have a Cup! (Wang-Zhang Meihua)

When you come to Taiwan, be sure to visit the night markets here. Amidst the dazzling array of vendors, grab a cup of a cooling beverage to beat the heat and make your trip complete!

Complete with Everything (Xu Chengrui)

Vendors of fruit drinks at the Raohe Street Night Market in Taipei keep their stands loaded with all kinds of fresh fruit, which often captures the attention of foreign tourists.

Sharing Great Tastes (Hsu Jia’en)

This shop hidden in the back streets of Taipei’s Dadaocheng area draws customers with the retro ambiance of its old-fashioned decor, but many people come here just for the pleasure of sharing the great taste of iced treats.

Traditional Tainan Shaved Ice with Fruit and Ice Cream (Luo Shuhui)

For Tainanese, hot summer days bring back memories of traditional shaved ice shops. A serving of fresh fruit and ice cream over shaved ice is the best way to beat the summer heat and enjoy the pure flavors of Taiwan’s culinary capital!

A Century-Old Shaved Ice Shop (Lin Minji)

On a sunny afternoon, avoid summer crowds and visit the century-old Longquan Ice Shop, hidden away in Tainan’s Madou District. There your tastebuds can enjoy the legendary rich and cooling flavors that have made this shop’s reputation.