Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Taipei Day 3: Authentic Taiwanese fare lunch

Moi's kind colleague from Taipei office treated us lunch at this restaurant call 台湾媳妇
Very happy to be able to try out authentic Taiwanese cuisine
Steamed fish
Shark's meat
Kelp with big intestines
Taiwanese noodle soup
The 老板娘 was very 热情, bringing out the tools she use to cook the yummy noodles
Sesame oil chicken with rice wine
Oysters
Tofu
Vinegared pork
ご馳走様でした!

Taipei Day 2: More night snacks!

Carnivore Ling tried out the fried crabs
Verdict: not enough seasoning into the crab meat...it's all on the shell
Moi tried out sotong ball
Singapore one nicer haha

Taipei Day 2: Night market snack

Another must try,
Fried crispy chicken
Yummy!!
Sweet potato fries
Yummy!!!

Taipei Day 2: Soya Beancurd

This is a must try in Taiwan!
Beancurd with red beans
Beancurd with pearls
Very refreshing ;)

Taipei Day 2: Dinner @ 和民(Watami)

We tried out this Japanese Izakaya-style restaurant near our hotel.
Prices are cheap compared to Singapore!

Rosu katsu ni

We get to break the egg and cook it ourselves! So fun!

Chicken with noodles in hot pot

Monday, May 05, 2008

Taipei Day 2: Lunch @ Sogo Fuxing food court

Halfway through shopping, we stopped for lunch at the basement food court.
Steamed chicken bento set
Presentation very Japanese.
Not bad.

Taipei Day 2: Snack @ Mister Donuts

Of course how can Moi miss Mister Donuts??
甜甜圈 as they call it in Taiwan

Taipei Day 2: Breakfast @ McDonalds

Egg McMuffin set.
Moi don't like it...the sauce they use is different from Singapore's, very sweet.
Don't know why they add maple syrup to their hot tea too!!??
Nuggets tastes the same tho' ~

Taipei Day 1: Shilin night market

After shopping around Shilin, we decided to rest for some supper :)
Menu
Prawns omelette
Verdict: So-so only la...Singapore one nicer

Taipei Day 1: Ding Tai Feng dinner

Steps Prince happened to be in Taipei too for business trip so he was so kind to treat us dinner :)
Zha jiang noodles
Xiao long bao
Crab meat dumplings
Dumplings soup
Beef noodles
Verdict: Same tastes as Singapore!! No need to go all the way to Taipei for them haha~ But costs cheaper in Taipei.

Taipei Day 1: Jetstar flight

To save more money for shopping, Carnivore Ling and Moi decided to fly on Jetstar to Taipei.
We wanted to try the food on board too.
Chef's recommendation: Fried rice with shrimp.
Verdict: Moi could fry 10 X yummier fried rice at age 12...

王将 Lunch

Moi brought ma famille to try the,
Tenshin rice
Miso ramen
Maman was very impressed :)

Breakfast @ Yum Cha restaurant

Ma famille enjoyed dim sum breakfast at the Toa Payoh outlet.
Century egg porridge
Siew Mai
Char siew bun
Vegetable dumpling
Chee cheong fun
Not bad~

Bringing you around this little tropical country of Singapore (and sometimes overseas) in search of yummy food!
在这个巴掌大的热带小国新加坡,到底哪里有好吃的东西呢?
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