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Five weeks have passed already since I came to Taiwan. I am
studying in Taipei at The National Chengchi University (NCCU). I have
tried several kinds of Taiwanese food, like Chou Tofu 臭豆腐, Kong Bao Ji
Ding 宮保雞丁, Niu Rou Mian 牛肉麵. Most of them tasted really weird and I
confess that I have not had all the meal. Nevertheless, after some time
I was convinced by my new Taiwanese friends to try typical dishes. After
I tasted some of them, I am sure that the flavour is different from the
ones I am used to.
I have had several experiences trying the
different type of foods that they have here. I think that some of them
are not very tasty (as Taiwanese people consider tasty), although there
are some that I totally agree when they say it is delicious. We can find
a great variety of food here – especially in night markets. We can also
find a lot of Taiwanese restaurants and other small shops where you can
eat, and the dishes are not very expensive.
From what I have tried, I liked several dishes. One of them is a
rice bread with meat filling, I am not sure how it is written but I
think it is pronounced “Cha Shao Pao 叉燒包”, you can find it almost
everywhere. There is another food that I love that is dumplings. You can
get those near NCCU and I am using this factor very often. I have not
seen another restaurant of dumplings, although I do not think that it is
the only one. If anyone sees one, then don’t think twice and get in to
taste it.
Unfortunately my favorite dumplings made me gain 3 kg already!
Therefore I have to look for some new delicious healthier food. I am
only finding those unhealthy ones, so far. Another example is ice-cream
with fruits and a sauce of condensed milk. Absolutely amazing! I would
love to taste some more typical food, but as I do not know enough
Chinese I cannot order in most of the local restaurants. They usually do
not have English menu either. Therefore, my favorite place for eating is
the night markets. I can simply point at anything I want and get it. If
you can’t wait until your Chinese is good enough and also want to try
fancier food in numerous local restaurants like me, night market is
always the best choice to go.
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