Saturday, December 29, 2018

2018 Dec: Taiwan: Wǒmen lái chī ba (Let's eat) in Taipei and Taichung

Tasting food as we go along the streets and restaurants of Taipei and Taichung!

Jiufen

Tea Restaurant in Jiufen
Location: across A-mei Restaurant
Food: fried noodles with vegetables & sliced pork (250ntd = 430php), mixed fruit tea (160ntd = 272php)
Personal Preference: 8 out of 10
A-mei maybe good to visit if they can accommodate you due to it's popularity.  But going to the tea house across A-mei gives you a good spot to have a better view of the Spirited Away inspired scenery. 
I really enjoyed the mixed fruit tea as I also enjoyed the cold weather, people watching in the old street and the viewing deck for mountains of northeast Taiwan and horizon of East China Sea.


Shifen

Location: Variety of street food stalls along the railways in Shifen station
Food: hotdog (30ntd = 52php), potato/taro/purple yam balls (40ntd = 69php), peanut ice cream roll (80ntd = 138php), fried chicken with baked cheese (100ntd = 172php), soda (40ntd = 69php)
Personal Preference: 9 out of 10
Embrace the fun of walking and eating at the same time!  Buy in small amount and share it to your travel mates so you can enjoy more variety of street food.


Peanut ice cream roll deserves the long wait on the queue, it is very tasty!  The cream is too thick and rich and it's not the same as what we normally buy on convenience stores.  The crushed peanut also gives its unique taste with the ice cream!





Taichung

Location: Family Mart 
Food: (san jiao fan tuan) triangle rice snacks (like Japanese Onigiri), Mr. Brown coffee, milk tea
Personal Preference: 7 out of 10
Food in convenience stores will fill-up your tummy if you have no other choice of any restaurant in the area.  Of course it's convenient and within your budget, so it's also good to taste some when your traveling.   

Bake Shop in Houli Station
Food: pastries
Personal Preference: 7 out of 10
Too flaky.  They need to add more choices of snacks in this station. 

The Kitchen
Location: Basement of Pacific Mall
Food: chicken (178ntd = 306php), tofu (79ntd = 136php), Lemon tea (150ntd = 258php)
Personal Preference: 8 out of 10

Variety of stalls in Food Court, Houli Forest Expo Site
Food: taro cake, squid balls (80ntd = 138php), winter melon tea (80ntd = 138php)
Personal Preference: 8 out of 10




Taoyuan

Gloria Outlet Mall
Food: baked potato with corn & bacon topped with Gordon cheese, chicken pops
Personal Preference: 8 out of 10





Random restaurant in Ximending
Food: chicken pica & pasta
Personal Preference: 7 out of 10




森林跑站 RunBase 
Location: No. 60, Section 2, Xinsheng South Road, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106
Site: http://www.runbase.com.tw/
Food: tuna brunch, mushroom brunch, cappuccino coffee, mint milk tea
Personal Preference: 9 out of 10







"You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great." - Zig Ziglar


Huashan 1914 Creative Park
Food: acai (130ntd = 224php), brewed cafe americano (160ntd = 275php) , toasted bread with milk & peanuts (100ntd = 172php)
Personal Preference: 9 out of 10


Some of the stalls are made by students or just break-through pop-up stores, and it's just good to help on their earnings.  Love the youthful vibe in this area.



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Location: 萬華區內江街51號 (1F., No.51, Neijiang St., Taipei) - @milkteas2018
Food: milk tea
Personal Preference: 8 out of 10, refreshing in the hot afternoon walk


Ice Cream
Location: Taipei 101 Observation Deck
Food: ice cream (250ntd = 430php)
Personal Preference: 8 out of 10, expensive as expected



Ramen Restaurant
Location: Taipei 101 Food Court
Personal Preference: 9 out of 10





Din Tai Fung
Location: Taipei 101
Food: shrimp fried rice (230ntd = php), xioalongbao, spicy pickled cucumber (70ntd = php), mini red bean buns (40ntd = php)
Personal Preference: 9 out of 10
Luckily, we made it inside on our first try!  We arrived before 11am, and there are already in queue.  But when they open the service, it's just quick for us to find our seat.  We just waited less than 15 minutes and they were able to provide our orders. Of course, it's tasty!





Travel Date: November 29 - December 03, 2018

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