These noodle trucks were seen all over Taipei and Hualien. They had some different ingredients, though were generally quite similar: some variety of meat, different vegetables, a selection of noodles to choose from, and little touches like dumplings and such.
You took a little basket and a pair of tongs, and placed "representatives" of what you wanted into the basket. For example, if you wanted wood-ear mushrooms (which I definitely did!), you took one mushroom and put it into the basket. After you handed your basket in, they would add the appropriate weight or number of each item to the set. I got udon noodles, wood-ear mushrooms, other kinds of mushrooms, some sort of waxy green leaf, fish dumplings, broccoli, and cured pork.
They then cooked your goods in a little wire basket. I think this is the main area where different stands varied: they all had their own specialty cooking broth.
After being cooked, the dish was doused with a black sesame-based sauce and some spicy sauce to taste, along with seeds and green onions.
Finally, the noodles were either served up on a plate if you wanted to eat them there, or put into a bag if you wanted to take them home. They were so delicious, and it was so much amazing food for only about 5 USD. Seriously, this bowl was about the size of my head.
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