I once capital is located 180 kilometers southeast of Mainland China a thriving and modern metropolis its cultural identity has been strongly influenced by both china and japan. I have traveled extensively through Europe Africa and of course United States but ive never been to taiwan and i hear that taipei is a foodies paradise so i am super excited to get a taste of the city. My colleague so its one constant from g. W. In taipei gives me a warm welcome hes going to show me lots of fun restaurants around the city. 6 6 here ive made it to see what i mean my goodness look at this. Day one for me begins with an overview of the city. Tower. And no one is typing main landmark with 101 floors its ranked among the tallest skyscrapers in the world type is surrounded by green hills and mountains and has developed rapidly over the last decades from an almost insignificant small town to an internationally important metropolis 11 is famous for its teas of which there are 4 main types black green tea white and cheap the country produces some of the finest montes in the world these are traditional semi oxidized. But there is another famous tea from taiwan which is now available around the world. And my colleague so introduces it to me that is the bubble tea. I dont know this german you can get it the moberly are german it actually originated in taiwan and. You know it became so popular it all from this station up on or trying to put a white top yoga into the teacher and everyone knows what we see at least i do like bubble tea i do ok but i cannot have you get bubble tea so easily i have a challenge for you all very in and the real. World are 2 cups to come up with to come ill be me on. The. War. On time ok now thinking all. Ready for this challenge ok. As i clearly ask they prepare my poti with ice cold like cheese for instance the base with milk and tapioca pearls tapioca is derived from the kosov a plant all together it makes for a refreshingly light treat is a different very different than totally. If you want to hold the top yoga you dont. Drink it with joking. Youve got to be really careful you are going to have this one couple days yes yes yes. I hear the living space here in taipei is quite limited many people here dont even have a full kitchen so they eat their evening meals at the socalled night markets and im going to visit one of taipeis oldest the popular role for night market its open daily from 4 pm to midnight there are over 340 food stands as well as 140 stores here. I come across some interesting snacks which i have never seen before. And they like to leave you. As passionfruit. Very pushy in your mouth. The food you find at this market is very fresh and mostly from the region maybe prepared quickly but by no means is this fast food. So we know that taiwan is an island in that self but what is the real difference between time we need beam and chinese we have all chopped home chinese moving here from the 16th century and then we also we were by japan for 50 years on a lot of employees from japan and then at the same time we also have lost more the 60 up original charts here in 149 the nationalist party we traded to taiwan and it brought a lot of chinese ships so until today theres still a lot of inflows of the chinese cuisine like were i now the main dish were going to try that is the thing people feel ok about and certainly know how it is just to give you guys an idea of. Mulling around. Here is a mansion a farm. Time one. Back as i know its not that bad but i think you took what i mean come on the name alone doesnt really get your appetite going all say thats my favorite here so i guess i have to try this yeah so where is our sink you know. Im waiting for the tell your friend. Here it is you. Think you told us you can see this deep fried version ok so you have the tofu here they have all call it crowded gall a costly and taiwanese kimchi give it a try 1st think you tofu your 1st bite of pinky toe food. So choose seafood. Household thats a really good really you like it are you like it is really good its very girly the whole thing was nice of mild its not. No its not too its not too pungent like the taste you can tell its its been fermenting but not really mild and from the farm to happen to me that ok now im getting the farm taste back in the mouth flush to take. It when youre actually its crunchy outside in the soft inside when you look at it its the fright its golden color you know its good. C c really not that i get nothing out of the. Though it is here and i think this is wonderful. Stinky tofu as seasoned with garlic and kimchi can choose cabbage which has been fermented for 2 days to one week. My tasty diary day one night market impressions. Lively and colorful various models to say the very least stinky tofu deep fried is delicious all in all i give this market 2 thumbs up. Day 2 starts with a visit to a temple buddhism is one of the major religions of taiwan there are hundreds of temples throughout taipei but the bow on temple stands out after 25 years of construction it opened in 1830 and was named by one meeting protection of the people. One way of communicating with the gods is through gel big or red crescent shaped pieces of wood if the 2 pieces fall on opposite sides then the gods answer to the question is yes. Today my journey leads me to a special restaurant the top one pot. Maybe you know what what eating its been called a National Pastime for anything here and i want you know what i heard that taiwan is the number one destination for hop yeah and you know why we have more than 40025000 hawse that is small in the world i was way more than any other restaurant more than 5000 id say thats a lot of hot pot and a chance that a very special one for you. Oh once you go you will have to go through a transformation. Transfer market to. Look at your. Art but tell me again why are we here just like this because were here for the hot and they have the basis from the recipe all the engine royal family wow all right you guys are dressed alike and progress. For me i am the unit. In an Online Survey the top one pop restaurant has clinched the numb. In one spot for spicy hot pot. The restaurant serves many different kinds of hot hot sets including royal spicy hot chicken pot pickled cabbage pot and dual pot. It also has private rooms named after the palace is built during the ching dynasty. Tell me why popeye is so popular among the time we need people its so important because of the idea of getting together you know the warm remind people of family gatherings doing a little new year a lot of important family Events People with the day old and share the hot pot together ok so its very communal and very social yes then right now its a tool. But its ok because it will make it interesting thats because im going to have another tell the truth. Challenge ok acceptance level all so today we have 3. Crossed for you. But i see. You joining me now i read a little you are drinking your i have read are disobeying your empress i dont know what. Is so. You know that maybe what they are this is going to. Request to bring on is the hardest part for you. We were going to do a chicken then we had our own name 3 days into the meatballs a lobster boat work next licenses and so called be from have. You have to try it so ill just call the for you. As my unit i ordered to try the 1st 5. K. You know so. Its like a 1st. Season has stuck i mean they have you know the tenderness of the being is the one that you can never imagine before we continue i just need to have a little bit more of a History Lesson and thats all right so the empress is eating food from which dynasty wall and actually from our off it is chain dynasty ching time which is from the 17th century and the last fall into the 20th century the early 20th century since you have the chinese community. Everywhere you go all around the world literally insane the poor of the nation Mainland China so many different places but chinese communities people enjoy hotpot. So that the emperor i mean. This is. My tasty diary day 2 hot pot reflections a feast for the eyes a celebration for all the senses a meal fit for a king or in my case in amphoras no wonder the sets the standard for taiwanese cuisine. Many of taiwans inhabitants have close relations to Mainland China when communist leader mounts a dolphin proclaimed the peoples republic of china in 1949 some 2000000 people fled to taiwan today its capital has an estimated population of 2700000 people even with so many residents getting around the city is easy the metro system or the m. R. T. V. Serves millions of Passengers Daily and its how we get to todays destination. Today were going to terrestrial. By and large he lets go even for visitors using the m r ts easy out. News of his played when the train approaches the station here its chopins knocked. Over. Here i. See. Where the famous didnt tie from the restaurant. And know all here we do so. Ive heard a lot about this place or over a 100 in 60 of them worldwide from sydney to los angeles yes and its all region is from taipei all right lets check it out the dim sum here an entire film is unique it takes the trained staff 10 to 15 seconds to make 1800 fold dumplings but dont confuse these with western versions. This is a very popular restaurant thanks to its basket steamed buns im always amazed by the growth of toys far away and trust there is a line a mile long time this is certainly a popular place were lucky if that everything any on weekdays the staff makes 728000 child long bow dumplings and 12000 on the weekends they pay close attention to detail and to the balance of the ingredients when im noticing is a delicate fold they have 18 forwards for each cell 18 full here is how you eat it you will open a small hole beside it and you have the juice coming out and then leave it on there for you. Go for. Us wow that is so like so in your mouth all its so good its so do you see the fore. Thank you harry my own to thank you thank you to. The dumpling containing Little Pockets of gelatin lines broth made from chicken pork and cured ham i think for some of the cuisines they only have a few truffles like this a bit but yeah whats the black card thats a truffle i mean like i dont have a lot of. Things thats a case of the muscle 50500 like a mushroom and also kind of like that to taste but thats a thats if i want to go out very light a couple garlic ill they mix it as if theres a. Link in there as well the couple things like so it doesnt overpower yeah i alread salad. My tasty diary day 3 didnt i phone reflections this is taipeis number one address for shall and power which means finger food in a basket there are many secret recipes and methods including 18 folds pursuit dumpling a true work of art definitely 2 thumbs up thank. You thank you for starts in the dark tong district or taipeis old town its most notable for its ching and japanese period architecture each house was designed so the merchants could have their shops on the ground floor and live above them. Thanks. Here dried foods are a best seller. There are dozens of shops specializing in dried fruits and nuts. Dried needs and lots of dried seafood snacks. These traditional products are. Ocular among the tilings both young and old for their Healing Properties and that also includes a popular dish today my cohost introduces me to taiwanese porridge. These are restaurants that give you time. Oh you have the play of origin part of you i want you to give it a try. Very. Own time. It. Is not that in fact it actually doesnt have much to take because we eat porridge with a side dish and switch when you want to taste 1st i guess id like to try this because this fine no in taiwan is a delicacy yes it has over 600 year old history so from maine dynasty there was this construction worker he found this egg a 2nd duck egg in a chemical poll for construction ok and then he suddenly felt like the egg looked very interesting and i tried it and then of course that was not really at a bowl so i changed the recipe it has some salt into it you cant eat the 1000 year 1st time 1st time for may. I. Say. This like you know its the thing with manning its murder case i think so its good. It definitely has an egg it doesnt taste anything else it tastes like an egg the 1000 year egg is a delicacy made by preserving dark chicken or quail eggs in a mixture of clay and ask for several weeks to months. There are more than 100. 00 scientists is in this rice porridge restaurant including a large selection of delicacies. My tasty diary day for. A time when you use porridge reflections mild but tasty varies dishes with interesting names and sides are a must nothing taste as i expected not salty or sugary not so sure why the egg must be preserved for 3 months when i basically get the same taste after about 3 minutes but all in all of very tasty experience. Day 5 is dedicated to street food its no secret that the taiwanese love to eat and you can find Delicious Food pretty much on every Street Corner there are all kinds of cuisine from chinese to Southeast Asian and tourists will also find arguably the best japanese food outside of japan. Street food is really great here its fast healthy and inexpensive thats one reason many knees eat their meals out. The flip side of street food is the 5 star yann restaurant in the w. Hotel this is where chefs really show off taiwans diverse collinearity tradition. Where we all. And the restaurant. Trying to play wow really high class cuisine for a high class make. We have in the business here great actually its very interesting because its how its people used to fall upon eating because people dont eat cattles in the past because in the culture family we can respect them ok so they were like coworkers and when did this start to change but after the chinese fentress living in taiwan they bought this recipe here and when they have to make a living out of it they start to make really good beef knows something started changing excited i want to try. At. The chefs at the end restaurant used classical dishes as a base and then they add their own style and innovation to the various meals their creations are artistic colorful and sometimes look too good to eat like the braised beef noodles which are served in a savory soup. Sometimes people eat anything at all without beefs all of the beef soup ok because the broth is so special so. Its very savory. So now im going to try the new no this. Is. The sweet noodles. Yeah yeah yeah thats the cherry on done yes bringing perfectly advantage is what they say about spaghetti you know when its green like this i dont go to 2 chewy and very very to eat spring its perfect very i dont know how its the key. For a brace brace feet and now feel youre going to be moving. Like a honeymoon couple. Oh oh oh oh oh is that delicate forward just melts in your mouth did you see her just broke off too soon. From between noodles and dim sung to modern craziness began rethinks taiwanese food we meet up with the executive chef homing hes from hong kong and known for his chicken broth. Assassination of how he would describe the collin aires scene here. Shes in this is how i would have won she owns a she says how i told the holiday now why she only shipyard. You know tools. So this is how it happens and that we thought was odd here he combines mushrooms prawns and fried thai rice to make a delicious soup. This is a dish with a taste thats hard to resist and its only one highlight among many on my colon neary journey through taipei. Its hard to pinpoint just one favorite National Dish because it seems the time theyre very proud of everything that they are everything that ive been presented is a little work of art in the south and then the different taste and station not one dish tastes like the amber its very diverse thank you for coming in thats how long its been a wonderful experience thank you for introducing the tyrolese cuisine i am a fan. Thank you since in this is. My last diary entry my colleague mary journey to taipei is coming to an end now before i arrived i had heard that this place is a foodies paradise and after spending a couple of days here i can definitely agree with that assessment from street food to the 5 star restaurants i have definitely gotten i taste of taipei and ive also learned a little mandarin as well as the cultural influences on the crazy so all in all taipei is definitely the place for Delicious Food fusion and fun. Why should. A want 4253242 train want to keep up the beach join us for a short history in the fall to. Find out more choice in a chessplayer dots. Coming up on the. More than. Most other ventures reports of. Arabs most arabs religion. The taliban most of the sudden spain attracts visitors to the coverage on. The lugs the subject the role its in their lives w. Nicklebys in germany to learn german english binnacle. Why not learn with him d w z learning course plecos fake. 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