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10 A.M. AN DONG MARKET
From the breakfast place, turn right and continue south down Fuxing South Road. Take a right on Lane 148, Fuxing South Road (Taipei's side lanes are named after the roads they branch off).
Check out the betel-nut stand near the corner, and try some if you dare. This mild intoxicant is a favorite in Taiwan, India and some parts of Southeast Asia (but not mainland China). Working-class types here swear by the stuff, and you can tell a betel-nut fan by the telltale red stains around the mouth.
Across Taiwan, especially outside major cities, 'betel nut beauties' -- 20-something females in microscopic outfits -- attempt to lure buyers to their roadside stands. But in Taipei, you're more likely to find a cranky middle-aged man or smiling granny selling the nuts. If you try it, bite or clip off the rind of the nut, then chew it like gum -- don't swallow it and be sure to spit out the juice, otherwise you're likely to get sick to your stomach. A small bag of nuts costs $1.50.
Continue walking down Lane 148 until you reach the An Dong market on your left, at No. 75 Rui An St. Here's your chance to check out a traditional Taiwanese market. Many are losing business to supermarkets, but they aren't extinct yet. Check out the butcher and the fruit stands. You'll also find shops selling 'ghost money,' paper that's burned for good fortune and to appease the gods or wandering spirits.
Leave the market and cut across Rui An Street to Lane 180, Rui An Street. There's an old-fashioned tea shop called Lao Ji Zi on your right, at No. 5 Lane 180. This is run by the Tseng family, who own tea fields in Taiwan and on the mainland.
Big metal canisters store their crop: oolong tea picked from Alishan, gaoshan (high mountain) tea from Nantou County, and some much-prized puer tea, picked from trees in China's Yunnan province. The half-jin (500-gram) tins of tea make great gifts; a basic oolong costs $9, a tin of the gaoshan variety costs about $60. Say hello to Mrs. Tseng, who runs the shop while her husband tends to the fields in central Taiwan.
上午10点：安东市场
从永和豆浆店出来，往右拐，一直往南沿着复兴南路走。到了复兴南路148巷（台北的巷子名前面都要加上主路的名字）再往右拐。
如果你够胆量，就试试角落里的那家槟榔摊。槟榔在台湾、印度以及东南亚的其他一些地方（但不包括中国大陆）深受大众喜爱。这里的劳动阶层对槟榔十分锺情，而且从红红的嘴巴你就能很容易分辨出谁是槟榔爱好者。
在整个台湾，尤其是大城市周围，“槟榔西施”──指那些穿着暴露的20多岁的年轻女孩──会想办法把买主们吸引到她们的摊位前。但是在台北，向你兜售槟榔的更有可能是一个看起来有些古怪的中年男人或者满面笑容的老奶奶。如果你愿意尝尝的话，要先咬掉或者剪掉槟榔壳，然后像嚼口香糖一样咀嚼槟榔。别咽下去，而且一定要把槟榔汁吐出来，要不然你的胃可能会不舒服。一小袋槟榔的价格是1.5美元。
继续沿着148巷向前走，你会看到左手边瑞安街75号的安东市场。在这里，你可以一睹台湾传统市场的风采。虽然许多商铺的生意都被超市抢去了，但这里的商铺还没有被完全挤垮。你可以到生肉和水果摊位去看看。你还会看到一些卖“冥币”的商铺，人们烧纸钱是为了祈求好运，告慰神灵。
从市场出来，穿过瑞安街到瑞安街180巷，在右手边的180巷5号你会看到一家名为“老吉子”的茶行。茶行老板姓曾，在台湾和大陆都有茶田。
大大的金属罐子里存放着茶叶：这里有从阿里山采摘的乌龙茶、从南投县采摘的高山茶以及一些来自中国云南省的备受赞誉的普洱茶。买半斤（500克）茶叶作为礼物送人是个很不错的选择。一盒普通乌龙茶的价格为9美元，一盒高山茶的价格为60美元。别忘了和曾太太打个招呼，在丈夫照看位于台湾中部的茶田时，她就会帮忙经营店铺。
