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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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A Gei (阿給) Agei

 

A Gei (阿給) Agei

 

A gei (阿給) (pinyin with tones: ā gěi) is a classic snack that originates in Tamsui (淡水), New Taipei City (新北市), which now has become a must-eat cuisine in Tamsui. A gei is made of a large piece of fried tofu, stuffed with cellophane noodles, sealed with fish paste, and basted with a special sauce. The name “a gei,” named by the creator Yang-Zheng Jinwen (楊鄭錦文) in 1965, comes from “fried tofu” in Japanese “あぶらあげ (aburaage).”

 

How A Gei Is Created

Yang-Zheng Jinwen and her husband were selling some chao fan (炒飯, fried rice), chao mian (炒麵, fried noodles), and chao dong fen (炒冬粉, stir-fried cellophane noodles) near Tamsui Middle school. One day, she came up with an idea to sell the rest ingredients by putting chao dong fen into half-cut fried tofu and sealing it with fish paste. The dong fen (冬粉, cellophane noodles) was stir-fried with minced pork, but now the dong fen filled inside a gei is the plain one.

 


「每到淡水必吃阿給！」——Mosa 說



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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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