collection of experiences and experiments

Tag: taiwanese food

  • hot pot

    Today after school, my mother and I decided to have hotpot for lunch at a place we walked past the other day. What attracted us what their weekday lunch deal which is less that 10£ per person. They had two options, just meat, or for more you get meat and seafood. We opted for just…

  • street food

    Another slow day, school then bought some food. That’s it.

  • temple

    After school, I met up with my mother and we visited a temple close to our house. Taiwan is known for having many many temples everywhere. On the way home we got some groceries Dinner this evening:

  • hualien pt 5

    A relaxed day. Started off walking around and getting our hair washed. Grabbed a small breakfast from FamilyMart before. The drink is a bubbly grape drink, supposedly it is chardonnay grape flavor…? It had a slightly alcohol smell but tasted like bubble water with grape flavor. Not like grape soda. The other thing is a…

  • memorial hall

    The previous day, I arranged to go visit Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall after school with the same classmates. We used Ubike to get there and it was better than I expected. Since I have a public transport card (YoYo card), I can rent the bikes as they are part of public transport in Taiwan. The…

  • buffet?

    Today after school (seems like I’m saying this too often after graduating…) I grabbed lunch with a couple classmates. She took us to what is called a buffet, but the system isn’t like the typical you pay a set price and it’s all you can eat. This one was where you get a plate and…

  • week alone

    This week my mother decided to stay in Hualien. Monday back to school was just a regular day. After school I headed home and made a simple late lunch. My grandma sent me home with tea eggs, corn, and some pig head so I made some miso soup and added some of those in. I…

  • duck 3 ways

    On the way back from school, I grabbed a couple fruits and food for lunch. papaya and mangos I bought Taiwan grown mangos. These are smaller than the imported ones, but are very sweet with a strong mango flavor. 9/10 The papaya was also very tasty. 8/10 cuttlefish balls and roasted duck leg I had…

  • street food

    This was a slow uneventful day. Just went to school then home. For dinner, I had some street food. peanut bun This is a plain bun filled with a peanut paste. It was a little on the drier side, but the peanut was quite fragrant and flavorful. 6/10 scallion bun This type of bun is…

  • first day

    Today was my first day of Chinese school at SCE Chinese Culture University! I had no idea what to expect, but I was still looking forward to it. To get there from where I am staying, I have to take the MRT and change two or three times depending on which stops I change at.…