Sitting in Taiwan’s most densely foreign populated district Jhongli, the Zhongzhen Market carries halal meat and a wide variety of different halal cuisine from the Middle East, Muslim minorities in China to Southeast Asia. The market’s history itself is deeply foreign. Starting out as a market catering to lone Kuomintang soldiers and their families that retreated from China over half a century ago, it is now a home away from home with Muslim and Southeast Asian newcomer authentic cuisines.