It was a different gastronomical world in Taiwan. The food in this little island is very much different from our food this side of the shore. Let's start with the airplane food. The food is pretty much what you get with other airlines. NO touch whatsoever of anything Chinese in it. I recall when i took JAL, the meals were nicely decorated in the Japanese way and they served Japanese food as well.
The drinks in the convenience stores are entirely different. They put alot of emphasis on the outer looks, and all drinks came packaged in attractive boxes, like this pack of Rose Tea. Some other brands of fruit juices even came with celebrities' pictures...those that i could find were Leehom, SHE, Fahrenheit, Rainie etc.
Ahhh...i love this coffee...i like the idea where the coffee here are packaged in cups which you can either remove the cover and foil and drink or you could poke a straw into the tiny hole and sip it slowly. I had this almost everyday...and it was really cheap too! To the tune of about SGD1 per cup.
SMELLY TOFU! Tastes like SHIT, Smells like SHIT, i swore on the spot i'll never try this ever again. Funny though, on The Amazing Race Asia last week, when they stopped over in Taiwan, the smelly tofu they had were those in broth...but this was the only kind i encountered.
This is a stall selling A-Gei . Even though i was at numerous food streets in Taiwan, the special thing was that all different areas in Taiwan specialises in different kind of snacks...so it wasn't that bad combing one after another...in Danshui Old Street, the 2 specialties were A-Gei 阿給and Grandma's Tiedan 阿婆鐵蛋. In A-Gei's case, i don't see it anywhere else but here. As for tiedan, i hated it when friends brought it back previously so i didn't attempt to try at all.
A-Gei (阿給) are deep fried tofus that have been stuff with flavoured crystal noodles and sealed with fish paste (surimi). It is served with a spicy sauce. It was OK, but it didn't taste like anything Singaporeans/Malaysians are familiar with.
The street was also lined with stalls selling Candy-coated fruits. I tried the bunch of tomatoes. The outer layer of rock candy was supremely sweet, the first bite almost broke my teeth...but thank goodness the tomatoes were very juicy and bordered on the sour side. Altogether, Taiwanese snacks are really plentiful and the food are of much higher quality as compared to here. More to come in Part II....
It was a different gastronomical world in Taiwan. The food in this little island is very much different from our food this side of the shore. Let's start with the airplane food. The food is pretty much what you get with other airlines. NO touch whatsoever of anything Chinese in it. I recall when i took JAL, the meals were nicely decorated in the Japanese way and they served Japanese food as well.
The drinks in the convenience stores are entirely different. They put alot of emphasis on the outer looks, and all drinks came packaged in attractive boxes, like this pack of Rose Tea. Some other brands of fruit juices even came with celebrities' pictures...those that i could find were Leehom, SHE, Fahrenheit, Rainie etc.
Ahhh...i love this coffee...i like the idea where the coffee here are packaged in cups which you can either remove the cover and foil and drink or you could poke a straw into the tiny hole and sip it slowly. I had this almost everyday...and it was really cheap too! To the tune of about SGD1 per cup.
SMELLY TOFU! Tastes like SHIT, Smells like SHIT, i swore on the spot i'll never try this ever again. Funny though, on The Amazing Race Asia last week, when they stopped over in Taiwan, the smelly tofu they had were those in broth...but this was the only kind i encountered.
A-Gei (阿給) are deep fried tofus that have been stuff with flavoured crystal noodles and sealed with fish paste (surimi). It is served with a spicy sauce. It was OK, but it didn't taste like anything Singaporeans/Malaysians are familiar with.
The street was also lined with stalls selling Candy-coated fruits. I tried the bunch of tomatoes. The outer layer of rock candy was supremely sweet, the first bite almost broke my teeth...but thank goodness the tomatoes were very juicy and bordered on the sour side. Altogether, Taiwanese snacks are really plentiful and the food are of much higher quality as compared to here. More to come in Part II....
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