Making anything illegal will greatly increase popularity and price. (Use the search function to view earlier posts about Shark Fin Soup in Taiwan). Mis-information galore every week is floating around. On You Tube an 18 year-old shark fan in Australia voiced concerns for saving all sharks everywhere. Meanwhile two shark bites occurred on swimmers in [...]
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SHARK FIN SOUP 2012 Leave a comment
SEAFOOD IN CARVED MARBLE Leave a comment
CHEAP EATS Leave a comment
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 [...]
SYDNEY ROCK OYSTERS Leave a comment
BEST AUSTRALIAN LOBSTER Leave a comment
The Eastern Rock Lobster is found only in the state of New South Wales. In my opinion it’s the best Australian lobster of all. Originally called crayfish, the name was changed to rock lobster to help exports. Australian rock lobster do not have ‘nippers’ as per Atlantic Ocean lobster. Fishermen keep the larger specimens (which [...]
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 [...]
ASTORIA RESTAURANT, (Revisited) TAIPEI Leave a comment
LUNCH at the Astoria – previous visit. (click this text) Address: 2F #5 Sec 1, Wu Chang Street, Taipei 100 See “Lunch at the Astoria”, top of this page for a link.
