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What To Eat In Taipei, Taiwan? 來台北吃什麼？台北小吃名產必吃清單

  What To Eat In Taipei, Taiwan? 來台北吃什麼？台北小吃名產必吃清單 What to eat in Taipei ( 台北 )? Taiwan ( 台灣 ) has so many traditional cuisines you must try and Taipei is the city that every traveler will never miss. There are some classic and local dishes exclusively located in Taipei. Here below is the list of must eat foods in Taipei City ( 台北市 ) and New Taipei City ( 新北市 ).   Taipei 台北 1. Niu Rou Mian (Niú Ròu Miàn) 牛肉麵 New Row Mian / Beef Noodle Soup Niu rou mian (牛肉麵/牛肉面) is one of the must-try cuisines in Taiwan. There are three main types of niu rou mian: soy-braised (hong shao, 紅燒/红烧), clear-stewed (qing dun, 清燉/清炖), and tomato-flavored (fan qie, 番茄). If it is not mentioned specifically on the menu, usually it means soy-braised beef noodle soup. (Learn More: History of Niu Rou Mian in Taiwan) 2.  Dou Jiang Dian (Dòu Jiāng Diàn) 豆漿店 Traditional Breakfast Shop Dou jiang dian (豆漿店/豆浆店) is traditional breakfast shops, which will definitely sell dou jiang (豆漿/豆浆, soymilk), ...
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Cai Bao (菜包) Steamed Vegetable Bun

Cai Bao (菜包) Steamed Vegetable Bun



 

Cai bao (菜包) is a kind of bao zi (包子, steamed stuffed bun) which is filled with vegetables. The most common cai bao is made of cabbage (高麗菜, gao li cai) so it is sometimes called gao li cai bao (高麗菜包). But there are other flavors of cai bao, like salted mustard green (雪裡紅, xue li hong / 雪菜, xue cai) and Chinese sauerkraut (酸菜, suan cai).

 

How To Differentiate Bao Zi (包子) With Different Flavors?

Since the appearance of cai bao, rou bao (肉包, steamed pork bun), and sun bao (筍包, steamed bamboo shoot bun) are the same and it is hard to tell which is which flavor if you buy many of them at a time, people came up with some solutions to this problem. Some vendors put a red dot on the bun just like what they do on suan cai bao (酸菜包, fried Chinese sauerkraut bun). Another way is to make it a different shape, mostly a leaf shape as shown in the picture.

 


「菜包比起肉包更清爽、更不容易吃膩。」——Mosa 評論



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Hi, I’m Mosa. This name is taken from the latter words of Formosa, the former name of Taiwan in 16th century which means “beautiful island.” Indeed, Taiwan does have ravishing natural landscapes and diverse cultures worth exploring. However, there is no much access for foreigners to learn more about Taiwanese culture in English. Here in TAIWANBOW. 臺灣飽典 I started by introducing Taiwanese food to arouse people’s attention to Taiwan since Taiwan has been voted as the country with the best food*. I hope that through this website I can make some contribution to Taiwan, where I was born and grew up.

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