December 2016

Taiwan in Green

Summary: A boat ride in nature and a full course vegetarian meal. Boat Ride on the Sicao Green Tunnel 四草綠色隧道 There are cranes, crabs and other animals which I am not able to capture. The boat ride in this mangrove is pleasant and I’d recommend it. Chi Kan West House, Vegetarian Restaurant I wouldn’t say the dishes …

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An Ping, Taiwan

Taiwan: Sweet & Salty

Today I’m featuring more flavours! Sweet Desserts The origin of bubble tea / pearl milk tea is debatable. Two teahouses have claimed to be originators. One of them is in Tainan, Hanlin Tea House. Their bubble tea is quite good (maybe still too sweet for my liking). Did you know the ingredient for the tapioca – …

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Alishan of Taiwan

My friend JP used to sing a Taiwanese folk song called “Ali shan de gu niang”. It was a popular song* about the women of Ali Mountain. The song was in Mandarin and JP was of East Indian background. I am always amazed at her talent especially because I can’t even sing a song in English. (I’m horrible with lyrics.) …

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First Stop in Taiwan, Kaohsiung

Geographic difference between Taiwan, Taipei, Taichung & Tainan For those who know nothing about Taiwan, welcome to my world. I used to get confused when people were talking about Taipei, and Taiwan interchangeably. If you break it down (and learn some Chinese) it is much easier to grasp. Taiwan is divided into three parts:  Taiwan 台灣, island …

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