Archive for the ‘Tasty Seafood’ Category

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   2 comments

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.

SEAFOOD STREET – 4th Restaurant   Leave a comment

Posted August 8, 2011 by fathomTaiwan in Tasty Seafood

GRILLED FISH   Leave a comment

Posted August 8, 2011 by fathomTaiwan in Tasty Seafood

STEAMED COD   Leave a comment

Posted August 7, 2011 by fathomTaiwan in Tasty Seafood

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SEAFOOD – tHE gOOD AND THE bAD   Leave a comment

This is the way it goes.  Select a fish from the tray of ice outside the restaurant.  Ask How Much?  The quote will be written on a notepad and shown.  At this point – TAKE A PICTURE of the quote, otherwise it might be different when the bill arrives.  Nobody speaks English so you are [...]

Posted August 5, 2011 by fathomTaiwan in Tasty Seafood

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TAITUNG RESTAURANT- FISH DISH   Leave a comment

We selected the beautiful Coral Cod from fisherman’s wharf at Fugang Harbour. A large-sized ‘A’ grade fish, not common in Australia where it’s cousin, the famed Coral Trout is more plentiful.  (Coral Trout are exported live from North Queensland to HK). In Australia we fry fresh Coral Trout fillets as the common way of preparing [...]

FAST FOOD KAOHSIUNG   Leave a comment

Less English in the advertising in southern Taiwan.

Posted July 24, 2011 by fathomTaiwan in Health food

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. [...]

SEAFOOD STREET, CIJIN ISLAND, KAOHSIUNG   Leave a comment

People love shark – for one thing there are no bones.  The rule expert sea lovers have is ‘eat small fish when possible’.  It’s a good point to remember.  At ‘Seafood Street’  the corner restaurant (shown in the top picture, on the left) Mark was honest and helpful.  The sardines had eggs and would be [...]