Lion head meatballs 獅子頭 🦁
Met a friend for lunch in the Guting area, and he brought me to what looked like a non-descript Taiwanese canteen, but their hot pot lion head meatballs were spot on! Worth a try if you’re in the neighbourhood on a cold day. CanjuNo. 2號, Alley 7, Lane 283, Section 3, Luosifu Road, Da’an District, Taipei City, 106Google Maps 蠶居No. … Read More
Taipei election posters
From a few weeks ago: election posters plastered on the abandoned hotel at the intersection of Xinyi and Anhe. 101 peering from the east…
vietnamese tacos?
Got one of these taco-like snacks that are grilled on rice paper instead of tortillas (and glazed with egg). Filled with a mix of chopped meat and vegetables, then drizzled with various sauces. 25,000 dong at Phu Quoc night market.
Fish Sauce Vats in Phu Quoc
These gigantic vats contain a mixture of anchovies, salt and water that lay fermenting for over a year. A specialty in Phu Quoc island, Vietnam.
taipei night market rat
I smell a rat…
temple voting station in Taipei
Counting and tallying the votes in public at a local voting station, which also happens to be a temple. They made a point of showing the empty box when they took the last ballot out. 文昌街三聖宮 Google Maps
品味鮮小館
I noticed the liquor shelf for the first time at this restaurant in our neighbourhood, and thought it was strange that nearly half the bottles were the same. Then realized that each bottle had a name scrawled on it in sharpie… The bottles are being saved for their repeat customers! 😂 (really great restaurant btw, good for groups) 品味鮮小館 老彭的菜 … Read More
taipei dusk
My camera phone does not do this justice, so I’ll just have to keep in my mind’s eye how cool the moon was, peeking over Taipei 101 today.
