Recognise this place?
Where are we going at 2.30 pm?
10.20 pm - so unlike me to eat so late but the objective of this trip is to eat as much as I can in the little time here. A bowl of sour spicy soup. The ingredients are tofu, bamboo shoots, carrots, cloud ear fungus, meat slices, egg drops.
Ordered two items only, price 63.
Ba Fang eatery, a chain store.
6 dumplings
Seldom can get here - kimchi pork dumplings. So appetising, so yummy!
11.30 pm - still eating - my favourite ice cream here.
My favourite ice cream 紅豆粉粿 (Hóngdòu fěn guǒ). 紅豆is red bean. 粉粿is flour cakes which are chewy (QQ) cubes embedded in the ice cream. 粉粿 is made mainly from tapioca flour.
There are two main brands selling this type of ice cream: 義美 (I Mei) and 小美 (Xiao Mei). Both are nice but I Mei has more milk in its ice cream.
This one that I am eating is Xiao Mei.
This is I-mei. Photo sourced from internet.
Short trip to Taipei on Tue 6 Nov 2018. I don't think I will ever go to Taipei again. So am feeling nostalgic looking at the photos so decided to put them here to remember my farewell trip to Taipei.
*** Sunday 28 June 2020 d103 ***
Why are u not goin to Taipei anymore? So mch delicious food over there...how short was ur trip back then? Ah i can see tht u ordered the same food frm the homemade fishball shop. I mst go try someday.
ReplyDeleteCos retired from all travelling d. Like stp says below. Back then the trip was 3 days. Yes, please go try the Ipoh hor fun.
DeleteShould stay longer so can enjoy all the food without rush.
DeleteI miss home so purposely only go for 3 days.
DeleteRed beans flour cakes ice cream sound interesting and yummy to me, wonder is it can only get in taipei. I would definitely enjoy the sour spicy soup with all the ingredients but cannot be too spicy. I went taipei once and like you i dont think i will ever travel to taipei again cos scare of earthquake, earthquake always happens there.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you can look for the ice cream in sg in Taiwan grocery shops cos I know Taiwan Grocery shops in USA got sell the ice cream. The soup is not too spicy, should be ok for you. You can try it in din Tai Fung sg for the soup. Ya I experienced the bathroom swaying one time when I was in Taipei due to very minor earthquake.
DeleteWhy so cheap? TW$63 is only about RM$7.
ReplyDeleteUsing latest rate tw63 is about rm10. The price of this dumplings chain store is very affordable.
DeleteYeah~why you are not going to Taipei anymore? Perhaps you have many more countries to visit right?
ReplyDeleteNo, not travelling anymore. Retired from travelling already. See stp's comment below.
DeleteI think I would prefer the kai si hor fun you had at Sri Petaling. I'm not going anywhere anymore either. Better safe the money for rainy days. #staysafe #stayhome
ReplyDeleteRetired from travelling. The kai so hor fun is nice but totally different type of food from sui gao.
DeleteNice memories of your Taiwan trip. It will be a while before anyone travels. Let's wait till it is safer.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I am not travelling anymore, retired d. People will start to travel once the borders open because the travelling temptation is strong!
DeleteWah!! Foodie trip. If you miss the food, bet you can go again. Maybe not this year, wait till pandemic is over.
ReplyDeleteI would to try the ice cream. I like red beans and I have stock of red bean ice cream potong in my freezer.
Nah, I seldom fly just for the food. You should go to Taipei with your whole family after there is a vaccine as a family trip since you like to eat red bean ice creams.
DeleteDoes the kai si hor fun tastes the same as Ipoh's kai si hor fun? I like dumplings but no thanks to kim chi dumplings.
ReplyDeleteYes, it tastes the same, very smooth hor fun. You don't like Kim chi? Why not? Too sour?
DeleteWe burnt our tickets to Taipei in June as Traveloka does not refund all their cheap bookings. We were supposed to attend our God daughter's convocation ceremony. My wife was so heartbroken with the cancellation. Next would be hotels booked for Ironman in Langkawi with no refunds as event has been cancelled. Most probably we will just stay there for 4 nights and do nothing. Lolol
ReplyDeleteYes so sad no refunds. Can go eat seafood in Langkawi and just relax relax.
DeleteThe only place I can think for sour spicy soup and dumplings is Esquire Kichen.... haven't been there for ages already.
ReplyDeleteRetired from travelling means only for work right? Can still travel on holiday.
I also haven't gone to esquire kitchen for a very long time. No, not travelling anywhere for holidays also if need to fly.
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