Spicy Shrimp Fritters

One of the joys of eating in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, is that you can have breakfast at a street stand run by a couple from Hunan, lunch at a simple restaurant where the chef is from Peking, and dinner at a splendid restaurant devoted to the food of Shanghai, all within the space of one short block. Then, either between meals or once you have recovered, you can go around the comer and find a restaurant run by Taiwanese that features shrimp fritters such as the ones that follow.