Here is what I thought of the city six years ago and posted on my Australian underwater blog: Viewed from the 46th floor of Eastern Plaza Hotel is Taipei 101 showing how it towers above the city. One might question the logic of building the world’s tallest building in an earthquake prone zone. Obviously the [...]
Archive for July 27, 2010
WHAT AUSTRALIANS THINK OF TAIWAN Leave a comment
CHICKEN RICE VEGETABLES No address for these Leave a comment
Here is a curried chicken in a spicy curry on rice with vegetables as a take-away. Price NT$60 ($2 Australian). Separate additional, green vegetables, another NT$30 The best curried food I’ve experienced in this busy city. Nearby is a KFC and McDonalds. Neither can compete with quality or price at Joseph’s. I ask for Garley [...]
FISH DISH – MAYBE FRESHWATER SPECIES Leave a comment
SOFT SHELL CRAB – DEEP FRIED, EAT THE LOT Leave a comment
Taiwan is a former colony of Japan with much influence especially in cooking remaining. We returned to a restaurant in ChangAn East Road. Soft-shelled crab is delicious and crunchy. No problem chewing the lot up and amazingly tasty. The large crab is cut into mouthful-sized pieces. They did not last long on the plate. Our [...]
ABALONE SEARCH IN TAIPEI Leave a comment
Many Australian divers went professional abalone diving in the 1960′s – before licenses and regulations. I was one of them. The price we were paid for fresh abalone, in adjusted values is about 50 times less than what the professional divers are paid today. Today’s licensed divers have a lot of overheads. A $5 to [...]
CANTONESE MENU 1950′s SYDNEY Leave a comment
FISH RIGHTS – DO THEY HAVE ANY? Leave a comment
Nearby, live ‘sand clams’ (in Australia – pippies) in a large dish with flowing water spilling over the sides. The Asian obsession with “live” seafood is a guarantee of freshness – to some extent. Search for Seafood Soup Taipei video (on YouTube) shows ulcers on the face of the Queensland-type giant groper. That fish has [...]
