Posts Tagged ‘Taiwanese’

February 4, 2010 Off

Green leaf Taiwanese cuisine 青葉餐廳 (Taipei: Zhongshan)

By in 10: Taipei

It had been 5 days in Taipei and we realized we hadn’t gone to a nice proper traditional Taiwanese restaurant for dinner. So we decided to check out Green Leaf, a famous Taiwanese restaurant that’s been around for years.  For some reason the entire restaurant was filled with Japanese tourists and business men. Looks like […]

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February 3, 2010 2

Yong Kang Beef noodle (Taipei: Yong Kang street)

By in 10: Taipei

For our second lunch we went to Yong Kang Beef noodle, another famous place that has been around for a long time at the Yong Kong neighbourhood. As you should not miss a bowl of pho in Vietnam or a bowl of ramen in Japan, beef noodle is one of those MUST-eat comfort food in […]

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February 1, 2010 5

Jiufen (Outer Taiper)

By in 10: Taipei, Travel

From Taipei’s city center, we took a 90 minute bus to an excursion to Jiufen, a picturesque old town situated up on the mountain facing the ocean. Jiufen used to be a gold mining town and was at its peak during the Japanese colonization era, hence there’re lots of Japanese colonial buildings left behind. It […]

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January 25, 2010 3

Street food (part 1)

By in 10: Taipei

Before we had the chance to go to the famous Shilin Night market (entry coming soon), we’ve already been sampling the signature Taiwanese street food here and there because they are easy to find in all the happening area. After sightseeing at the Confucius Temple and Bao-An Temple, we were glad to spot the many […]

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January 21, 2010 2

Tu Hsiao Yueh (Taipei: east district)

By in 10: Taipei

One specialty dish one’s got to try in Taiwan is Tan Tsai noodle, a Taiwanese specialty originated from Tainan (Southern Taiwan). We went to Tu Hsiao Yueh, a famous restaurant that’s been around for more 100 years specializes in this noodle. The branch we went to was located in the happening “east district” neighbourhood with […]

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