See You at the Market 2 - Ep. 7: Zhongzhen Market in Taoyuan

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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.


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