Food Adventures in Taiwan's Culture Capital [Taichung]

在台灣如果有不知道的，不用害怕打擾別人…就問台灣人就對了，台灣人都很樂意幫助的。

What you ate with the rice dough, meatball and sauce is “bahwan” which literally means meatball. It’s a Taiwanese specialty and every region has their own version of this. The sauce and meat filling varies from region to region. Some places steam them, others heat them in oil before dousing the bahwan in their proprietary sauce. You need to try them in different regions!

I’m a Taiwanese living in US in the last 33 years. My wife and I just visited Taiwan 6 weeks ago and we did a one-day trip in Taichung. BTW, I studies in Taichung for 5 years and my wife love Taichung better than Taipei where I grew up. Hope you had a great time as we did.

10:05 so cute 😆😆😆 After your cheerful smiles, today's itinerary becomes more interesting. 第一家去的店於1941年開業至今。是一家傳統老味道的肉

Thank you for your beautiful videos of Taiwan! They are so much fun to watch!!

I'm travelling to Taiwan from Australia next year. I can't wait to try the food ! My girlfriend is from Kaohsiung, so looking forward to your videos from their as it's her home town and where we will be spending most our time.

The first dish you enjoyed is called Taiwanese Meatball(肉圓),pronounced Ròu yuán in Mandarin. It is deep friend with soy sauce, sweet sauce and garlic sauce. It is very popular in central Taiwan.

I hold my breath for your next instalment and I am never disappointed, your approach is always appreciated and that"s what makes you so viewable. If you ever come to Australia please let us know.

One of the most notable features of Taiwanese cuisine is the obsession with "QQ", which is a unique texture that is somewhere between chewy, gooey, and squishy. The boba pearls in bubble tea are a classic example- but you'll also find this in the slightly toothsome texture of dumpling and xiaolongbao wrappers, the chewy toppings on shaved ice, and that gelatinous starchy dough around the ba-wan meatball you ate at the beginning of the video. Even for things like normal-looking noodles, you'll find that some Taiwanese noodle dishes present the noodles closer to al dente, with a bounciness that is usually absent from uniformly-tender Chinese noodles. Look out for the QQ texture as you try more foods in Taiwan, you'll find it's everywhere! (And yes, it is pronounced the way it looks, it's just the letter Q repeated twice)

他叫肉圓，中間用赤猪肉加五香粉，跟竹筍粒，肉圓外皮用澄麵粉加地瓜粉，一定的比例，醬汁用醬油加甜米漿（用米煮到糊狀加糖）加蒜頭蓉，就是肉圓

Thanks & I will visit that Bahwan place in July. It’s a dish best deep fried with crisp skin or steamed with a shrimp on top, which I was told is the Tainan version. What separates each place is the “gravy”. Changhua has an expensive version with seafood (Abalone etc). I will try that in July too. Have a great time & thanks again 4 supporting Taiwan tourism and sharing our great eats with foodies worldwide.

It’s great you guys enjoyed the moments in Taichung ☺️

哈哈哈，下水道聞起來像臭豆腐！ 整集最搞笑的描述……我喜歡！

In the end, you said that the cakes eaten in Japan are actually old-fashioned Taiwanese cakes, which became popular in Japan and Korea a few years ago.😄

It’s a lovely adventurous video of my home town. I’m glad that you guys made it. It brought back a lot of memory. The meat ball restaurant is a famous place. It’s popular in center of Taiwan.

I also love Taiwan

awesome travelog!!!

Yes, Ba Wan. Delicious. And the culture center is a old beautiful preserved Japanese style from colony. I am so happy for you guys.

Another great video!

TW has so many delicate Japanese influenced food/ bakery. Yummm.