2024: Taiwan Trip

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  02/09/24 02/10/24 02/11/24 02/12/24 02/13/24 02/14/24 02/15/24
Morning Flight Sandwich Shop Rent Bikes Delicious Chicken Meat Breakfast Joint + Boba Bike EARLY Morning: Egg Scallion Pancakes
    Xitou National Park     Bike Morning/Noon: Erliao Sunrise Pavilion  
          Anping    
          My Favorite Beach    
Noon Transit Xitou Shanghai Good Flavor Fish Skin Soup Bomb Scallion Pancake Fire Meat Transit
  Yoyo-Card   Wintermelon Tea     Farmer's Market  
  Buy SIM cards            
Night Sushi Feng Chia Night Market Dadong Night Market Hot Pot Guo Hua Jie Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken Flight

1. Locations

1.1. Food

1.1.1. Dim Sum

  1. 上海好味道小籠湯包
    ENGLISH_TRANSLATION: Shanghai Good Flavor
ADDRESS: No. 26號, Dong'an Rd, East District, Tainan City, 701
COORDINATES: 22.991603999817258, 120.22630023854241
WEBSITE: http://www.hwd.com.tw/
GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://goo.gl/maps/5CKjjQt3Xq2xtokEA

    Serves lots of dim sum. XLBs taste great!

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    2. Picture Menu   offline
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1.1.2. Boba / Wintermelon Tea

  1. 茶的魔手-東安店
    ENGLISH_TRANSLATION: Tea Magic Hands
ADDRESS: No. 15號, Dong'an Rd, East District, Tainan City, Taiwan 701
COORDINATES: 22.991349541275227, 120.22603353807519
WEBSITE: http://www.teamagichand.com.tw/
GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://maps.app.goo.gl/paYTYHif5znuMFTL6

1.1.3. Fish Skin Soup

  1. 開元紅燒𩵚魠魚羹
    ADDRESS: No. 307號, Kaiyuan Rd, North District, Tainan City, 704
COORDINATES: 23.008128473220033, 120.22139104349566
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/%E9%96%8B%E5%85%83%E7%B4%85%E7%87%92%E5%9C%9F%E9%AD%A0%E9%AD%9A%E7%BE%AE-483840421801034/
GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://maps.app.goo.gl/R1AdTBcQr62KFftq6
ENGLISH_TRANSLATION: Kaiyuan Fried Spanish Mackerel Thick Soup

1.1.4. Bomb Scallion Pancake

So, there's this dish called "egg scallion pancake", which is a savory kind of breakfast food in Taiwan.

Bomb scallion pancakes are the same thing, but it is instead deep fried rather than just stir-fried.

The reason they're called "bomb scallion pancakes" is that it's a pun. If you put the word you use for "deep fry" in front of the word for "egg", it's pronounced the same way as "bomb". So, "bomb scallion pancakes" are really "deep-fried egg scallion pancakes".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRda9tdH9LA

  1. 記愣蔥油餅-小北炸蛋
    ENGLISH_TRANSLATION: Hothead Ji Bursting Yolk Scallion Crepes
ADDRESS: 704, Taiwan, Tainan City, North District, Section 4, Ximen Road, 193號寶雅旁小空地
COORDINATES: 23.010628770850094, 120.20818096240576
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/1739071972809451/
GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://maps.app.goo.gl/X6Zkt7NNFQLE7wev6
    1. Menu Pictures   offline
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  2. 夏林蔥油餅
    ADDRESS: 702, Taiwan, Tainan City, South District, Xialin Rd, 5號旁邊
COORDINATES: 22.985330791026406, 120.19517874658696
GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://maps.app.goo.gl/SJUKu3aVhMbkHYu86

1.1.5. Breakfast Joint

  1. 家福早餐屋
    ADDRESS: No. 35號, Shengli Rd, East District, Tainan City, 701
COORDINATES: 22.988256704195777, 120.21746999565357
GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://goo.gl/maps/3sWCyRq4ZGTLhNrM9

    We bought dan bing (egg pancake) from here.

1.1.6. Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken

  1. 東門阿姨鹹酥雞
    ADDRESS: No. 84, Qingdong St, East District, Tainan City, 701
COORDINATES: 22.987777314827465, 120.21618411807201
WEBSITE: https://m.facebook.com/pages/%E6%9D%B1%E9%96%80%E9%98%BF%E5%A7%A8%E9%B9%B9%E9%85%A5%E9%9B%9E/425477544186086
GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://goo.gl/maps/V3FB5ndKsjLF5g5F9
    1. Stand Picture   offline
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1.1.7. Egg Scallion Pancakes (right outside my place)

1.1.8. Delicious Chicken Meat

  1. 王記好吃雞肉
    ENGLISH_TRANSLATION: Delicious Chicken Meat
ADDRESS: No. 111號, Kaiyuan Rd, North District, Tainan City, Taiwan 704
COORDINATES: 23.006968618302185, 120.21776182489424
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/%E7%8E%8B%E8%A8%98%E5%A5%BD%E5%90%83%E9%9B%9E%E8%82%89%E9%A3%AF-202825053080808/
GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8oG5CFgcSWrXmmWd9

    It's a mildly funny name for a restaurant. They literally name themselves "good tasting/good flavor/delicious" chicken meat.

    It's just roasted chicken meat, sold in a bento box format.

    I like the taste of it.

1.1.9. Hot Pot

  1. GAMMA(尬麻)火鍋聚場XM餐飲-東區和牛火鍋 海鮮火鍋 宵夜推薦 吃到飽餐廳 聚餐餐廳 必吃美食
    ADDRESS: 701, Taiwan, Tainan City, East District, Section 1, Zhonghua E Rd, 143號一樓
COORDINATES: 22.991424838354142, 120.23410151035507
GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://maps.app.goo.gl/XyeEHf4RkezwjQgp9

1.1.10. Fire Meat

There are two options to get "fire meat", or "crispy skin burned meat". It's a hong-kong style dish, but my mom and I have found a couple places that sell it.

These two restaurants sell, um, "bento boxes"?

Yes, I just googled it. It's apparently the same "word" in both Japanese and Mandarin. It's pronounced closer to 'byan dahng', but it's the same concept: boxes with rice, meat, and vegetables.

It's the same wikipedia page as "bento box":

"Fire meat" (脆皮烧肉) is cooked porkbelly, but one side of the porkbelly is cooked to be really crispy. It's not like charcoal-y, but more like it seems like it was deep fried on one side. Tastes really good!

This is what it looks like:

Side note:

While googling this, I found out bulgogi also translates to 'fire meat', but in Korean. Not the same thing!

  1. 港記燒臘便當
    ADDRESS: No. 97號, Dong'an Rd, East District, Tainan City, 701
COORDINATES: 22.99305782696211, 120.22642327174322
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/pages/%E6%B8%AF%E8%A8%98%E7%87%92%E8%87%98/137482799651732
GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://goo.gl/maps/LGf8z3YpjUE8jTNc9
  2. 聚香園燒臘快餐
    ADDRESS: No. 368, Chongde Rd, East District, Tainan City, 701
COORDINATES: 22.976131775055073, 120.22430323288555
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/pages/%E8%81%9A%E9%A6%99%E5%9C%92%E7%87%92%E8%85%8A%E5%BF%AB%E9%A4%90/200172036681555
GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://goo.gl/maps/VLfaknwiL7qYh6wGA

1.1.11. Sushi

  1. 鮨次郎壽司專賣
    ADDRESS: No. 390-1號, Yunong Rd, East District, Tainan City, 701
COORDINATES: 22.98751575040869, 120.230908355527
WEBSITE: https://m.facebook.com/%E9%AE%A8%E6%AC%A1%E9%83%8E-%E5%A3%BD%E5%8F%B8%E5%B0%88%E8%B3%A3-1729127550644329/
GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://goo.gl/maps/V4xpBWHD6TKa4wHT9

    Sushi!

    1. Menu   offline
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1.2. Night Markets

Night markets are a kind of night-life phenomena that are common in Taiwan and China. I get the impression that these are prevalant across all of East Asia, but the sentiment that I get is that this is a phenomena that originates in China/Taiwan.

Night markets are basically a conglomerate of popup stands that only open up at night, and are lined up in a way to facilitate a kind of leisurely strolling experience. You walk, there's a line-up of shops selling gadgets, trinkets, and importantly street food. There's also gambling opportunities (fun games to play for prizes or satisfaction).

1.2.1. 大東夜市

ENGLISH_TRANSLATION: Dadong Night Market
ADDRESS: No. 276號, Section 1, Linsen Rd, East District, Tainan City, 701
COORDINATES: 22.982581722805094, 120.21938159109803
GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://goo.gl/maps/xo6APWtW4hA1EJ8MA

1.2.2. 逢甲夜市

ENGLISH_TRANSLATION: Feng Chia Night Market
ADDRESS: Wenhua Rd, Xitun District, Taichung City, 407
COORDINATES: 24.17629403803732, 120.6456671222639
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/fcyes/?ref=bookmarks
GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://goo.gl/maps/j2xdAdybuURFw18n9

1.3. Nature Spots

1.3.1. 溪頭自然教育園區

ENGLISH_TRANSLATION: Xitou National Park
ADDRESS: 558, Taiwan, Nantou County, Lugu Township, 森林巷9號
COORDINATES: 23.67460778969734, 120.79732106620632
WEBSITE: https://www.exfo.ntu.edu.tw/xitou/
GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://maps.app.goo.gl/CVdpdBbAKK4Dh7eY9
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1.3.2. 漁光島

ENGLISH_TRANSLATION: Yuguang Island
ADDRESS: Yuguang Rd, Anping District, Tainan City, Taiwan 708
COORDINATES: 22.980981023475504, 120.15582551569909
GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://maps.app.goo.gl/NHDwpiqupcUHD7YcA

My favorite place to bike to. It's a 4.3 mile bike trip (8.3 mile round trip).

Especially in the early morning, when nobody else is there.

1.3.3. 台南二寮觀日亭

ENGLISH_TRANSLATION: Erliao Sunrise Pavilion
ADDRESS: 713, Taiwan, Tainan City, Zuozhen District, 二寮
COORDINATES: 22.992885390171786, 120.4100997478631
GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://maps.app.goo.gl/4VpW8cWwWmMRvbFA8

People normally try and travel to here via motorcycle, but my silly brain says that it's bikeable. It's a 29.6 mile round-trip, uphill one way, downhill the other way.

Last time I went, I left around 4AM, and got back by noon. On the way back, this pesky thing called the sun rises, and makes things hotter, so the way back - even though downhill - is way rougher IMO. There's a 7-Eleven in the middle, where I had to stop and cool off for a while before making the rest of the trek back home.

2. Unplanned

2.1. 7-Eleven

Yes, you heard me right. We should probably spend a day or two getting food from a 7-Eleven.

In Taiwan (probably in other East-Asian countries), 7-Eleven (and other kinds of these "convenience stores"), actually sell good tasting food.

These convenience stores have all sorts of connotations and use cases, but I think the most telling kind of way these stores are treated is the following: 7-Elevens are a common stopping place for children who just got off of school, and need a place to sit, eat, and do work before their after-school tutoring lessons.

The above use case almost gives 7-Eleven a kind of library-type feel, except instead of books, they sell packaged snacks, food, and various useful trinkets.

3. Old

3.1. CLOSED! 小公主咖啡館

ENGLISH_TRANSLATION: Little Princess Cafe
WEBSITE: https://instagram.com/princess_eggcake?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
ADDRESS: No. 117號, Section 2, Dongmen Rd, East District, Tainan City, 701
COORDINATES: 22.985847906441506, 120.22201977894933
GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://goo.gl/maps/hsJnbLPFaHhZzMrH9

A nice little cafe that's right next to where I purchase a SIM card when I go back. They serve Takoyaki, as well as these, um, "cake sandwiches"?

3.1.1. "Cake Sandwich" Picture   offline

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3.2. 碳佐麻里

ENGLISH_TRANSLATION: Tan Zuo Ma Li
ADDRESS: No. 555號, Xinxing Rd, South District, Tainan City, Taiwan 702
COORDINATES: 22.973396173056997, 120.18466593625146
WEBSITE: http://www.crun.com.tw/
GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://maps.app.goo.gl/rnDSvEqLCrMngowe6

3.3. Buffets?

  • Han Lai
  • Tan Chuo Ma Li?
  • Shiang Shi Tian Tang

3.4. Malls?

Date: 2024-12-07 Sat 00:00

Author: Benson Chu

Created: 2025-02-02 Sun 11:00

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