thousand-year-old icecream
from the xie xie sandwich shop on 9th ave. sandwiches definitely not as good as num pang in the village, but I love the icecream sandwiches! the centre is blackened caramel (tastes exactly like the crunchy caramel in a skør bar) and they make the ice cream and cookies themselves. delicious!
finally winter
…and the sparrows are out?! this is how it looked from 125th street station yesterday morning, as the snow was just starting–giant, wet, plops of snow:
walk signs from around the world
by Barclay and Church St.
shilin night market
one of the side entrances to the largest night market in taipei: and the food that is there: meat skewers (pick whichever you want, and she’ll fry them for you), lemon jelly drink, pan-fried buns (qian bao) with vegetable or meat fillings, and cool looking roti machine. but my favourite is the “pulled” roti (zhua bing)–fluffy, buttery, and scallion-y–which I … Read More
grand central squash
how cool is this: a plexiglass court set up in grand central terminal for a professional squash tournament (“Tournament of Champions“). seats are ticketed, but you can also watch for free (if you don’t mind standing) from the front of the court… you might wonder how the players keep from being distracted by seeing the spectators–this is tempered by a … Read More
vinnie’s pizzeria
how’s this for a pizza idea: mac & cheese. also shown here: black bean & avocado slice, vegan meat & cheese slice, and garlic knots. the portions are large so one slice is probably enough, but we wanted to try the different kinds! to be honest they look better than they taste, but it’s not bad… definitely worth going if … Read More
yonghe night market
fresh fruit, candied fruit (and a cute kid), shoe market, chopstick vendor & tea shop…
breakfast in taipei
I was in Taipei for the holidays, and each day before driving to my grandparents’ apartment we would eat or pick up breakfast at a soy milk place. Typical dishes served at a place like this include: bowl of hot sweet soy milk (熱豆漿) or “salty” soy milk (鹹豆漿), bowl of rice milk (米漿), scallion pancakes (蔥油餅, with or without … Read More