Everyday Food I Love

Chun-Ciou Hot Pot located in a standalone building along Old Klang Road. This is a spacious restaurant which can approximately fit in 180 people at any one time. The restaurant has an eye catching high ceiling and spacious interior, each set of tables and chairs comes with dividers which provide more privacy for your dining experienced. Chun-Ciou Hot Pot is a buffet style “serve-to-table” restaurant that serve authentic Taiwanese hot pot delicacies. All of their main ingredients are sourced directly from Taiwan. The only exception here would be the meat from Australia or New Zealand and Japanese king prawn ball from Japan. You have a wide variety of free beverages on the counter to choose: from coffee, Chinese tea bags (Green Tea, Jasmine, Ti Kuan Yin, Pu-erh) and soft drinks. The price of the buffet is quite reasonable as most of their ingredients are imported.

Located two stations away from Jiaoxi Train Station, Luodong Night Market 羅東夜市 is one of Taiwan’s biggest and most crowded night market. During our visit, it was a rainy day but it didn't stopped the crowds from visiting.

四圍堡車站 (Siweibao Station) is a theme restaurant located in Jiaoxi, Taiwan. The bakery cum restaurant attracted huge crowds daily with its beautiful settings resembling the famous Harry Potter.

Just a few shops away from 58˚ Hotspring Hotel, You Mian Zhu Sifang Xiaochi is a small restaurant offering local delicacies to both the locals and tourists.

Located just outside the hot springs town of Yilan County’s Jiaosi Township (礁溪), Wengyao Roast Chicken is famous for jar-roasted chicken.

Eight dishes in a special Taiwan Tea Cuisine menu will be featured from 8 to 28 June at Shang Palace, Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The flavours of different varieties of Chinese tea will be in appetisers, main courses and a dessert. Tea can add an elegance, complexity and depth of flavour to a dish.

Yang Ji Pork Rib Noodle Soup in the Ximending (西門町) district, is a shop selling pork ribs noodles. This stall was featured in TVBS food programme - Shi Shang Wan Jia (食尚玩家) and other media platforms. It is locate along Hankou Street (漢口街) next to East Dragon Hotel.

Apart from Din Tai Fung, Kao Chi in Yongkang Street is another famous restaurant for Xiao Long Bao. Since 1949, about 8 years before Din Tai Fung opened its gates, Kao-chi has been serving Shanghainese dishes in Taipei.

365 Snack Stall is a place where you can get your fix of Taiwanese snacks in Ximending. Whether is during the day or night, the stall is always crowded with both locals and tourists patronizing.

Tian Bu La is a Taiwanese version of Japanese oden, that's made from fish paste molded into various shapes and sizes, deep-fried, then boiled in broth. Before eating, the pieces of solid fish paste are taken from the broth and smothered in brown sauce.

Ah Mao Risotto Restaurant is located in the heart of Ximending, a very popular shopping district in Taiwan. One of the trademark of this popular restaurant is a dog that sits outside the restaurant. A tame and friendly Golden Retriever called Ah Mao always sits outside the restaurant to welcome guests, and almost all guests will love the dog and its friendliness.

Tamsui is a smaller city to the north of Taipei which is tourist attraction in Taipei and boasts many historical attractions, and is a popular location for delicious food and viewing the sunset. The famous Tamsui Old Street is filled with local food such as Agei (Ah Ge), Iron eggs (tie dan) and fish crackers, and unique stores or folk arts shops selling old school snacks and handmade products.The dock is a good place for marvelous sunset viewing and tourists are also encouraged to take the ferry boats at Tamsui Wharf to enjoy a breezy journey and take in a panoramic view of Tamsui River.

Fu Hang Dou Jiang is an impressive place which attracted huge crowd of breakfast eaters who are willing to travel the distance, just to sink their teeth in one of the most satisfying shao bing (flatbread) and soy milk in the city.

Tian Wai Tian Mala Steamboat offers great selection of fresh food and their soup is just fabulously spicy. The throng of people that frequent this restaurant is testament enough of its value for money. Queuing for a table is not uncommon, but it is definitely worth the wait. You shouldn't have to wait too long, because the 2 hour time limit for each diner ensures and fast turn around time.

3 Tons Braised is a restaurant located in Asia City, specialized in Taiwanese street food. Their signature dishes included the Braised Minced Pork Rice, Braised Pork Belly Rice, Hsiang-Hsiang Deep Fried Chicken, Mango Coconut Sago and Taiwan Golden Beef Noodle.

At Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, travellers can enjoy different kinds of cuisine from renowned restaurant chains with the same services and prices offered in other parts of Taiwan.

Shilin Night Market (士林夜市) is a night market in the Shilin District of Taipei, and is often considered to be the largest and most famous night market in the city.

Apart from shopping, Ximending is also a great place for street food. Whether is during the day or night time, you can always find street food around the corner.

Jiufen is a mountain area in the Ruifang District of New Taipei City near Keelung, Taiwan. Known for its breathtaking panoramic view, Jiufen is also a place where Hayao Miyasaki get his inspiration for his famous animation 'Spirited Away', produced by Studio Ghibli

This awkward looking structure stands out from the rest, igniting a sense of wonderment and your oohs and aaahs. To top it off, its even a restaurant dishing out delicious Taiwanese cuisine. Not quite 'now I've seen it all'. But definitely one of a kind.