Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Yongkang Beef Noodles
(
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; Taipei) One of Taipei's best beef noodle restaur-
ants in the
hóngshāo
(red spicy broth) variety.
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Addiction Aquatic Development
(
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; Taipei) Fresh seafood in a chic environ-
ment. Opposite the Taipei Fish Market.
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Dou Sang
(
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; Hualien) Homestyle Taiwanese cooking (made with no concern
for your waistline) in a rustic, Japanese-style house.
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Cifadahan Cafe
(
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;
Matai'an) Gourmet aboriginal food such as 18-vegetable
salads, mountain boar, and hot pot on heated stones.
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Daybreak 18 Teahouse
(
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; Tainan) Tea art in a 1930s Japanese-style wooden
structure.
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By the Sea
(
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; Donggang) Unusual seafood galore, such as sea grapes and
mullet roe.
Cheap Treats
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Night market
(
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) Visit any in Taiwan for a filling meal that's light on your wallet.
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Steamed pork sandwich
(
guā bāo
) Lan Jia (
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)
in Taipei sets the standard.
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A-gei
(
Ā gěi
) Fist-sized pouches of fried tofu filled with crystal noodles and served in hot
broth.
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Sweet peanut soup
(
huāshēng tāng
) A speciality of Ningxia Night Market (
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)
in Taipei.
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Taiwan bubble tea
Sweet, milky tea with giant tapioca balls, available widely
throughout the country.
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Danzai noodles
Ever-reliable noodle snack, served with pork in shrimp stock in Tainan.
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Beef soup
A Tainan speciality, served mostly between 4am and 9am, when the meat is
at its freshest.
Dare to Try
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Stinky tofu
(
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;
chòu dòufu
) The classic Taiwanese snack that - figuratively
speaking - separates the men from the boys.
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Ice cream
(
Tiě dàn
) Taipei's Snow King (
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) has over a hundred flavours, in-
cluding pig's knuckle, curry and Kaoliang (sorghum wine).
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Medicinal drinks
Try Herb Alley (
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)
in Taipei for Chinese traditional medicinal
drinks - the bitter tea is quite horrific.
