Sidewalk Tourist October 20, 2014 by Zhang Wenjie Various drinks and preserved plums in quirky containers. Ice jelly is a hot favourite in Taipei, and a godsend in hot weather. Yam and sweet potato balls on a bed of shaved ice and sweet red beans. Chewy. Now I know how Nemo felt when he was lost. Other than food, the stores sell trinkets of all types and sizes too.