My Top 10 Taiwanese Foods in 2011

My husband and I traveled in Taiwan this summer. We enjoyed the food so much that I would like to share them with you! My Top 10 Taiwanese Foods are hidden among the pictures. Just click on them to find more information.

NO.1 Mango Shaved Ice at Shihlin Night Market 千層芒果牛女乃冰 at 士林夜市

The ice is shaved super thin that you feel like you are eating powder snow! This picture shows a half of the serving. The shaved ice itself is milk-flavored and sweet. (or already mango flavored, perhaps?) They put cut fresh mango and condensed milk on top of it. Yummy!!!

NO.2 Egg Pudding at Ji Jia Zhuang 鶏家荘のプリン

This restaurant is famous for chicken. But this complimentary dessert caught my heart! Sooo rich in taste!

NO.3 Beef Noodle Soup at Shihlin Night Market 牛肉麺 at 士林夜市

Spiced tender beef, flat noodles, and simple flavorful soup go together.

NO.4 Deep-fried seasoned chicken breast at Shihlin Night Market 大排鶏 at 士林夜市

It's as big as a slipper. Tasty yet crispy.

NO.5 Mapo Tofu at Ji Jia Zhuang 鶏家豆腐 at 鶏家荘

This mapo tofu is not spicy, and use chicken instead of pork.

NO.6 Chicken Flavored Rice at Ji Jia Zhuang 鶏飯 at 鶏家荘

Rice cooked in chicken broth. It goes well with mapo tofu.

NO.7 Fo Tiao Qiang at ShinYe 仏跳牆 at 欣葉

Fo Tiao Qiang means "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall" to eat this delicious dish. The stew consists of many ingredients including scallops, sea cucumber, abalone, shark fin, and chicken. It was delicous, but I have a slight doubt about how it was cooked. Fo Tiao Qiang usually requires one to two full days to prepare, but it was served in less than an hour.

NO.8 Wonton with hot oil sauce at Din Tai Fung 紅油炒手 at 鼎泰豊

Din Tai Fung is most famous for small steamed buns "xiaolongbao" but I was more impressed with this dish. The sauce is delicous!

NO.9 Stir-fried water spinach at Din Tai Fung 炒空心菜 at 鼎泰豊

They just stir fried water spinach with garlic. But surely it is yummy.

NO.10 Bento Lunch Box at Taipei station 高鉄台北駅の駅弁

Taiwan has Ekiben! It was sold at Taipei station. Spiced meat, a boiled egg, and pickled vegetable were placed on hot rice.

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