Category: Food

Whenever I think of Taipei, I think of 臭豆腐 Stinky Tofu.

My mom accompanied me to a stall near the 中和市興南觀光夜市 (Zhong He night market), located at Nan Shan Road.  My mom assured me that they have the best è‡­è±†è… stinky tofu.  No other version could beat this!

臭豆腐 stinky tofu at long last (& for only 40NT)!  My mom bought intestine misua (35NT).  The owners were soooooo nice, I even took a video of them preparing for our orders.  You can hear me speaking mandarin in the video! 😛

Here is the finished product:

It didn’t disappoint.  It definitely was the best è‡­è±†è… stinky tofu I have tried during my Taiwan trip. When I tried the versions from other night markets, I was like craving for this one.  This è‡­è±†è… stinky tofu really tasted the best.  The couple who owns the store is sooooo adorable & nice.

Rest of the pictures here.

If ever I do have a chance to go back to Taipei, I’ll definitely visit this place again and eat lots of their 臭豆腐 stinky tofu! 🙂

周師傅
台北縣永和保平路123號
886 0800-523999

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Before my mom & I head for the night market.  I accompanied her to dinner first.  Since I just ate my meal at Gate One cafe, I ended up watching mom eat a super yummy meal (Of course, do you have to ask?  I took pictures).

A lot of people frequent this restaurant and upon observing for quite some time, I saw that this place started way back in 1968.  Wow!  They are famous for their chicken w/ rice.

Guess what my mom ordered?  Ofcourse their specialty: 燒雞腿飯 Chicken Leg Rice.
For just 70NT, we were able to have the chicken leg, rice, fishball soup & vegetable side dish.

Such a treat right?  Overly affordable & delicious!  I just hope we have this place here in Manila.  Oh well…

More pictures here.

Farsi Famous Persian Grill
117 Scout Lozano Street, Quezon City
(02) 929-9574

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Late last night, a friend of mine accompanied me for dinner at Farsi.  It was already 11pm as I had a conference call that ended 10pm.  I was too hungry that I wanted to eat something that I like.  Since I’m fond of Persian food, I tried this.

The restaurant was well-hidden hahaha!  We had to look for it.  For those who wanted to try this out, Farsi is located at the back of Alba Resturant (along Tomas Morato).

The design of the restaurant is unique.  There were paintings related to the theme.  There was also television available for guests to watch.  There was also free wifi provided as well (just need to ask for the password) 😛

We ordered the ff.:

• Fish Tehran (Php 140)

A twist to the usual fish fillet, this dish had two marinated breaded fish fillet topped with honey mustard sauce.  The fish was good even though I felt that it was peppery.  The dish was served with biryani rice that made it an authentic Persian food.

• Bottled Mountain Dew (Php 25)

Okay, I’m sorry, I can’t help it!  It has been such a long time since I last saw a bottle of mountain dew hehehehe 😛  This used to be my favorite when I was little 😛

• Ripe Mango Shake (Php 50)

This was your typical mango shake but I felt that too much ice was put in.
I had brain freeze!!!

• Beef Roadway Footlong (Php 135)

This is Farsi’s version of the famous footlong hotdogs. hahahaha.  Of course, theirs is a kebab!  A 12-incher chelo kebab served with biryani rice.

You can choose either beef or chicken.  Chicken is five pesos cheaper.  I ordered beef of course, as I have always loved beef kebabs.

It was a bit hard to bite, but I found it was still juicy inside and delicious.  I just wish it wasn’t so hard to bite though.

Another that stuck to my mind was their excellent service.  The waiter waited for me to take pictures then when we were about to leave, he came out and assisted us as our car was backing out of the parking area.

After eating, I realized how much I missed Hossein & Arya Persian Restaurants.  I will definitely go there very soon.

一號出口 Gate One Cafe Shop
台北縣中和市捷運路111號
886 (02) 8668-0855

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I spent practically the whole day at this coffee shop during one of those days I was in Taiwan.  My mom wasn’t in the mood to go out and just wanted to rest that day.  I didn’t want to tour around alone so I decided to just go online.  Good thing, ä¸€è™Ÿå‡ºå£ Gate One Cafe Shop has free internet available for all their guests.

I entered around 11AM, the server was still arranging the table & stuff hahaha!  She let me in and apologized as she need to finish setting up the place.

I browsed through their menu and noticed the sign that they have.

The set menu was 170NT.  It included the ff.:

• Soup
• Side Dishes (Vegetables & Tofu)
• Main Dish w/ Rice (Choice of Pork, Beef, Fish)
• Drink (Choice of Green or Red Tea, Add 20NT for Coffee)

For brunch, I ordered their sweet and sour pork set menu.  I must say that i was impressed!  The beef was just so tender and the sauce!!!  It was perfect!!   I truly enjoyed my meal and was able to finish some task online.  The serving was pretty generous too!!

People frequent this place even though it isn’t really located at the city proper.  The coffee shop has this welcoming effect.  Their Internet is free but plugging in your device will cost you 10NT per hour.  I spent around 7 hours in this place but I was charged only 50NT.

At around 4-5PM, I started to get hungry (again).  The owner offered to cook my food herself and offered their fried rice.  It wasn’t on the menu but she recommended it.  It was 150NT w/ soup & drink.  I chose beef this time.  I felt there was too much pepper in the dish but it was good.  I liked the sweet & sour pork though.  😛

The rest of the pictures can be found here.

人間 People Restaurant Taipei
21-1 Dun Hua South Rd Section 1, Taipei, Taiwan 106
886 (02) 2577-2727

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A lot of people frequent this place.  It serves chinese food.  First impression was, this definitely will charge us real big that even though we would love to eat often, it wouldn’t be possible. hehehehe 😛

When we went down the stairs, a very big door greeted us.  There was no way for us to open it by pushing or pulling it.  You really have to figure it out REAL hard before you’ll be able to find out.  Some, if not most people wouldn’t be able to discover how to do this until they call the restaurant.

I’ll teach you the trick. It was a good thing my mom already knew how so it was very easy for us. See the picture below? You have to put your hand inside the hole and press then waaaaaalaahh the door opens 🙂

That’s just the start. The food was deliciously good!!!! I especially loved the fried rice we ordered. I can just eat it on its own. Thinking about the experience makes me feel hungry!

Here are what we ordered:

• Fried Rice with Salmon & Eggs (200NT)

awwww… this dish!!!  This diiiiishh!!!!  What can I say?  I just loved it!!!  It was sooooo delicious considering I’m not fond of salmon.  It was just perfect.  You should really order this when you dine at People Restaurant Taipei.  I just wish I can take this home to the Philippines!  I miss this dish already!  Bring me back please?

• Bamboo Shoot & Chicken Clear Soup (100NT)

• Burdock & Beef Clear Soup (100NT)

Loved the beef!!! It was very tender but this was one expensive soup, good for one!

• Pan-Fried Sea Bream w/ Garlic (360NT)

I first saw garlic cooked like this when we were invited for dinner at a colleague’s place. I still wonder how they prepared the garlic. I’m thinking they boiled it then cut it in half and put sesame oil? Anyhow, the fish was just okay for me.

• Special Iced Milk Tea (160NT)

• Deep-Fried Prawns in Pomelo & Lime Sauce (420NT)

Five pieces of shrimp fried to perfection with pomelo and lime sauce poured on each piece. Beautifully served with five lemon slices.  It is a dish to enjoy.

Rest of the pictures here.