Seafood vs Streetfood

So at the last league of our little outing, the rain finally caught up with us.
At Keelung, our hotel overlooks the BiSha harbour and how beautiful it was! The blue sea, the fluffy clouds (slightly ominous in their colour but it was holding for a while) and the colourful kites that dotted the sky.
You could see birds with long streamers, the traditional diamond-shaped kites and lo-and-behold, the Bat-Sign!
It was all very entertaining to see the locals playing, having picnic at the harbour park.
Before the clouds gave way, we managed to go through the seafood area where the stall owners hawk their culinary expertise and their fresh seafood. But, well, we were at the seafront, I'd expect nothing but the freshest seafood regardless!
Think of going though the Boat Quay food stretch. You will be jumped at every stall, so, I'd suggest bringing along a good dose of patience. They are trying to make a living!

The thing to note is that the food there is really expensive. We ended up eating at a nearby restaurant that was recommended by the hotel staff. Since it was seafood, we had sashimi (the salmon was palatable, but the tuna was tasteless), steamed eel （鳗鱼）　(we didn't know what it was at that point in time), fried 'ikan bilis', la-la soup (it's the Malay term for this type of clams), and seafood beehoon. My conclusion - eat at MiaoKou Night market instead.
Really.

Although it can get really crowded and people are thronging around and stuff, the variety, the sheer smells, sights and sounds somehow made eating there more intense!

I confess to eating too much in Taiwan, and yes, after dinner at the restaurant (no offense but it was somewhat forgettable), I could not resist buying the street foods and jumping into some of the stalls to order even more food!
I ended up getting some noodles, barbecued crab-claws, sausages and a very yummy and delicious chinchow milk tea with pearls. MMMM!