Taipei

Venture further out from the Tamsui old street (淡水老街), and you'll find more food delights along the wharf/waterfront. Char-grilled stuffed chicken wings (rice-filled) sounds pretty good too, we just couldn't eat anymore...

Can't quite explain how a few simple cubes of sweet potato and yam, with a caramelised coat, can taste this good. Perhaps it's the vacation mood... tasty little snack.

A signature Tamsui snack (淡水小吃), you won't quite miss the 阿給 as you stroll along the old street and the wharf - there are several stalls selling this. A hot pillowy bean-curd pocket filled with glass noodles (冬粉) and ladled over with a pink fermented bean sauce. An easy and tasty comfort food.

This is quite an interesting combo - fresh meat dumplings served in "Campbell"-style creamed corn soup. Pretty yummy, and filling too. This hearty bowl costs only NT$55 (ie. S$2.35)!

This must be part of their marketing ploy - the baker dishing out piping hot loaves in front of everyone, so fresh you can still see steam rising from those heavenly pillows! We couldn't resist, just had to grab one of these Red Bean Milk Bread (蜜豆牛奶) and share it on the spot! Crusty on the outside, moist and soft inside 😍 NT$74 for half-loaf (ie. S$3.15).

The foodcourt at Shinkong Mitsukoshi (星光三越) has always been one of our favourite places in Taipei. It has just undergone a revamp and re-opened in October 2014, lucky us got the first dips at it. LOVE the udon at Marukame Udon stall, reminds me of the udon shops in Tokyo - choose your soup base, then pick whatever fried toppings to go with it. Fully customisable, and so satisfying! 😊