{"id":47325,"date":"2026-01-19T20:24:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T12:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/?p=47325"},"modified":"2026-09-21T23:50:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T15:50:33","slug":"yamuliao-market-charcoal-fire-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/en\/yamuliao-market-charcoal-fire-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The 3 Door Market Walk: [Yamuliao Market] Charcoal and Time Above a Vanished River \u2014 A Century-Old Bowl, Eaten Squatting by the Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Schema Markup (SEO \u7d50\u69cb\u5316\u8cc7\u6599) --><br \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n[\n  {\n    \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n    \"@type\": \"Article\",\n    \"headline\": \"[Yamuliao Market] Charcoal and Time Above a Vanished River: Squatting by the Roadside for a Century-Old Bowl in Tainan's Wildest Market\",\n    \"description\": \"The nearest thing to raw city life from 3 Door Hotel. 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Take one back to 3 Door Hotel for the most authentic Tainan dessert experience.\"\n        }\n      }\n    ]\n  }\n]\n<\/script><\/p>\n<article style=\"font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei', sans-serif; line-height: 1.8; color: #333; max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto;\"><!-- Header \u5340\u584a --><\/p>\n<header style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 50px; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #222; color: #fff; padding: 4px 12px; font-size: 0.85em; letter-spacing: 1px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-transform: uppercase;\">Market Vogue Vol.5<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.9em; color: #888; margin-bottom: 5px;\">[3 Door Hotel Online Magazine] The Market Walk<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 2.2em; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 15px; line-height: 1.3;\">[Yamuliao Market] Charcoal and time above a vanished river: squatting by the roadside for a century-old bowl in Tainan&#8217;s wildest market<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: 400; color: #666; margin-top: 0;\">The nearest raw city life to 3 Door Hotel. We uncover the secret of a vanished watercourse, and the daily dance of scooters and pedestrians.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><strong>Written by an editor devoted to the lanes of Tainan<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<p><!-- \u5e8f\u7ae0 --><\/p>\n<section>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5em; color: #b83b5e; margin-top: 60px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding-left: 15px; border-left: 5px solid #b83b5e;\">Prologue: the hotel&#8217;s back garden, and the city&#8217;s battlefield<\/h3>\n<p>One of the pleasures of staying at <strong>#3DoorHotel<\/strong> is that when you want elegance, Ximen Market is not far; and when you want a little wildness and honesty, one turn brings<strong>Yamuliao Market<\/strong> to your feet.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43823 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u9d28\u6bcd\u5bee\u9580\u9762\u624b\u7e6a-800x533.png\" alt=\"\u9d28\u6bcd\u5bee\u5e02\u5834\u5165\u53e3\u624b\u7e6a\u63d2\u756b\uff0c\u53f0\u5357\u5317\u5340\u88d5\u6c11\u8857\u50b3\u7d71\u5e02\u5834\u751f\u731b\u65e5\u5e38 \u53f0\u5357\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6 \u53f0\u5357\u706b\u8eca\u7ad9\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u9d28\u6bcd\u5bee\u9580\u9762\u624b\u7e6a-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u9d28\u6bcd\u5bee\u9580\u9762\u624b\u7e6a-1280x853.png 1280w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u9d28\u6bcd\u5bee\u9580\u9762\u624b\u7e6a-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u9d28\u6bcd\u5bee\u9580\u9762\u624b\u7e6a.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is not a monument turned into a museum. This is<strong>a living battlefield<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43799 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u9d28\u6bcd\u5bee\u4eba\u8eca\u5ddd\u6d41-404x800.png\" alt=\"\u9d28\u6bcd\u5bee\u5e02\u5834\u88d5\u6c11\u8857\u4eba\u8eca\u5ddd\u6d41\u666f\u8c61\uff0c\u6a5f\u8eca\u8207\u884c\u4eba\u4e26\u80a9\u7a7f\u68ad\u7684\u53f0\u5357\u5e02\u5834\u5947\u666f \u53f0\u5357\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6 \u53f0\u5357\u706b\u8eca\u7ad9\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6\" width=\"404\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u9d28\u6bcd\u5bee\u4eba\u8eca\u5ddd\u6d41-404x800.png 404w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u9d28\u6bcd\u5bee\u4eba\u8eca\u5ddd\u6d41.png 517w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Step into Yumin Street and the scene stops you: in the narrow lane, pedestrians and scooters move shoulder to shoulder. You will witness a spectacle unique to Tainan \u2014<strong>the scooter drive-through<\/strong>\u2014 where an auntie in floral sleeve covers glides precisely between vegetable stalls without putting a foot down, pays one-handed, hooks her shopping on and twists the throttle away.<\/p>\n<p>This is order at its most refined inside chaos, the most vigorous rhythm of Tainan life. If you want to understand Tainan&#8217;s efficiency and unspoken coordination, be here before eight in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>(Some photographs in this article come from the files of individual businesses on Google)<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- \u7b2c\u4e00\u5e55 --><\/p>\n<section>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5em; color: #b83b5e; margin-top: 60px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding-left: 15px; border-left: 5px solid #b83b5e;\">Act one: the river you cannot see<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43796 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u67cf\u6cb9\u8def\u4e0a\u7684\u91d1\u8272\u5e7b\u5f71-\u6642\u7a7a\u758a\u5408\u7248-800x448.png\" alt=\"\u5fb7\u6176\u6eaa\u6d88\u5931\u6cb3\u9053\u6642\u7a7a\u758a\u5408\u793a\u610f\u5716\uff0c\u9d28\u6bcd\u5bee\u5e02\u5834\u88d5\u6c11\u8857\u4e0b\u65b9\u767e\u5e74\u524d\u7684\u6cb3\u5e8a\u5730\u8c8c \u53f0\u5357\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6 \u53f0\u5357\u706b\u8eca\u7ad9\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u67cf\u6cb9\u8def\u4e0a\u7684\u91d1\u8272\u5e7b\u5f71-\u6642\u7a7a\u758a\u5408\u7248-800x448.png 800w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u67cf\u6cb9\u8def\u4e0a\u7684\u91d1\u8272\u5e7b\u5f71-\u6642\u7a7a\u758a\u5408\u7248-1280x717.png 1280w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u67cf\u6cb9\u8def\u4e0a\u7684\u91d1\u8272\u5e7b\u5f71-\u6642\u7a7a\u758a\u5408\u7248-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u67cf\u6cb9\u8def\u4e0a\u7684\u91d1\u8272\u5e7b\u5f71-\u6642\u7a7a\u758a\u5408\u7248-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u67cf\u6cb9\u8def\u4e0a\u7684\u91d1\u8272\u5e7b\u5f71-\u6642\u7a7a\u758a\u5408\u7248.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Why Yamuliao, the duck mothers&#8217; shed? The name is itself an old map.<\/p>\n<p>During the Qing era a generous river ran here, the<strong>Deqing Creek<\/strong>. With water in plentiful supply, residents built sheds and raised ducks, giving the place its name. The river now lies beneath asphalt, but it has not truly gone.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #fff5f2; border: 1px dashed #e0afa0; padding: 25px; margin: 30px 0; border-radius: 8px;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #d35400; font-weight: bold; display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 1.1em;\">\ud83d\udccd [Editorial treasure hunt: find the vanished watercourse]<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">Next time you turn from Chenggong Road into Yumin Street, close your eyes and feel the ground beneath you. You will find<strong>a gentle slope downwards<\/strong>. That is not poor paving; that is<strong>hard evidence that the Deqing Creek once ran here<\/strong>. What you are standing on is the riverbed and bank of a century ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43546 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/368419e6-65c3-450b-9159-c56c6d3b3731.jpg\" alt=\"\u9d28\u6bcd\u5bee\u5e02\u5834\u5167\u4e09\u8001\u723a\u5bae\u5edf\u5b87\uff0c\u6e05\u671d\u6642\u671f\u796d\u62dc\u912d\u6210\u529f\u7684\u653f\u6cbb\u907f\u96e3\u6240\u8207\u5e02\u5834\u4fe1\u4ef0\u4e2d\u5fc3 \u53f0\u5357\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6 \u53f0\u5357\u706b\u8eca\u7ad9\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This market is an organism that grew along a watercourse. And under the protection of that invisible river lies another open secret: the market&#8217;s spiritual centre,<strong>Sanlaoye Temple<\/strong>. The story goes that under Qing prohibitions, locals disguised their worship of Koxinga as devotion to a deity named Zhufu Qiansui. This temple was a political refuge and the market&#8217;s court of law, and it has watched this place turn from a marginal settlement into a commercial centre.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u5e55 --><\/p>\n<section>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5em; color: #b83b5e; margin-top: 60px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding-left: 15px; border-left: 5px solid #b83b5e;\">Act two: the discipline of squatting \u2014 charcoal smoke and golden fried things<\/h3>\n<p>At Yamuliao the finest pleasure is not sitting in air conditioning but<strong>squatting by the roadside<\/strong>, or pressing up to a counter, to taste the legends of two noodle stalls that each reign in their own right.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 1.1em; color: #d35400;\">\ud83d\udd25 Legend one: the unsigned charcoal noodles (rubbish noodles) \u2014 a smoked soul<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43820 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u70ad\u706b\u9eb5\u8001\u95c6\u716e\u9eb5-800x533.png\" alt=\"\u9d28\u6bcd\u5bee\u70ad\u706b\u9eb5\u8001\u95c6\u73fe\u5834\u716e\u9eb5\uff0c\u53f0\u5357\u5783\u573e\u9eb5\u70ad\u706b\u7210\u5177\u7159\u71fb\u666f\u8c61 \u53f0\u5357\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6 \u53f0\u5357\u706b\u8eca\u7ad9\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u70ad\u706b\u9eb5\u8001\u95c6\u716e\u9eb5-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u70ad\u706b\u9eb5\u8001\u95c6\u716e\u9eb5-1280x853.png 1280w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u70ad\u706b\u9eb5\u8001\u95c6\u716e\u9eb5-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u70ad\u706b\u9eb5\u8001\u95c6\u716e\u9eb5.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Follow a distinctive smell of smoke and you will find this unsigned noodle shop deep in the market. Old Tainan residents call it<strong>rubbish noodles<\/strong>, because in earlier days the premises were rough and customers dropped leftover bones straight onto the floor. It is working-class humour, and also confidence in the food \u2014<strong>it is so good that I will eat it whatever the surroundings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Its great distinction is still insisting on cooking the noodles over<strong>charcoal<\/strong>. That<strong>smoky charcoal fragrance<\/strong>, impossible to reproduce on gas, soaks deep into the noodles and the minced pork, and with the aroma of lard one mouthful takes you back a hundred years.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 1.1em; color: #d35400; margin-top: 20px; display: block;\">\ud83c\udf64 Legend two: Quancheng snack shop \u2014 a waltz of noodles and fried things<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43811\" src=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/S__5636102-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\u6cc9\u6210\u9ede\u5fc3\u5e97\u91d1\u9ec3\u70b8\u6599\u5c71\u6524\u4f4d\uff0c\u53f0\u5357\u9d28\u6bcd\u5bee\u5e02\u5834\u70b8\u571f\u9b60\u9b5a\u70b8\u82b1\u679d\u70b8\u8766\u4ec1\u73fe\u5834 \u53f0\u5357\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6 \u53f0\u5357\u706b\u8eca\u7ad9\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6\" width=\"445\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/S__5636102-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/S__5636102-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/S__5636102-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/S__5636102.jpg 1108w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the other end of the market stands<strong style=\"color: #2c3e50;\">Quancheng snack shop<\/strong>, half a century old. It sells more than noodles: what catches the eye is the dazzling<strong>mountain of golden fried items<\/strong>on the counter \u2014 fried Spanish mackerel, fried squid, fried shrimp, fried fish paste sticks, fried green beans\u2026<\/p>\n<p>This is the particular aesthetic of Yamuliao:<strong>noodles served not with braised things but with fried ones.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #fff5f2; border: 1px dashed #e0afa0; padding: 25px; margin: 30px 0; border-radius: 8px;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #d35400; font-weight: bold; display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 1.1em;\">\ud83e\udd62 The insider&#8217;s order: the near-lost fried wonton in thick soup<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">At Quancheng you must order the fried wonton. This is no ordinary fried dumpling: it is designed to soak up thickened broth. The skin is fried golden and crisp, then steeped in the soup until it drinks its fill \u2014 half crisp, half soft, standard equipment for any old Tainan resident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- \u7b2c\u4e09\u5e55 --><\/p>\n<section>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5em; color: #b83b5e; margin-top: 60px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding-left: 15px; border-left: 5px solid #b83b5e;\">Act three: metamorphoses of the season \u2014 the market&#8217;s limited runs<\/h3>\n<p>Yamuliao Market has a sense of time. Unlike a supermarket that always looks the same, it performs a different costume change with each solar term.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none; padding-left: 0;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf38 Before Qingming: the grand waltz of spring roll skins<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43802\" src=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u64e6\u6f64\u9905\u76ae\u63d2\u756b-404x800.png\" alt=\"\u9d28\u6bcd\u5bee\u5e02\u5834\u6e05\u660e\u7bc0\u64e6\u6625\u6372\u76ae\u5e2b\u5085\u624b\u7e6a\u63d2\u756b\uff0c\u91d1\u6f64\u6625\u6372\u76ae\u88fd\u4f5c\u73fe\u5834 \u53f0\u5357\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6 \u53f0\u5357\u706b\u8eca\u7ad9\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6\" width=\"292\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u64e6\u6f64\u9905\u76ae\u63d2\u756b-404x800.png 404w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u64e6\u6f64\u9905\u76ae\u63d2\u756b.png 517w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">Visit before the Qingming festival and you will see something spectacular: the market fills with stalls where masters<strong>wipe out spring roll skins<\/strong>. Gripping a handful of wet dough, they sweep it once across a scorching iron plate and lift, and a skin as thin as a cicada&#8217;s wing is born in an instant. The rhythm of it rivals any Michelin chef&#8217;s demonstration. At famous names such as<strong>Jinrun<\/strong>, the queue can spill out onto the main road.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\ud83c\udf8b Dragon Boat season: an exposition of zongzi<\/strong><br \/>\nBy May the air carries the scent of shell ginger leaves. The market becomes an enormous depot for southern-style zongzi, hung thick with large parcels holding salted egg yolk and generous pieces of pork belly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which tells us this:<strong>Yamuliao does not only sell vegetables; it sells the way Tainan people feel about marking a festival.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- \u7b2c\u56db\u5e55 --><\/p>\n<section>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5em; color: #b83b5e; margin-top: 60px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding-left: 15px; border-left: 5px solid #b83b5e;\">Act four: legends of sweetness and smoke \u2014 the giant pudding and Songcun<\/h3>\n<p>What makes Yamuliao remarkable is the exquisite detail hidden inside all that roughness. It has produced two legends of Tainan food:<strong>the giant pudding<\/strong>and<strong>smoked braised meats<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>.<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #2c3e50;\">\ud83c\udf6e A miracle of dessert:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Hongji]<strong>At the far end of the fresh produce stalls you will see puddings<\/strong>as wide as a washbasin<strong>\u2014 the famous<\/strong>giant pudding<\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\">. Originally a banquet dessert, it is now a gift that influencers queue for.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udca1 The expert&#8217;s unwritten rule: do not buy too early! Fresh from the oven it is still too soft. Around ten in the morning, once cooled and set, the bittersweet caramel is perfect.<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #2c3e50;\">\ud83e\udd86 The origin of the smoke:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43790 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u677e\u6751\u63d2\u756b-409x800.png\" alt=\"\u677e\u6751\u71fb\u4e4b\u5473\u9d28\u6bcd\u5bee\u767c\u6e90\u5730\u624b\u7e6a\u63d2\u756b\uff0c\u7cd6\u71fb\u6ef7\u5473\u8001\u95c6\u5a18\u5241\u9d28\u7fc5\u73fe\u5834 \u53f0\u5357\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6 \u53f0\u5357\u706b\u8eca\u7ad9\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6\" width=\"409\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u677e\u6751\u63d2\u756b-409x800.png 409w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u677e\u6751\u63d2\u756b.png 523w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[Songcun Smoked Meats]<strong>The nationally known Songcun braised range began right here. Unlike the refined packaging of a department store counter, here you can watch the owner chop duck wings with brisk precision. That rich<\/strong>caramelised smoke <a style=\"color: #b83b5e; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/market-vogue-extra-ep2\/\">is exactly the sophisticated Tainanese use of sugar we described in<\/a> [Side Feature II: the alchemy of sweetness]<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- \u7b2c\u4e94\u5e55 --><\/p>\n<section>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5em; color: #b83b5e; margin-top: 60px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding-left: 15px; border-left: 5px solid #b83b5e;\">.<\/h3>\n<p>Act five: the abundance of cooked food \u2014 hunting the legendary three-colour egg<strong>Yamuliao is known as the<\/strong>city granary<\/p>\n<p>of the north of town, with an exceptionally high proportion of cooked-food stalls \u2014 the salvation of countless working women and restaurant chefs.<strong>Walk a circuit and you will see tables laid with plate after plate like a buffet. Do not mistake it for a lunchbox shop: this is an extension of Tainan&#8217;s particular<\/strong>png-toh-a<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #fff5f2; border: 1px dashed #e0afa0; padding: 25px; margin: 30px 0; border-radius: 8px;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #d35400; font-weight: bold; display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 1.1em;\">culture of set-table eating.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\ud83e\udd5a [An editorial favourite: the vanishing labour-intensive dish, three-colour egg]<strong>At the cooked-food stalls, look carefully for something sliced into pieces whose cross-section shows three colours \u2014 black century egg, yellow salted egg and white hen&#8217;s egg. That is<\/strong>the three-colour egg<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- \u7e3d\u7de8\u79c1\u85cf --><\/p>\n<section>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5em; color: #b83b5e; margin-top: 60px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding-left: 15px; border-left: 5px solid #b83b5e;\">. It is a painstaking traditional dish, steaming three kinds of egg in specific proportions, richly layered and nicely balanced between savoury and fragrant. Take a portion back to the hotel to go with a drink, or with a bowl of congee \u2014 the most authentic old-school way to eat in Tainan.<\/h3>\n<p>The editor&#8217;s private list \u2014 treasure legends of the lanes <strong>#3DoorHotel<\/strong> Beyond the famous names above, as editor of<strong>I must hand over this<\/strong>closely guarded shopping list<\/p>\n<p><strong>. What is sold here is not only food but an irreplaceable understanding between seller and customer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43817 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/S__5636108-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\u9d28\u6bcd\u5bee\u5e02\u5834\u963f\u5a46\u9ed1\u73cd\u73e0\u7389\u7c73\u6524\uff0c\u88d5\u6c11\u8857\u9999\u751c\u8edfQ\u6c34\u679c\u7cef\u7c73\u7389\u7c73\u71b1\u9a30\u9a30\u73fe\u716e \u53f0\u5357\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6 \u53f0\u5357\u706b\u8eca\u7ad9\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/S__5636108-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/S__5636108-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/S__5636108-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/S__5636108.jpg 1477w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf3d [The black jewel of Yumin Street: grandmother&#8217;s black pearl corn]<strong style=\"color: #2c3e50;\">Walking along Yumin Street, do look out for an unassuming stall that is always ringed with people:<\/strong>grandmother&#8217;s black pearl corn<strong>. The glutinous fruit corn here is<\/strong>supremely sweet and springy<\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\">. Freshly boiled and piled steaming into a little mountain, it is often snapped up by regulars in moments.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>A word from the editor: please be patient and queue. The natural sweetness of corn that fresh is worth the time you trade for it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43805 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/S__5636099-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\u9d28\u6bcd\u5bee\u5e02\u5834\u6c38\u8302\u8089\u8216\u6524\u4f4d\uff0c\u53f0\u5357\u5abd\u5abd\u5fc3\u4e2d\u9802\u7d1a\u8089\u54c1\u8ecd\u706b\u5eab\u8001\u95c6\u8207\u5ba2\u4eba\u4e92\u52d5 \u53f0\u5357\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6 \u53f0\u5357\u706b\u8eca\u7ad9\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/S__5636099-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/S__5636099-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/S__5636099-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/S__5636099.jpg 1477w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd69 [First choice for the meat hunter: Yongmao butcher]<strong style=\"color: #2c3e50;\">Travellers cannot cook, but<\/strong>Yongmao butcher<strong>is worth pausing to admire. This is the premium meat arsenal in the minds of Tainan&#8217;s mothers. There is nothing cold about the transaction here: the friendly owner is everyone&#8217;s<\/strong>personal ingredients consultant<\/p>\n<p><strong>. Watching locals debate tonight&#8217;s menu with real enthusiasm, that understanding and delight between host and customer is the loveliest scene in Yamuliao.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43808 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/S__5636100-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\u9d28\u6bcd\u5bee\u5e02\u5834\u677e\u9999\u9905\u8216\u8001\u95c6\u63c9\u9eb5\u5718\u88fd\u4f5c\u5305\u5b50\uff0c\u53f0\u5357\u50b3\u7d71\u624b\u5de5\u7cd5\u9905\u9ede\u5fc3\u6524\u4f4d \u53f0\u5357\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6 \u53f0\u5357\u706b\u8eca\u7ad9\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/S__5636100-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/S__5636100-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/S__5636100-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/S__5636100.jpg 1477w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43793 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u677e\u9999\u9905\u8216\u624b\u7e6a-800x533.png\" alt=\"\u677e\u9999\u9905\u8216\u624b\u7e6a\u63d2\u756b\uff0c\u9d28\u6bcd\u5bee\u5e02\u5834\u8077\u4eba\u7528\u5fc3\u88fd\u4f5c\u50b3\u7d71\u7bc0\u6176\u9ede\u5fc3\u7684\u7cbe\u795e \u53f0\u5357\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6 \u53f0\u5357\u706b\u8eca\u7ad9\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u677e\u9999\u9905\u8216\u624b\u7e6a-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u677e\u9999\u9905\u8216\u624b\u7e6a-1280x853.png 1280w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u677e\u9999\u9905\u8216\u624b\u7e6a-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u677e\u9999\u9905\u8216\u624b\u7e6a.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd5f [Flour fragrance kneaded in with soul: Songxiang bakery]<strong style=\"color: #2c3e50;\">Directly opposite Yongmao butcher is a scene that always moves me: the owner of<\/strong>Songxiang bakery<strong>, concentrating on kneading dough \u2014 a craftsman&#8217;s purest commitment to food. The steamed buns here carry a deep flour fragrance, and every kind of festival pastry is here too. In an age that prizes speed above all, that attitude of<\/strong>making food sincerely and honestly<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- \u7d50\u8a9e --><\/p>\n<section>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5em; color: #b83b5e; margin-top: 60px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding-left: 15px; border-left: 5px solid #b83b5e;\">reaches your mouth and stays in your heart.<\/h3>\n<p>In closing: the most Tainanese of mornings<\/p>\n<p>Yamuliao Market has neither Ximen Market&#8217;s splendid restoration nor the uniformity of a tourist night market. It preserves the most honest, most unkempt Tainan there is.<\/p>\n<p>What you smell here is centuries of living; what you hear is the kind of greeting with no distance in it at all: &#8220;A-mei, has your daughter-in-law had the baby yet?&#8221; <strong>#3DoorHotel<\/strong> For you, staying at<\/p>\n<p><strong>, this is the nearest of distant places. Tomorrow morning, get up a little earlier and walk over. Eat a bowl of noodles in charcoal smoke, and feel the downward curve of a vanished river beneath your feet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \u7d50\u8a9e CTA \u6309\u9215 --><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 35px 0;\"><a style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #b83b5e; color: #fff; padding: 14px 32px; border-radius: 4px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; font-size: 1em; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\" href=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.ezhotel.com.tw\/\">Take a giant pudding back to the hotel and what you have packed up is not only dessert but the raw life of a whole city.<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- OOTD \u6642\u5c1a\u6846 --><\/p>\n<section style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border: 2px solid #333; padding: 30px; margin: 40px 0; position: relative;\"><span style=\"position: absolute; top: -15px; left: 20px; background: #333; color: #fff; padding: 5px 15px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.8em;\">VOGUE STYLE<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin-top: 0;\">Walk to Yamuliao tomorrow morning, starting from 3 Door \u2192 see our rooms<\/h4>\n<p>\ud83d\ude0e [A Market Vogue observation] Yamuliao style (OOTD) <strong>While you are at Yamuliao, take a moment to admire the local aunties&#8217;<\/strong>OOTD<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u2014 functional fashion made for a market:<\/strong><strong>Standard issue:<\/strong>floral sleeve covers<strong>(sun protection plus stain protection), and an<\/strong>oversized sun hat<\/li>\n<li><strong>(essential for any market socialite).<\/strong><strong>Footwear:<\/strong>wellingtons or non-slip sandals<\/li>\n<li><strong>(the professional choice for wet floors).<\/strong><strong>Transport:<\/strong>a 100cc scooter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">(basket permanently stuffed with spring onions and garlic).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43787 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOTD\u6b63\u5b97\u8896\u5957\u963f\u59e8-\u6642\u5c1a\u89e3\u69cb\u7248-800x448.png\" alt=\"\u9d28\u6bcd\u5bee\u5e02\u5834\u8896\u5957\u963f\u59e8OOTD\u6642\u5c1a\u89e3\u69cb\u63d2\u756b\uff0c\u53f0\u5357\u5e02\u5834\u6a5f\u80fd\u7a7f\u642d\u788e\u82b1\u8896\u5957\u906e\u967d\u5e3d\u6a5f\u8eca \u53f0\u5357\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6 \u53f0\u5357\u706b\u8eca\u7ad9\u4f4f\u5bbf\u63a8\u85a6\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOTD\u6b63\u5b97\u8896\u5957\u963f\u59e8-\u6642\u5c1a\u89e3\u69cb\u7248-800x448.png 800w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOTD\u6b63\u5b97\u8896\u5957\u963f\u59e8-\u6642\u5c1a\u89e3\u69cb\u7248-1280x717.png 1280w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOTD\u6b63\u5b97\u8896\u5957\u963f\u59e8-\u6642\u5c1a\u89e3\u69cb\u7248-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOTD\u6b63\u5b97\u8896\u5957\u963f\u59e8-\u6642\u5c1a\u89e3\u69cb\u7248-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OOTD\u6b63\u5b97\u8896\u5957\u963f\u59e8-\u6642\u5c1a\u89e3\u69cb\u7248.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- Podcast \u5340\u584a --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #1a1a1a; border-radius: 8px; padding: 28px 30px; margin: 50px 0; position: relative; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 5px; height: 100%; background-color: #b83b5e;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #b83b5e; font-size: 0.85em; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 8px 0;\">\ud83c\udf99 Market Vogue Podcast<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff; font-size: 1.1em; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 8px 0;\">This outfit is the armour in which they charge through the market, and one of the most endearing scenes in everyday Tainan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #aaa; font-size: 0.95em; margin: 0 0 16px 0;\">EP5 | Walking a riverbed and eating rubbish noodles at Yamuliao: the fierce symphony of Tainan&#8217;s wildest market<\/p>\n<p><audio style=\"width: 100%; accent-color: #b83b5e;\" controls=\"controls\"><source src=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u9d28\u6bcd\u5bee\u8e29\u6cb3\u5e8a\u5403\u5783\u573e\u9eb5-online-audio-converter.com_.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><\/audio><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #888; font-size: 0.82em; margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">Words can describe charcoal smoke, but sound carries the heat of the place. This episode captures the editorial team&#8217;s genuine astonishment and vigorous debate over rubbish noodles and the giant pudding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- FAQ \u5340\u584a --><\/p>\n<section style=\"margin: 50px 0;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5em; color: #b83b5e; margin-bottom: 25px; padding-left: 15px; border-left: 5px solid #b83b5e;\">Running time: 8 min 8 sec | \u26a0\ufe0f A friendly warning: do not listen on an empty stomach at night!<\/h3>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid #f0c0cc; border-radius: 6px; margin-bottom: 14px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #fff5f7; padding: 16px 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-weight: bold; color: #333;\">Frequently asked questions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 16px 20px; background-color: #fff;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; color: #555; line-height: 1.8;\">Q | Where is Yamuliao Market, and how do I get there from 3 Door Hotel?<strong>Yamuliao Market lies around<\/strong>Yumin Street<strong>in Tainan&#8217;s North District, about a 10 to 15 minute walk from 3 Door Hotel. We suggest setting out<\/strong>between 7 and 8 in the morning<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid #f0c0cc; border-radius: 6px; margin-bottom: 14px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #fff5f7; padding: 16px 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-weight: bold; color: #333;\">, the golden window when the market is busiest and the produce most complete.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 16px 20px; background-color: #fff;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; color: #555; line-height: 1.8;\">Q | Why is it called Yamuliao, the duck mothers&#8217; shed?<strong>Deqing Creek<\/strong>During the Qing era a generous river ran here,<strong>and residents built sheds and raised ducks, giving the place its name. The river now lies beneath asphalt, but walking along Yumin Street you can still feel the ground dip in a gentle curve \u2014<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid #f0c0cc; border-radius: 6px; margin-bottom: 14px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #fff5f7; padding: 16px 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-weight: bold; color: #333;\">hard evidence that the Deqing Creek was here a century ago<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 16px 20px; background-color: #fff;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; color: #555; line-height: 1.8;\">.<strong>Q | Which stalls are essential at Yamuliao Market?<\/strong>The essential stops include the charcoal-fired<strong>unsigned rubbish noodles<\/strong>,<strong>Quancheng snack shop<\/strong>famous for its fried wonton, the washbasin-sized<strong>Hongji giant pudding<\/strong>,<strong>Songcun smoked meats<\/strong>as the birthplace of the Songcun braised range, the sweet and springy<strong>Directly opposite Yongmao butcher is a scene that always moves me: the owner of<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid #f0c0cc; border-radius: 6px; margin-bottom: 14px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #fff5f7; padding: 16px 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-weight: bold; color: #333;\">Q | What are rubbish noodles, and why the name?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 16px 20px; background-color: #fff;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; color: #555; line-height: 1.8;\">Rubbish noodles is an unsigned charcoal noodle shop deep inside Yamuliao Market, named for the days when the premises were rough and customers dropped leftover bones straight onto the floor \u2014 working-class humour and confidence in the food together. It still insists on<strong>cooking noodles over charcoal<\/strong>, and that smoky fragrance, impossible to reproduce on gas, is one of the most distinctive century-old flavours in Tainan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid #f0c0cc; border-radius: 6px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #fff5f7; padding: 16px 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-weight: bold; color: #333;\">Q | What is the best way to enjoy the giant pudding at Yamuliao Market?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 16px 20px; background-color: #fff;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; color: #555; line-height: 1.8;\">The giant pudding at Hongji began as a banquet dessert and is now a popular Tainan gift. Insiders suggest buying<strong>around ten in the morning<\/strong>, once it has cooled and set and the bittersweet caramel is at its best; take it back to 3 Door Hotel for the most authentic experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- Footer \u5c0e\u89bd\u5217 --><\/p>\n<footer style=\"background-color: #333; color: #fff; padding: 40px 20px; text-align: center; margin-top: 50px; border-radius: 8px;\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #ddd;\">\ud83d\udcd6 Further reading: the complete 3 Door Market Walk series<\/h4>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 15px; margin-top: 20px;\"><a style=\"color: #d4af37; text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.9em; border: 1px solid #d4af37; padding: 5px 10px; border-radius: 20px; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/en\/tag\/market-vogue-en\/\">\ud83d\udcd6 Series overview<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.9em; border: 1px solid #b83b5e; padding: 5px 10px; border-radius: 20px; font-weight: bold; background-color: rgba(184,59,94,0.2);\" href=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/en\/tainan-market-walk\/\">\ud83d\uddfa\ufe0f The complete guide to walking the markets<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #ccc; text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.9em; border: 1px solid #555; padding: 5px 10px; border-radius: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/market-vogue-ep1-east-market\/\">EP1 Dongcai Market<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #ccc; text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.9em; border: 1px solid #555; padding: 5px 10px; border-radius: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/en\/market-vogue-ep2-shueixian-gong\/\">EP2 Shuixian Temple Market<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #ccc; text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.9em; border: 1px solid #555; padding: 5px 10px; border-radius: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/market-vogue-ep3-yongle-market\/\">EP3 Yongle Market<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #ccc; text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.9em; border: 1px solid #555; padding: 5px 10px; border-radius: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/tainan-west-market\/\">EP4 Ximen Market<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.9em; border: 1px solid #b83b5e; padding: 5px 10px; border-radius: 20px; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/en\/yamuliao-market-charcoal-fire-time\/\">EP5 Yamuliao Market<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #ccc; text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.9em; border: 1px solid #555; padding: 5px 10px; border-radius: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/market-vogue-extra-ep1-breakfast-war\/\">Side I: the breakfast wars<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #ccc; text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.9em; border: 1px solid #555; padding: 5px 10px; border-radius: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/market-vogue-extra-ep2\/\">Side II: the alchemy of sweetness<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #ccc; text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.9em; border: 1px solid #555; padding: 5px 10px; border-radius: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/market-vogue-extra-ep3\/\">Side III: keeping getting distracted<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #ccc; text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.9em; border: 1px solid #555; padding: 5px 10px; border-radius: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/market-vogue-ep4-soundscape\/\">Side IV: the soundscape<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #ccc; text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.9em; border: 1px solid #555; padding: 5px 10px; border-radius: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.com.tw\/en\/market-vogue-ep5-taste-spectrum\/\">Side V: the spectrum of taste<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 30px; font-size: 0.9em; color: #aaa;\">#WhereToStayInTainan #TainanHotels #YamuliaoMarket #TainanTraditionalMarkets #TainanFood #SlowTravelTainan #MarketVogue<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #b83b5e; color: #fff; padding: 12px 24px; margin-top: 15px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; border-radius: 4px;\" href=\"https:\/\/3doorhotel.ezhotel.com.tw\/\">Book your Tainan style journey now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Market Vogue Vol.5 [3 Door Hotel Online Magazine] The Market Walk [Yamuliao Market] Charcoal and time above a vanished river: squatting by the roadside for a century-old bowl in Tainan&#8217;s wildest market The nearest raw city life to 3 Door Hotel. 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