Showing posts with label Taiwan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Taiwan. Show all posts

June 22, 2012

Taiwan...Places !...Food !

Taiwan

Check out the Second Part of Taiwan..."Food"

Like I said...they are creative,...bold...and exotic !


Stinky Tofu at Jiufen


 Fermented Tofu with strong odor....my all time favourite ! A MUST you if dare...


Stinky Tofu Stall at Jiufen
...many have failed ! Even "one of" the team bsg failed !!..membership soon revoked !!


Noodles stall at Jiufen


Sighted...one of the team bsg trying to recover his taste bud from the strong stinky tofu odor by eating noodles. 


Chinese Oil Stick with Soy Milk

team bsg and nyonyachef sighted having Yau Char Kway at Wulai Old Street


Taiwanese Grilled Escargot at Jiufen


Onion with Thai sauce
Imagine you are having rice and one of the dish is just...onion with few strips of lean meat covered with sweet and sour sauce....BOLD !

Next place...Shilin Night Market the food paradise hub with more than 500 food stalls. Famous for it's Fried Chicken Steak, Oyster Omelet, Herbal Noodles, Sausages, Stinky Tofu, Fried Meat Bun, Oyster Vermicelli and many many more....

Shilin Night Market


Shilin Night Market

Taiwan Fried Chicken Steak
The famous Fried Chicken stall at any point of time 50 people queuing

Oyster Omelet

Oyster Vermicelli

Taiwanese Sausage


Shilin Night Market Stall

Grilled Exotic Stuffs

Chicken Backside


Acquired taste,....the exotic "bishop nose"...chicken ass !

Grilled Chicken Skin

Grilled Chicken Heart


Frog Eggs ?
Frog Eggs for dessert ??!!...erh...dunno what it is...taste like sour and sweet jelly.

Beef Noodles
Famous dish in Taiwan. You can find it every corner of Taipei.

White Bitter Gourd


I have seen different sizes of Bitter Gourd/Bitter Melon but never a white one...

Fruit Stall
Check out the colorful fruit presentation

Some of the Restaurant Food: Deep Fried Shrimp, Squid Salad, Soft Shell Crab, Smoked Duck, Drunken Prawn, Lotus Rice
The food photos shown were actually xplored, tasted and consumed within 2 hours food marathon in Shilin Night Market.

There are many more places and much more exotic food to be xplore in Taiwan and... 


....Must go back"



June 16, 2012

Taiwan...Places !...Food !

Taiwan


So near...yet so far !

I have xplored many places and this is one of the destination I have neglected....maybe, coz many had went and not much commentaries from them,..."ok loh"..."not much sight seeing"...food...ok,..ok only loh !

To my surprise ! It's a MUST...MUST...destination ! The places, the culture, the food...bits resemble the Japanese...and the Chinese. Talking about food, the Taiwanese are creative and bold with their food...not to mention...exotic !

Check out the first part of Taiwan..."Places"


Yehliu GeoPark
Nyonyachef landed in Taiwan...let's go swimming !


Yehliu Geopark
Erh...where's the the beach ?



Unusual...natural landscaping






    Check out the Hot Spring Resort.... 


Spring City Resort Beitou

Your personal Hot Spring in your room !


Jiufen Old Street
There are many wooden architecture tea houses like this in Jiufen. You are suppose to have tea, relax, enjoy the beautiful scenery.

5 minutes later,...erh....you sell beer ?


Jiufen Old Street
Shopping ? Must go place ! Jiufen Old Street located North Taipei


Jiufen Old Street
There are plenty of souvenir shops, tea shops, and food shop....


Mushroom Stall
 ..erh,...exotic food stalls

Some of the places with beautiful scenery a must to check it out....



Wulai Aboriginal Village 


If you are there,...do check out the Tai Ya Tribe Cultural Dance Show...


Wulai Old Street


...and also the natural hot water springs


Wulai Old Street
Very scenic and a good place for relaxation. 

Back to the city...


Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall
 Taipei 101


Taipei 101
So sad...it was raining and cloudy....can't see anything !...arghh

Time permits me to cover merely the northern part of Taiwan,..."I'll be back"  


next...what i eat