Ah Lan's Yu Guo at Jiufen (九份) 阿蘭宇粿/草仔粿、

We were walking at the JiuFen Streets and then suddenly we saw a long queue. Everyone is queuing in front of this shop!! What is so nice here?

阿蘭宇粿/草仔粿

I asked FL to go queue first while I go see see look look what they selling. hehe..kiasu mar..so ask FL to queue first lar..

what is this? green green one biji one biji...

There wasn't a lot left but don't worry, they have a group of ladies making it at the back.. check it out!!

see? no matter what is this, must be quite nice to eat cos it's fresh!!

got sweet one, salty one...

and we bought two biji, one sweet one salty..
nt 10 each (RM 1.20)

It's not cheap also lar, one small biji costs RM 1.20, it taste a lot like our 'ang gu kuih', not bad... quite nice...If you ever visit Jiufen, do try it out!!

Not so stinky Stinky Tofu @ JiuFen Taiwan (臭豆腐@九份台湾)

I've always wanted to try stinky toufu cos I can't seems to understand why ppl will like such smelly food. Some friends told me the smell and the taste is totally two different thing. That is why I told myself, die die also must try when I went to Hong Kong last year. But at the end, I didn't try also, why? Cos it's toooooo smelly till I don't even dare to go near it, not to mention putting it into my mouth. hehe...

Although I didn't get to try it in Hong Kong, I did try it for the very first time in Taiwan!! and yes, it's delicious!! But one thing is, it's not smelly at all, so maybe this was not the original smelly toufu?

I still remembered when we passed by the stall, I asked FL, ei, what is this? looks nice.. Then FL looked up and told me, hey, this is stinky toufu leh.. and my first reaction was, har? why not smelly one? let's go try it!! hahahahahaaha...

looks nice right?

the grill (现烤臭豆腐) one, nt 25 (RM 2.90) per stick, the fried one (油炸臭豆腐) nt 40 (RM 4.70) per stick, we decided to take the grill one..

and of cos, we added lot's of chili!! hehehe..

We were surprised we actually like it! It's not smelly and it's tasty, especially with the chili added!! Yum yum!! I finally tried smelly toufu!!! yay!!

Breakfast at Taiwan's McDonalds

FL and I both decided not to have egg biscuits and hamburgers for breakfast anymore on our last day of our Taiwan trip. We have been eating egg biscuits and hamburgers for 3 days continuously (2nd & 3rd day, 4th day). It's time to try something new. hehe...

There's a mcD near our hotel, and we normally will try McD when we visit other countries to see what's the difference between ours and theirs. That's why we decided to have McD for our breakfast on our last day in Taiwan.

So what to order? The minute I looked at the menu, I knew what I was going to order..bacon & egg!! I love bacon!! As for FL, he ordered a pork sausage mcMuffin for himself.

Bacon & Egg Breakfast Set and Pork Sausage McMuffin Set
nt 150 for both sets (RM 17.60)

Bacon & Egg
looks nice right?

bacon

Although my bacon & egg burger looks nice, but it doesn't taste that nice. The bread is so hard and I think you will hear a sound if I used the bread to knock on your head. hehe...

FL's pork sausage mcMuffin

doesn't looks nice but taste better than mine!!

I don't know why they don't allow ppl to take photos in McD. Yes, there's actually a sign there stated no pictures are allowed. So all these pictures I curi curi take one. shhhhhh..... hehehe....

My very last bowl of beef noodle in Taiwan (大雅小吃)

You probably will say.. what? beef noodle again? Hahahahaha, trust me lar, taiwan's beef noodle really very nice ler. You can get a yummy bowl of beef noodle at any of the shop/stall. Plus, I think this will be my last bowl of beef noodle in Taiwan lar, so must eat must eat.. hehe...

We picked this shop which located at a few street away from our hotel. It's a very small shop which consists of 3 to 4 tables.

大雅小吃

The menu

FL's Pork Ribs Rice (排骨饭), nt 70 (RM 8.20)
not cheap at all!!

My Beef Noodle(牛肉面)
nt 70 (RM 8.20)

green color dumplings, 水饺
nt 45 (RM 5.30)

Actually this is ONLY the 3rd time I'm having beef noodle as dinner in Taiwan...hehe If you asked me which one taste better, this, or the 30 yrs old shop, or the one I had opposite our hotel, I would say the best beef noodle I've tried is the one opposite our hotel, yummy!!

As for the dumplings, the dumpling we had on our first day in Taiwan taste better. This green dumpling's skin is very thick, so not so nice..

Anyhow, it's still a satisfying meal... yum yum...

Zhuang Yuan Biscuit (状元饼)

The name attracted us to stop in front of this stall at Raohe Street Night Market (饒河街觀光夜市). What is 'Zhuang Yuan'(状元饼)? Zhuang yuan is someone who gets the highest score in exams and they will be given a position by the king during the olden days. So does that means eating this will make us become a 'zhuang yuan' too? haha..

状元饼

It looks similar to indian's putu piring...don't you think so?

except it's smaller and i think our putu piring looks nicer.. hehe...

nt 25 (RM 2.90) for 2 pieces or 3 pieces (sorry, forgot. hehe..)
not cheap right?

Guess what, it taste similar to our putu piring too, except it's less sweet... hmm, not bad... nice to eat when it's still hot!

Famous lu rou fan in Taiwan (胡须张鲁肉饭)

We all know Taiwan is famous of their beef noodle, that's a must try food if you visit Taiwan (of cos, if you eat beef lar..). But besides the beef noodle, do you know their 'lu rou fan' 鲁肉饭 (minced pork rice) is also a must try food?

We had tried the lu rou fan 鲁肉饭 at a small shop opposite our hotel. It taste good. According to the forumers, there's a restaurant around wufenpu (五分浦) which serve the best 'lu rou fan'. Well, since we're heading to wufenpu now, we definitely must try lar!!

胡须张鲁肉饭

the menu
besides the minced meat rice,
they also serve chicken, vegetables, soup and etc

鲁肉饭, small, nt 30 each (RM 3.50)

It may not look as good as it taste, but trust me, it's really VERY delicious!! After we tried this, we both felt that the one we had opposite our hotel, is not really that tasty. hahahahahaha..

Shao Shing Drunken Chicken (绍兴醉鸡)
nt 100 (RM 11.75)
I don't like the chicken, it's from the fridge, it's cold!!
but FL loves it!

Bitter Gourd Pork Rib Soup (苦瓜排骨汤)
nt 65 (RM 7.60)
I love the soup, nothing special,
just like our bitter gourd soup here, but it's nice!

The whole meal adds up to nt 225 which equivalent to RM 26.40 (2 lu rou fan, one soup and one chicken, we did not order any drinks). It's not cheap but I think it's worth to try, erm, not the chicken, but the lu rou fan!! hehe..

My favorite breakfast in Taiwan - Hamburger & Egg Biscuit (汉堡与蛋饼)

After a few days in Taiwan, I realized I actually like their breakfast very much. Oh yes, I like their hamburger and egg biscuit(汉堡与蛋饼). FL asked me, not boring meh? always eat these breakfast. Well, NO!! I'm actually looking forward to have these for my breakfast.

So after 2 days having hamburger and egg biscuit, on the 4th day of our Taiwan trip, we had hamburger and egg biscuit AGAIN!! But this time, we had it at a different shop which located at a few blocks away from our hotel.

大麥美而美

the menu

our warm tea with sugar and tea with milk
nt 30 each (RM 3.50)
both sucks..
i wonder why they food can be so nice
but their drinks so yucky..

chicken drumstick hamburger (鸡肉腿汉堡)
nt 40 (RM 4.7)

pork chop egg biscuit (肉排蛋饼)
nt 20 (RM 2.4)

carrot cake with egg (萝卜糕加蛋)
nt 30 (RM 3.5)

The carrot cake is just normal, nothing special. To me, it's kind of weird to eat carrot cake with egg. hehe...

Everything is with egg, breakfast alone we already had 3 eggs! Wow!! I really like their hamburger, the bread is soft and no matter what kind of hamburger you ordered, it's definitely less oily if compared to our burger here.

As for the egg biscuit, you won't really feel full after eating it. But it's nice to eat as snacks. hehe...

I guess this will be the last hamburger and egg biscuit i had for my breakfast in Taiwan. Pretty sure FL won't let me have the same breakfast again tomorrow. :p

Famous dessert in Taiwan (鲜宇仙)

After our dinner at the 30 yrs old shop, we explore the shops around our hotel. We walked and walked and walked (for an hour or so..) and suddenly FL stopped and said, hey, this is the dessert shop that recommended by forumers, want to try?

We really get a lot of information on food from forumers, hehe..

鲜宇仙

the menu

the story of the shop

the shop is quite nice,
heard there's a lot of branches all over Taiwan

a pager/beeper?

We need to make our order at the counter. After we paid, we were given this, a pager. When our orders are ready, it will beeps. Then we can go to the counter and collect our dessert.

It sounds systematic right? But still, they missed out our orders. We waited for like 15 minutes but still the pager remained silent. We checked our orders at the counter and then only found out they missed out our orders.

FL's dessert
the round round big big in the middle is yam

and mine..
the white is yam, yellow is sweet potato,
then there's red bean..

We didn't expect it to be such a big bowl. We may just ordered a bowl instead of 2 if we knew it earlier. I forgot what we ordered but I remembered the taste is just normal. In fact, we took a hard time to finish our dessert. hehe.. The bill adds up to nt 90 (RM 10.60), not cheap also...

Worth to try if you never tried before, but I don't think I will visit the shop again if I got the chance to visit Taiwan next time. :p

Taiwan Beef Noodle at a 30 yrs old shop

We wasn't sure what to eat for dinner. When we saw this 30 yrs old shop, FL asked me, want to eat here? Well, why not? This shop offers a wide variety of food, from rice, to noodles and soupy stuff.

i can't seems to find the name of this shop,
can you?

this chili sauce appears in
most of the restaurants in Taiwan

this vege is on every table, it's nice!!

Sour Spicy Soup 酸辣汤

Most of the restaurants in Taiwan sell this soup, we ordered one to try and it taste weird. We don't like it. It's not sour and it's not spicy. Wonder why they called it sour spicy soup!

FL's rice..

FL need to eat rice at least once everyday. So he ordered this. If i'm not mistaken, this is the last plate of rice, so the boss said he will give FL what's left. Erm, can consider this as mixed rice gua. hehe.. taste quite good too!!

my Beef noodle (红烧牛肉)

actually it's not noodle it's more like pan mee

Overall the food here is quite ok, but I feel that the beef noodle I had at the opposite of our hotel is nicer, and cheaper too. The whole meal took us nt 200 (RM 23.50), consider not very cheap also lar.