Archive for the ‘ food ’ Category

Giveaway #2

I’m feeling particularly generous today. How about another giveaway? Leave a comment by next Wed., June 9, anywhere on this blog, and I’ll mail the winner a big package of Hi-Chews. (They’re only the best candy ever.) [EDIT] The winner was Paul! These yummies are coming your way soon![ READ MORE ]

The Sea-Urchin-Over-Rice Place

There’s a restaurant hidden away in the Neihu Technological Park. It started out as a wholesale seafood company selling their goodies at a pop-up place next door complete with picnic tables and patio furniture. Now, they’ve remodeled, and it’s a full-fledged amazing seafood/sashimi restaurant with lines out the door and reservations that need to be [ READ MORE ]

Family Visit, Week One

My parents and brother finally made a visit back to Taiwan to come see me. They haven’t been back in nine years, and to them, Taipei has changed so much. We’ve been eating a lot this past week with me taking them out for the good places I know and with our scores of relatives [ READ MORE ]

After-Workout Meal

  • April 28th, 2010
  • Posted in food

This is my after-workout meal. It’s light, it’s simple, and it tastes good. How much would you pay for this in the States? I’d say $10-$15. Guess how much I got it for? $70NT ($2.24USD) Each of those bad boys are $10NT($0.32USD) each. Granted, they’re not grade A quality sushi, but still not bad for [ READ MORE ]

Good Eats

I had a food-filled day today. For lunch, we went to this amazing mountain-top restaurant called 野宴食堂 (Wild Feast Dining Hall?) out in 石碇 (ShiDing), which is a rural town about 20 minutes south of Taipei and famous for its tofu. Unfortunately, I didn’t take any pictures, but you can see pictures of some of their [ READ MORE ]