I don’t care much for donuts unless they’re one of three things: gourmet, with bacon, or fresh-hot, straight from the fryer. It’s hard for me to have freshly fried donuts since I’m usually asleep when bakers are frying them in the morning. That’s where Bob’s Donut & Pastry Shop comes into play. When 10pm hits, [...]
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It’s been a while since I last visited Jubili Frozen Yogurt and Cereal. I still consider Jubili to be the original frozen yogurt joint that started the trend in San Francisco. Quality, cleanliness, and service haven’t changed since they opened a few years ago – still top-notch. They also have baked goods now, namely cupcakes, [...]
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It’s been a while since I’ve really, really enjoyed a nice, deep-fried chicken, soul food style. The fried chicken at Farmerbrown’s Little Skillet has a nice, thin and very crispy batter, and the meat is very juicy. A bit on the expensive side, but definitely on the delicious side. The waffle was also good, though [...]
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There’s a promotion at Multi Rolls (中華一餅) that lasts until the end of this month. Buy one hand roll (手餅), get one free. For about NT$70, you can get two hand rolls – that’s about a dollar each. For about NT$100, you can make it a set meal which also includes a soup and a [...]
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Every visit to Taiwan requires a visit to Chia Te Bakery (佳德糕餅) for their famous pineapple cakes (鳳梨酥). Christina was first to recommend this place to me during my last visit to Taiwan. I asked a couple other friends from Taiwan about Chia Te and they said it was popular. I remember on my previous [...]
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My last night in Taiwan was spent wandering through Shilin Night Market (士林夜市) with Jennifer and Megan. I didn’t try anything new except for the black tea soybean milk drink. We basically had some of our favorites one last time, plus, Megan hasn’t had any of them yet.
1. 1000cc black tea soybean milk (紅茶豆漿) drink [...]
Albert and Winnie suggested we try the hot desserts at Long Dou Bing Guo Zhuan Ye Jia (龍都冰菓專業家). They are known for their porridge (粥) but none of us got it? They went for their peanut soups. Jennifer and I tried their taro and red bean soup. It hit the spot. The taro was good, [...]
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After having just consumed all that alcohol mixed into the snake blood drinks set, I needed food in my system. Miao Kou Owa Jian (廟口蚵仔煎) seemed like a legit place for one of my favorite Taiwanese food: oyster omelette, or better known to the locals as owa jian (蚵仔煎). I’ve had better at Shilin Night [...]
Read more.It is said that drinking snake blood boosts one’s virility. I think I was closer to getting drunk. Read more and see pictures here: Snake Blood at Jin Dai Shan Chan Yao Shan Fang
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The most daring thing I did this time in Taiwan was probably drinking snake blood at Jin Dai Shan Chan Yao Shan Fang (金代山產藥膳坊) at the Huaxi Street Tourist Nightmarket (華西街觀光夜市), or better known as Snake Alley. Of all the places in Snake Alley, Jin Dai Shan Chan Yao Shan Fang was the most touristy [...]
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