Chef Teng is a well known restaurant chain in Taiwan. Like any other chains though it started with one restaurant. I learned that the background of Chef Teng is that he studied some french cuisine in Japan a while back and incorporated some French cuisine in to Taiwanese food, which I found interesting. The most popular dishes …
Duck blood is eaten in some European and Asian countries. For example, there’s the Czernina from Poland, and there’s Duck blood and vermicelli soup from China. In Taiwan, it is usually made in to a tofu shape and is basically cubes of clotted duck blood. (The redness of the soup is just Spicy Chili Sauce and NOT the …
I know you are curious about what American or Western food is like in Taiwan… but before I jump in to all the yummy food, let me give you some info in regards to this Art District because it’s pretty interesting:
If this stuff was at food courts at the same price as Taiwan (like $8 US dollars) I would eat there ALL THE TIME. There was hibachi right there in the food court! (By the way, Interesting fact: What we call “Hibachi” here is actually called Teppanyaki in Japanese, and Hibachi means something else.)
Beef Noodle Soup is one of my favorite meals! While visiting Taiwan, I will always get me some. I just love that this is one of those meals you can find any where in Taiwan, include the Mall Food Court! Unfortunately, it’s not as widespread in the states. However, I can make my own with …
Being in the subtropical zone, Taiwan is in a great location for growing all sorts of delicious fruit, and is also pretty well known for the fruit produced. Not only is there an abundant amount of fruit, but they are also all delicious! These are the Taiwanese Fruits from a Taiwanese Street Vendor I saw …
If you’re in Kaohsiung (高雄), Taiwan, and are a fan of art, you may want to check out this post. If you’re not in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, but are a fan of art, you may want to…check out this post.
I absolutely love lamb, mutton, and goat meat. However, it gets a little confusing sometimes because the word for Lamb, Mutton, Goat, Sheep, that type of animal is all the same word in mandarin Chinese (羊肉), so for a while I couldn’t figure out what I was actually having, it’s actually goat! Here’s my Taiwanese Goat Dinner …
Sichuan (四川), more commonly known as Szechuan in the Western world, is a province in China. Mala is a very popular Szechuan sauce or style of food from there. The direct translation of Mala actually describes the taste almost perfectly: Ma = Numb, La = Spicy. (However, I said almost perfectly because it left out that the …
Taiwanese Hot Pot – There is nothing I enjoy more for dinner in the winter time than Hot Pot! In case your’e not familiar, Hot Pot is what most people call Huo Guo or 火鍋. However, it’s literal translation is “Fire Pot” (Huo 火 = Fire, and Guo 鍋 = Pot). I think its literal translation actually …