Archive for January 30, 2010

TAIPEI PREPARES FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR   Leave a comment

(Shops selling CNY decorations,  ChangAn W Rd, Taipei on 5 February) January 30, 2010, Dihua Street, Taipei at 5pm Dihua Street is the oldest and most traditional shopping area selling medicines, dried seafood and canned abalone. Other crowds anticipated  at Ningxia Night Market,  Huayin Street,  and the Bingjiang Market. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG4I4pDAXW8

CHOCOLATE COINS; GOOD USE FOR GINGER TEA   Leave a comment

(click for larger picture) Ginger and sugar tea It would be a good idea for Australian tourist boats, especially those working the southern Great Barrier Reef, to make ginger tea available as an anti-seasick preventive – or cure? Not a ‘medicine’ but works as one. It’s not uncommon for an ambulance to meet a charter [...]

Posted January 30, 2010 by fathomTaiwan in Small Shop Value

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ABALONE – CHINESE NEW YEAR FEAST   Leave a comment

(click for larger picture) Dihua Street merchant, Mr Kai Lin knows  Calmex brand abalone (from California-Mexico) is the top class. Current Taipei price per can NT$ 2250 – which might just be a new record high. Elsewhere a package of two cans of Calmex , plus fish roe (center) and dried scallops was priced at [...]

Posted January 30, 2010 by fathomTaiwan in Tasty Seafood

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