We don’t see cooked soy beans for sale in Australia. These have chili and maybe garlic on the outside of the pods (which I presume, are not eaten). Shell them as with peas, chewy. Not too bad. Very cheap food. Compliment these with fresh prawns and a stick or loaf of French-style bread – all [...]
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CHEAP EATS Leave a comment
HOT-POT RESTAURANT – A popular DIY food Leave a comment
Vegetables arrive neatly stacked in a bowl – ready for cooking at the table by yourselves. Cooking is in sunken dishes electrical heated. Customer controls the heat level. Each person has their own hot-pot. Seafood is one choice. Various sliced raw meats or chicken is an option. Finally, there is a delicious soup made from [...]
STORE SALE PRICES Leave a comment
It’s written in reverse to what we are accustomed to in the west. While we are used to seeing 10% off, or reduced 30% and so on, the local system is with the shop owner’s interest indicated first. We see large single numerals so what do these indicate I have often wondered. Here’s the answer. [...]
BEST GUIDE TO TAIWAN – INSIDE PHONE BOOK Leave a comment
SURF TAIWAN – C I J I N ISLAND Leave a comment
Eileen (above) is Swiss-German with a Taiwanese mother. She speaks good Chinese Mandarin. Leo is a chef and member of the surf club. Eileen told me a little about the Cijin surf club. 1. Members can store their boards and can over-night at the clubhouse if they wish. 2. Surf board hire NT$500 per day. [...]
EATING CHEAPLY – KAOHSIUNG Leave a comment
I don’t read many Chinese characters so this menu on the wall was a waste of time for me. I spotted fish and rice at the counter behind glass. The fish cutlets were Spanish Mackerel (OK when the fish is small – avoid large-sized cutlets as this species is a known source of a tastless [...]
FRESH SEAFOOD – GOOD VALUE RESTAURANT Leave a comment
RESTAURANTS – CLEVER MARKETING Leave a comment
A clever method of encouraging customers to return. A 30% discount voucher (based on what you spent today) can be deducted from your next bill. There is a use-by date. Brother Hotel has FIVE cuisine choices, each with its own kitchen. Nothing like this exists in Australia. Location near Nanjing Road East MRT station, Taipei.
ROOSEVELT AVENUE, (Taipei) Leave a comment
There is a building above every footpath in Taipei. The ground floor has been reserved as a footpath (sidewalk) – a legacy of the Japanese era and of all the Asian cities, unique to Taiwan. Roosevelt is the name of a former US president of course. The USA gave $36 billion in aid to Taiwan [...]
FRUIT IN JULY Leave a comment
Australia exports its top quality fruit – often to Taiwan. Fresh squeezed oranges from California or South Africa as sold near my hotel. The giant mango is yet to be sampled for taste – I doubt if it will compare with Australian mangoes from Bowen, Queensland, known as Kensington Pride and (I think) Bowen Specials. [...]
