Taipei - Airport 7-Eleven Beers
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by Mike
2y ago
7-Eleven is the dominant convenience store chain in many parts of Southeast Asia, and particularly in Taiwan. It was our go-to place to grab beer and snacks, but you can (and many people do) get a whole meal there. They sell all sorts of stuff that can be reheated in the on-site microwaves, and even have bubbling cauldrons of soup with various bits of things like tofu and fish cakes simmering away. One of the Taipei airport food courts had a 7-Eleven and we took advantage of it while waiting for our flight. Surprisingly, prices here were not inflated compared to other Taipei 7-Elevens, and ..read more
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Taipei - Liu Shandong Beef Noodles
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by Mike
2y ago
On our way to the airport to travel home from Taipei, we used the convenient baggage check at Taipei Main Station and headed out for some noodle soup. Our destination was Liu Shandong Beef Noodles. Located on a corner at the intersection of two alleys, this place just oozed atmosphere. We sat down and ordered a couple of bowls of noodle soup - one beef, and one pork chop. They arrived steaming hot and very generously sized. The beef bowl was very tasty, but on this occasion I think I may have enjoyed the pork chop version a little bit more. The lightly coated pork that had been f ..read more
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Taipei - Dongmen Market
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by Mike
2y ago
Dongmen Market was just a few blocks from our hotel in Taipei, so we ended up checking it out a couple of times. It is a very comfortable, well-patronized but not at all frantic local market that spans a street section, as well as an inside area. Lots of produce available, as well as plenty of meat, fish and seafood. On one of our visits, we breakfasted on some daikon buns from a little corner-side stall. I'm definitely developing a bit of a crush on daikon. As we were heading out, we noticed a happy, vibrant crush of mostly elderly people around a small store-front. We had no ..read more
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Taipei - Fried Treats at Shi Yun in the Shida Night Market
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by Mike
2y ago
The Shida market is one of the smaller night markets in Taipei, but what it lacks in size it makes up in energy. It is near a University, and on our visit it was busy with young people getting something to eat. Above is a stall selling Shanghai-style pan-fried pork buns. Below was one of many popular stalls we saw in Taiwan that lets you pick a mix of ingredients which get quickly cooked in a cauldron of stock and served as a to-go tub of soup. Our destination, though, was a place called Shi Yun which serves custom pick-and-mix fry-ups. We were standing around trying to figure out ..read more
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Taipei - Shilin Night Market
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by Mike
2y ago
We were back in Taipei for a few nights at the end of our trip before flying home, and Shilin Night Market was still on our list of places to try. Shilin is the largest of the Taipei night markets - encompassing several square blocks full of wares being sold, games being played and (most importantly) food being eaten. This stand had us at meat-on-a-stick. We happily chomped through three of the grilled pork sausages. This lady caught our attention, and we tried a couple of her pastries - one scallion and one salty radish. The scallion one was very good, but we really fell in love w ..read more
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Kuala Lumpur - Banana Leaf Lunch at Sri Nirwana Maju
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by Mike
2y ago
Having really enjoyed our banana leaf thali and Bakti Woodlands, we were eager to try something similar at a different place. While Brickfields is more traditionally known as the "Little India" of Kuala Lumpur, we found that a lot of places we were interested in were showing up in the nearby Bangsar neighborhood instead. We made the short trek out there one day to have lunch at Sri Nirwana Maju restaurant. We both had the banana leaf lunch. This was not a strictly vegetarian restaurant - the sauce for the rice had chicken, fish and veggie versions. The star of the show for us was the ..read more
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Kuala Lumpur - Chow Kit Market and Vicinity
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by Mike
2y ago
For the second part of our stay in Kuala Lumpur, we were in the Chow Kit neighborhood, the heart of which is the Chow Kit Market. We walked through it multiple times and at different times of day as it always seemed to be on the way from our hotel to somewhere else. During the day, the market is a very colorful and dynamic place, with a large fruit and vegetable section that is covered, but still very open-air. The section selling animal bits is more covered. A huge variety of meat, fish and poultry is on offer. We walked past on a number of nights, and the meat section was still f ..read more
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Kuala Lumpur Chinatown - Kim Soya Bean, Bunn Choon Egg Tart and a Ramly Burger
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by Mike
2y ago
To be honest, we found Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown area fairly disappointing - lots of people selling merchandise and very little food. Still, we managed to find a few things to eat. Right in the heart of Petaling Street is Kim Soya Bean, and it was doing a brisk business when we stopped by. We got a bowl of warm soy pudding ("tau fu fah") and it was really, really good. Lovely, soft and creamy and swimming in lightly sweet syrup. If you've followed our time in Hong Kong, you are aware that we developed a bit of an obsession with egg tarts there. So when we found Bunn Choon Egg Tart ..read more
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Kuala Lumpur - Breakfast at Restoran Tajudin Nasi Beriani
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by Mike
2y ago
Our first morning in Kuala Lumpur happened to be "Mawlid" - the celebration of Prophet Muhammad's birthday. What this meant was that lots of places were closed. After trying a few options and returning to our hotel in failure, we noticed that the lady at the reception desk had a tasty looking to-go breakfast. We asked her where she got it, and she directed us a short walk away to Restoran Tajudin and we soon had delicious trays of food and hot mugs of tea in front of us. Roti canai with dals and a very nice sambal, a super tasty potato cake, an egg, a sausage, and a curry puff for g ..read more
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Kuala Lumpur - Nasi Kandar Pelita
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by Mike
2y ago
The term Nasi Kandar has an origin involving the historical selling of rice dishes. Currently, it embodies a heady fusion of Indian and Malay food. Nasi Kandar Pelita is a chain of restaurants, one of which is conveniently located in the center of Kuala Lumpur. It is a large, bustling food mecca and we enjoyed two dinners there. We arrived on our first rainy evening in Kuala Lumpur a bit overwhelmed. Helped by a friendly waiter, we ordered from our table. A Roti Canai, a Chicken Biryani set, squid, and of course Nasi Kandar rice. Our first introduction to Malaysian Roti Canai was very ..read more
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