Reflections on a composition

I am the type of person who seldom goes to the night market. The reason is that night markets are always very compact and populated. Eating food at the night market cannot be more difficult. Most of the foods along the night market are all take out. Most places that sell foods in the night market are just small stalls that do not offer seats. As a result, customers are forced to walk and eat at the same time which makes eating very inconvenient. Disposing of trash at the night market is also a serious problem. Even though there are rubbish buns all over the night market, some low-class citizens will always litter on the streets because they are unwilling to walk that extra meter to throw away their trash. On top of that, even when the stalls have seats, it’s usually outdoors and the seats are very small and uncomfortable. Finally, my personal bias towards night market is that the food there gives me an impression of being very unsanitary. Street vendors have very little space to operate their business so they take advantage of every space possible. They will also put the food out there in the open. For me, that’s not a very pleasing sight. Thousands of people walk past those exposed food. For all I know, germs could be spreading all around in the compact night market and into the foods.

        One thing that boggles me is that stalls in Taiwanese night markets sell extremely fattening foods. Each food displacement always seem like one bite could cause a heart attack. The amount of oil and sugar coated on these food products seem incredible. One surprising element is that the people who usually go to night markets for dinner are not fat! You would think that people who like night market food would be overweight due to the amount of calories they consume but that have not been the case according to my observation. The only thing I like about night markets are the shaved ice restaurants and accessary shops. Most luxury good items in a night market are extremely cheap. The only downside is that most of these items are non-branded and are not durable.

        Overall, this writer seems to have a very positive view on the night market. Of course, it’s a must go destination for tourists of Taiwan because it’s our landmark. However I am really not into “exotic” foods and I really don’t enjoy the night market atmosphere. I would much rather go to a restaurant for food.

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