As you can see by the abundance of posts, Taiwan is a serious foodie destination - lots of cheap food and viva variety. For those of you who are adventurous enough to go, I have to give you a warning - I went with my fiancee and she rocked the mandarin for all the ordering. Everyone is generally friendly (except the politicians), but some of these food vendors probably don't speak English. You can probably point to what you want and you should be ok though...Goals for the next trip
1. Eat more home cooking - I think it blows away the so-called fancy restaurants
2. Try sushi. I'm figuring it's relatively close to Japan, so there should be some great sushi chefs/fish there.
3. Eat everything I ate in the previous posts. It ruled.
Here's the rest of the restaurants we visited in order of wow factor for food...
Ling Ja Gan Mien - No 11 Chuan-Chou St, Taipei, Taiwan (Near Taipei Chienkuo Municipal High School)
Comments - The best noodle we had in Taiwan...seriously almost rivaling pastas I had in Italy. An amazing springiness to it (different than al dente) and great flavor. $1 for a medium bowl
Lau Jiang Neyo Row Mien - Jin Shan South Road, Section 2, Alley 31, Taipei, Taiwan
Comments - Great beef noodles. An intensely flavorful, spicy broth and tender beef.
Mwoh Zhi Yang - (will post location if I find it)
Comments - A lamb dish was Chinese, yet it tasted like Thai food. Basil, sour, sweet, chili thing going on. Regardless, it was spectacular...uber tender lamb.
Ikki - No 207, DunHua North Road, B1, Taipei, Taiwan
Comments - Really trendy looking place and the price point is insane. Star was the garlic oyster soup which tasted like the sea. $25 for 7 courses.
Shin Yeh - No 34-1, Shuang Cheng Street, Taipei, Taiwan
Comments - Very tasty egg and oyster dish, but the service is bad and the price point is high for Taipei standards. Other dishes were average. Porthos swears by this place though as do the abundance of Japanese tourists, so I may need to revisit.
Tatun Flowers - (will post location if I find it)
Comments - Beautiful location in the mountains and the food was pretty tasty. The star was the stupidly tender lamb.
Jen San Yuen - (will post location if I find it)
Comments - Taken out by the future mother-in-law's friends for a huge Chinese banquet meal. Star was the blackened chicken soup. Amazing depth of rich chicken flavor, if you can get by the gross looking chicken.
Wu Wei - No 106, Sec 2, Gongyi Rd, Taichung City, Taiwan
Comments - The best hand picked tea in a serene and peaceful setting. You'll get a serious education in tea here. A must visit if you're ever in Taichung city.
Rose House - No. 15, Lane 14, Sec. 7, Chung-shan North Rd., Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan
Comments - Old school looking British style tea house. Lots of them all over Taiwan. Teas are great here.
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