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 Short food trip to Taipei..TW summer not for human

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post Aug 21 2023, 04:24 PM

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QUOTE(quadcube @ Aug 21 2023, 02:46 PM)

laugh.gif  laugh.gif why see your description of HK a bit don't want to go liao..but how about the food?

if i go china, probably go visit more countryside spots sightsee and visit Shen zhen, electronic Mecca

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HK food is ok ok , their morning breakfast sucks, they eat same shit Set A to Set E every morning , in msia we can easily get more varieties of foods in 1 restaurant. really puke.gif and i stop eating breakfast for few months when i working there

the expensive food is nice, those high end one. if wanna eat wantan mee read review first, some nice some really sucks

for most people, HK is a place that you won't feel like going for 2nd time , and japan / taiwan you can go many many times.

lol shenzhen nothing special too, big cities nothing special, everywhere same
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post Aug 21 2023, 04:45 PM

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QUOTE(MR_alien @ Aug 21 2023, 04:21 PM)
same as when they go SG and MY for vacation as well

somehow from the feedback from certain people in this thread....seem like a majority cannot survive eating outside of malaysia food because it's bland
these people got too used to eating strong tasting or flavour food until almost everything starts to taste bland
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msia taste is strong, look at the KL hokkian mee

compare with SG, sg taste is mild, thats why msian go sg, say sg taste not good, then sg go msia say msia taste good
but it is just the MSG put more

i personal like the fresh taste, when your food ingredient is quality and fresh, it will be much much better that need to put those MSG, soy source, etc

just like the fresh japan wagyu or aus fresh beef, with just some salt already damn good
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post Aug 21 2023, 07:50 PM

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QUOTE(quadcube @ Aug 21 2023, 02:54 PM)
where u go kena bite by midges? shocking.gif i don't remember kena insect bite
Got it Somewhere near kenting or yilan. Taipei should be safe from it
The bites are terrible!! Damn itchy.

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post Aug 21 2023, 07:55 PM

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QUOTE(kira_88 @ Aug 21 2023, 09:34 AM)
I'll be going next month for meeting. easy to to get non harom food or not. I kenot eat harom food

Still hot and humid ka
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if taipei then easy to find halal food

google jer

ate some muslim beef noodle before, but not as nice as non halal la tongue.gif
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post Aug 21 2023, 08:38 PM

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QUOTE(Seng89 @ Aug 21 2023, 12:48 AM)
No find Taiwan AV meh ? 🀣🀣🀣
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unless my wife want 3P rolleyes.gif

QUOTE(Blofeld @ Aug 21 2023, 01:10 AM)
why didnt try the famous taiwan fish soup
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which one? sweat.gif

QUOTE(andrekua2 @ Aug 21 2023, 01:15 AM)
Yeah...

Was in Taiwan many years ago in August as well... Fuh... I will never go there again in August. Even queueing for night market foods at night also sweat like crazy. Dont even mention afternoon.

Food wise... Nothing much memorable. Most overrated is their oyster cake... Man, Malaysian one so much better. Maybe because eating at night market area, next time if go also must try restaurant see got difference or not. We did have a good ru rou fan at one of the restaurant.

Instead back then, most memorable was buying some cakes from 7-11 and it taste better than Malaysian bakery. 7-11 staffs also puzzle why I sapu dozens of that particular cake.
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oyster cake? hmm.gif never heard of it before

sua ku malaysian sapu 7-11 stuff..for me, when i see TW convenient store, i shock at how exp it is compared to JP convenient stores sweat.gif

QUOTE(wcnew @ Aug 21 2023, 01:27 AM)
Ts failed tw food trip..food you miss out,
1) stinky tofu
2) oyster omelet
3) deep fried raddish cake (breakfast)
4) mango shaved ice
5) gua bao
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regarding stinky tofu, waifu don't want try so oh well
oyster omelet wanted to eat but couldn't find a place so next time
deep fried raddish cake didn't know it's famous there, got place to recommend?

the other two also dun know what that laugh.gif


QUOTE(neowing @ Aug 21 2023, 01:30 AM)
Malaysia not hotter meh? It can be so hot n humid in Malaysia 3pm afternoon until underwear also wet.

Don't believe Taipei is hotter
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taipei will steam u alive, from morning till midnight still steaming..

the only nice thing is the malls/indoor AC are cold, not like JP mall, save electric until inside can't feel big diff with outside temp
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post Aug 21 2023, 08:46 PM

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QUOTE(MR_alien @ Aug 21 2023, 09:33 AM)
jiufen at night definitely different but not a lot of people will go at night...especially u
because there are no bus going there or going away from there at night
it's very quiet at night
i also don't go there at night
this is what happen when u got used to malaysian food
until even SG food taste bland

a lot of places outside of MY, their food taste more bland for health conscious purposes
until if u ever watch taiwanese review food video, their acceptance for "sweet" for their bubble milk tea is really really low...even our half sweetness is really sweet to them
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oh, in that case need rent car or even stay overnight there. probably next time if go TW again, will go taichung visit friend instead

QUOTE(kira_88 @ Aug 21 2023, 09:34 AM)
I'll be going next month for meeting. easy to to get non harom food or not. I kenot eat harom food

Still hot and humid ka
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not sure about halal food though, this one u need research liao laugh.gif

september should be better, now my place getting slightly cooler

QUOTE(chinti @ Aug 21 2023, 09:34 AM)
betul2 life of helang
ur life my dream
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u baru helang..say jom BKK then can jalan one dry.gif

QUOTE(sihamsedap @ Aug 21 2023, 09:46 AM)
only enjoy taipei when young and single ,, dint care much about their food... if u know what i mean,,, night2 go clubbing and find mei mei

now uncle retire, go tehre tried their food really cannot make it... their famous beehoon in night market is like canteen food for my sons...
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oh well, in another life maybe biggrin.gif too late for me

used to MY food, eat whatever else also not so nice liao

QUOTE(CyberSetan @ Aug 21 2023, 10:10 AM)
TS, Y U no add/review places to piap Taiwan Siham?  brows.gif
Ayam disappointed.
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ayam vitagen blush.gif
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post Aug 21 2023, 08:57 PM

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QUOTE(quadcube @ Aug 21 2023, 08:46 PM)
oh, in that case need rent car or even stay overnight there. probably next time if go TW again, will go taichung visit friend instead
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renting a car to drive there isn't very ideal due to it's location
so most people that have seen jiufen at night is because they overnight there
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QUOTE(quadcube @ Aug 21 2023, 08:38 PM)
the only nice thing is the malls/indoor AC are cold, not like JP mall, save electric until inside can't feel big diff with outside temp
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one thing also i kenot tahan about this in JP

i went osaka last year in Nov where day temps were around 20C, every local were going about their daily lives wearing a jacket/coat over their inner wear and chilling about during the day

me OTOH wearing one layer shirt + pants and sweating like balls from the day heat. really dunno how they can tahan


then last time i went osaka in Feb, i was thanking heavens everytime enter train/shop/conbini with heater. god the wind was so brutal back then
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QUOTE(quadcube @ Aug 21 2023, 08:38 PM)
oyster cake? hmm.gif never heard of it before

sua ku malaysian sapu 7-11 stuff..for me, when i see TW convenient store, i shock at how exp it is compared to JP convenient stores sweat.gif
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My bad.... it was omelet...

It is indeed quite pricey. I think I bought that Swiss roll (iirc, or a cake) for like RM7 each iirc but it was so worth it. My family and I joined a tour for the trip and they mostly left us at night market for dinner. Luckily bought lots of Swiss roll, otherwise it would be an even worse experience food wise especially for my 2 years old son.

In fact what I enjoyed most are their bakery stuffs. Expensive but taste good. I think the only food that I would grade is the dachang bao xiaochang in tai chung night market. That was the only one that taste good enough to recommend. I even queue an hour for it since the tour guide swear by it when I complaint about the poor food we get from the previous 2 night market in hualien and tai nan. Got so sick of night market that I skipped the taipei one when I saw the crowds. My bro did said he had a good mango saimailou. Even when in jiufen, saw many people tried dessert but I think so so only. IMO snowflakes sunway taste better. Beef noodle also did not taste better than MY Taiwanese eatery.

Was thinking wanna go again but own tour. Then can try and see if can get much better food than my previous experience.
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post Aug 21 2023, 11:13 PM

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post Aug 21 2023, 11:25 PM

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QUOTE(jmas @ Aug 21 2023, 04:02 PM)
I think the "hot" not comparable
malaysia is like oven, n taiwan is like steamer
walk out few min already whole body wet, even the air is hot, not to mention its still very warm during midnight...
my malay ex-colleague say got app for that, can find nearby halal shop.
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Please your ex malay kolik and share.

Thank you saranghae
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post Aug 21 2023, 11:34 PM

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QUOTE(redic @ Aug 20 2023, 04:27 PM)
you can try this , one of the best, walking distance from ximending

HK, shit place tbh, walk on the street that time crowded, people around you smoking, air con water dripping from building above. people rude too, hell and heaven if compared to Taiwan

China, nothing special, big cities boring, everywhere air quality sucks. people less rude better than hk, those countryside tourist area still ok can go sightseeing, but don't buy anything, lots of scams

yea, korea food only 1 taste 1 style  biggrin.gif
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then what countries do you recommend not boring? Even I found Japan is boring
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QUOTE(L.Torreira @ Aug 21 2023, 11:34 PM)
then what countries do you recommend not boring? Even I found Japan is boring
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India

blow your mind every minutes, full of surprises


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post Aug 21 2023, 11:53 PM

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QUOTE(kira_88 @ Aug 21 2023, 11:25 PM)
Please your ex malay kolik and share.

Thank you saranghae
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long time no contact liao
but I found this on TW tourism site, I think u can got more info at the taiwan tourism bureau malaysia in KL
https://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0020308
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QUOTE(Virlution @ Aug 21 2023, 10:23 AM)
sibeh mahal yo....
this is korean product, probably thats why mahal
I like the Ay-Chung rice noodles.... supprised you didnt like it, like every morning will walk over to eat this at Ximenting
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eh? i think it's less than 100 NTD, about the same price with most drink on the shelf or something

i felt the bee hoon too thick, texture no good. taste wise, my wife said my fried bee hoon taste much better laugh.gif

QUOTE(Twins10 @ Aug 21 2023, 10:32 AM)
That din Tai Fung was a waste of time to us.  Didn't like the food.  Bland, every dim sum got glutinous rice.
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yea, it's bland but every dim sum got glutinous rice meh? my siew mai tak da

QUOTE(coconutzz @ Aug 21 2023, 03:50 PM)
Nice sharing bro! btw I laughed when you kept mentioning Hot Hot Hot! haha
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seriously hot sweat.gif glad u enjoyed it!

QUOTE(dawnreaver @ Aug 21 2023, 04:07 PM)
I'm waiting for TS's BKK write up.  rclxms.gif
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brows.gif brows.gif MY write up first then BKK..can't wait this Thursday go down Osaka for a night then MY

QUOTE(redic @ Aug 21 2023, 04:24 PM)
HK food is ok ok , their morning breakfast sucks, they eat same shit Set A to Set E every morning , in msia we can easily get more varieties of foods in 1 restaurant. really  puke.gif  and i stop eating breakfast for few months when i working there

the expensive food is nice, those high end one. if wanna eat wantan mee read review first, some nice some really sucks

for most people, HK is a place that you won't feel like going for 2nd time , and japan / taiwan you can go many many times.

lol shenzhen nothing special too, big cities nothing special, everywhere same
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Set A to E is? toast bread + egg, etc.?

yea, JP is nice. even living here, i like do road trip around, many nice spots littered everywhere, especially in the countryside
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QUOTE(quadcube @ Aug 22 2023, 08:57 PM)
Set A to E is? toast bread + egg, etc.?

yea, JP is nice. even living here, i like do road trip around, many nice spots littered everywhere, especially in the countryside
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something like that, every restaurant having the same thing


puke.gif puke.gif puke.gif



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QUOTE(quadcube @ Aug 22 2023, 08:57 PM)
eh? i think it's less than 100 NTD, about the same price with most drink on the shelf or something

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Probably cheap over there as its near to Korea.
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QUOTE(redic @ Aug 21 2023, 11:48 PM)
India

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wtf..many scams in India. Ordered food 8k rupees they modified it to 9k then no changes for the 10k given. in a restaurant

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post Aug 10 2025, 08:19 PM

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QUOTE(bergstein @ Aug 20 2023, 03:02 AM)
anyway feel like sharing some of my favourite foods (tasty/kinda miss/hard to find elsewhere/value) I had in taiwan:
- braised pork rice (lu rou fan), nuff said, the fenglai rice glutinous mix with the oily braised pork is really quite enjoyable
- devil chicken chop (ζƒ‘ι­”ι›žζŽ’), can find it in some night market, it's actually good, juicy, big portion, not like the stupid ximending chicken chop, I probably can find a juicier wood stick in our jungle than it
- taichung salty cake (鹹蛋糕), it sounds crazy and weird and first but surprisingly good, I miss the taste, it's something you can't really find it elsewhere
- taitung shui jian bao (ζ°΄η…ŽεŒ…), I remember it was NTD20? huge and actually taste good,
- oyster, be it raw or bbq or etc,, way cheaper and fresher then msia, even in night market you can find, already beat most of the hotel here 9 street
- soy milk, their soy milk is really 'milk', as in, really thick and flavourful, unlike us really 'soya water' cause damn watery
- dan bing (θ›‹ι€…), ok this one a bit hit or miss because it's everywhere (like we can find karipap almost everywhere) but if you happened to find a good one, it's really good
- sashimi, their fresh catch is actually good and darn cheap, beat msia in every way, of course japan still win but value wise, it's really good
- liquor, they have many distillery there and their quality is really not bad, besides kavalan, there's one kaohsiung distillery that make lychee liquor, really really good
- shi jia (釋迦), their buah nona, totally different from ours, it's like tree-growned ice cream
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the lychee liquor is this one?
https://www.bunnyville.ca/product-page/liqueur-lychee-700ml

or this one?
http://www.hswinery.com.tw/products_01_01.html

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