Traditional Taiwanese breakfast is a bowl of soy milk alongside xiao bing you tiao — small bun, oily stick — an unsweetened cruller inside a flaky bun. We went to one of Taiwan’s most famous shops for this treat, Yong He.
Yong He – Soy Milk King in Taipei!
29 JanGong Cha – Salty Boba?
24 JanShin Yeh – Taiwanese Food Elevated
22 Jan
While Din Tai Fung is Taiwan’s most famous restaurant, and the one all the ABCs flock to, Shin Yeh may be Taiwan’s best Taiwanese restaurant.
Taiwan – Obligatory Din Tai Fung Post
17 Jan
No visit to Taipei is complete without a visit to the only Michelin-starred restaurant in Taiwan, Din Tai Fung. Rightfully famous for xiao long bao (XLB), the delicate soup dumplings being made by this crew of workers, DTF is arguably Chinese food at its best – cleaned up, carefully made, yet still unmistakeably Chinese.
Tomb of the Unknown Japanese Restaurant in Tienmu
16 Jan
Like an idiot, I didn’t write down the English name of this wonderful Japanese restaurant we went to in the Tienmu neighborhood of Taipei. If you can read the business card below, let me know and I’ll update this post. It would be a service to mankind because this was an incredible kaiseki meal that cost about $25 each all in.
Taiwan – Always More Delights!
15 Jan
Spotted on the MRT, Taipei’s metro trains, this great new ad campaign selling the highlights of visiting Taiwan. How great is it that along with the national museum and their mountain hot springs, Taiwan wants to highlight their giant fried chicken cutlets?
Dragon Beads Boba – a Fun Gimmick
11 Jan
During our visit to the Shilin Night Market, we also tried a couple bobas. One was forgettable, and one was the Dragon Beads boba – what the stall advertises as “filling pearl tapioca.” Boba filled with flavors. Crazy.
Snackdouche – Doritos Golden Cheese
10 Jan
Part Four of our special Snackdouche: Taiwan edition.
The setting: TamKang Church in Danshui, Taiwan
The store: The vending machine in the lobby
The snack: Doritos – Golden Cheese flavor
A quick break in the action led to an impulse purchase of Doritos from a vending machine. What did 10 NT (about 35 cents) buy?
Shilin Night Market – Part 2
5 Jan
Part One of my trip to the Shilin Night Market is here.
Part Two covers what we ate.
We started at a stall famous for shen jien bao, pan-fried pork buns. SJBs are one of my favorite things to eat, and this stall draws a crowd.
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