Hi everyone! I’m back in Manila. After battling jet lag for several days I’m ready to start posting again. I can’t wait to show you all the places I ate at from California to New York and places in between. Before that I’ll finish my entries on Taipei and some other restaurants in Manila. SoContinue reading “Raohe Night Market – What We Saw”
Category Archives: Taipei
Lunch at the original Din Tai Fung branch in Taipei
Can you believe we ate at Din Tai Fung only a few hours after eating at World Soybean Magnate? We were trying to cram as many things we could try in a day. My cousin Angie brought us to the original branch of Din Tai Fung located on XinYi road at the corner of YongContinue reading “Lunch at the original Din Tai Fung branch in Taipei”
Taipei Underground Market
My cousin Angie took us to an interesting underground shopping mall in Taipei. We accessed the through the Taipei Railway Station. There were lots and lots of eateries, clothing and electronics stores. Most of the stores catered to the young to teen crowd. Angie’s cute son Daniel with his new toy cars. We didn’t understandContinue reading “Taipei Underground Market”
Buying Fruits in a Market in Taipei
After picking up our box at Forex’ office we went around the corner to a fruit and veggie market to some fresh, sweet guava to take home to Manila. Angie, Rochelle and I walked around the super clean market which sold an assortment of prepared food, fruits, veggies and meat. Right at the entrance wereContinue reading “Buying Fruits in a Market in Taipei”
World Soybean Milk Magnate
We told my cousin, Angie who’s been living in Taipei for more than 10 years now, that we wanted to eat authentic Taiwanese food specially soy milk and you tiao or Chinese fried crullers. Angie brought us to World Soybean Milk Magnate. With a name like that our expectations were high. While writing this entryContinue reading “World Soybean Milk Magnate”
Pineapple Cake from Chiate Bakery
One of the things on my shopping list for Taipei was pineapple cakes from Chiate Bakery. I tried my first pineapple cake when I was a child visiting Taipei. I never liked the thick dry crust and overly sweet filling. But when a friend of my dad’s gave him a box of pineapple cake fromContinue reading “Pineapple Cake from Chiate Bakery”
Dinner at Shin Yeh restaurant in Taipei
Rochelle’s mom had very good memories of this restaurant which she used to frequent many, many years ago. Thanks to Google we were able to track down a branch of Shin Yeh restaurant at the 8th flr. of Shin Kong Mitsukoshi at Nanjing Rd. The food was very well cooked and the flavors were delicious.Continue reading “Dinner at Shin Yeh restaurant in Taipei”
Shopping Malls in Taipei
After lunch at Wasabi in Taipei 101 we walked around the area filled with shopping malls. From Taipei 101 we crossed a walkway that connected to New York New York mall which housed Muji and Daiso, our favorite Japanese stores. This is just one of the many malls in the Xinyi district which is aContinue reading “Shopping Malls in Taipei”
Lunch at Wasabi at Taipei 101
While walking around Taipei 101 the day before we noticed the long lines in front of Wasabi. We took a look at the food and immediately made reservations for lunch. We made sure we were hungry when we conquered Wasabi. Weekday lunch buffet cost NT$648 or P922 or US$20. Buffet included a wide, wide arrayContinue reading “Lunch at Wasabi at Taipei 101”
Dinner at Tapei 101’s food court
I can’t believe we stayed an entire day in Taipei 101’s mall considering I didn’t do any shopping in the super high end stores. We decided to eat an early dinner at the food court before going back to the hotel. This outlet specialized in oyster pancakes and they had several combination sets that includedContinue reading “Dinner at Tapei 101’s food court”
Shoot First Eat Later 