A week back from Taichung,
i'm slowly easing myself back into a healthy lifestyle,
because being fat & happy was so damn easy in taichung.
5 days of night-market food and cafe hunting in the mornings,
those adventurous fats were so worth it.
I only spent 2 full days in taichung so i don't have an extensive list of eateries,
but i do hope my entry helps in your foodhunt :D
(because sometimes reading mandarin taiwanese food blogs can be so tiring to the eyes!!)
I'll let the pictures do the talkin'!
While chatting with friends, we once dreamt of having a space
where we could bring both art and healthy living together.
A space for work, for leisure, for friends,
a space where we can hold activities to feed the soul and body.
Someone else materialized my dream right in Taichung :)
The awesome menu looks like a newspaper :)
I love how the food items are categorized according to portion size - 好滿足，好輕鬆。
Some pre-meal drinks to kick start the digestive system :)
I ordered my usual hazelnut latte. It was good coffee.
The set meal also came with a warm cuppa milk with oats.. super tasty and warm to the stomach!
I loved it so much i wish they sell it in singapore!
好滿足 (A) ＄250
早安香料豬肉餅
附：幸運草麵包，蛋，家常菜，香橙蔬菜沙拉
The filling set A came with
a special pork fillet, salad with orange dressing, sunny side ups and homemade bread :D
好輕鬆 (B)
芝麻香糖(sesame) 燕麥胡桃碎(oatmeal walnut crumbs) & 肉桂糖(cinnamon sugar)餅
自己做得幸運草麵包和榛果巧克力醬 (chocolate hazelnut dip)配著吃
Super confusing and cheem mandarin words i didn't even know what i was in for when i ordered Set B
Until it came and i was blown away by the yoghurt..
didn't know such yummy yoghurt toppings can even exist, this makes healthy eating sooo easy!
And did i mention the homemade dip and cinnamon pita was sucha matchmade in heaven?
A Light Meal Set B came with
Yoghurt with fruits & sesame oatmeal walnut crumbs
Homemade bread and cinnamon pita, to be eaten with chocolate hazelnut sauce
The story of how it all began..
“[好好生活］空間就這樣慢慢出現。
去年六月，在朝富路辦公室二樓，一群人聊起也許一樓可以有這樣的空間。
回台北住處的路上，滿是這些想法轉化出的空間畫面，一切都是從生活的基本慢慢推衍。
如果有一天的清間，會不會是這樣一個情節？
早上起床後［好好吃個早餐］，
然後，到陽台上或院子里［好好照顧植物］，修剪花草也澆澆水；
下午，翻著很想照著做看看的那本食譜書，［好好閱讀］研究一下料理步驟，
準備晚上［好好煮一餐］，和家人一起［好好吃頓飯］。
想著想著，整個空間，就循著一日［好好］生活縮影， 一區區慢慢浮現。”
Loosely translated;
Last Jun, a bunch of guys were talking about their turning the first floor of their office space
into a place where people could go back to the basics of life.
They dreamt of a day, where they could wake up to a [good breakfast],
then they would talk a stroll to their backyards and give their plants and flowers a [good trim];
in the afternoon, they would flip through their favourite recipe books and have a [good read],
following the instructions, they would then whip up a [good meal]
and have a [good dinner] with their family :)
The Concept of a [good life], is therefore what this space embodies. :)
A space for gardening in the backyard :)
Chun Shui Tang was rumoured to be the inventors of the original bubble tea, so i tried :)
Post lunch snack was mister donut; pon de ring, a favourite since my first donut in taipei years ago..
A stroll along the park outside 誠品書店
Conveniently located near a shopping district,
this is the place to be if you fancy some homemade japanese dishes and 飯團 :)
I love how they customized different portions for different consumer groups :)
豬肉飯團來咯！One to be eaten by itself, and the other mixed with soup :)
The following 3 dishes are the MUST-ORDERS!
口水雞
蒼蠅頭
老皮嫩肉
The meal here was rather pricey but we were too shagged from the walking and needed a break.
Ordered a fancy named "A Toast to the Past Milk Tea"
跟往事乾杯奶茶－鐵觀音，桂花，玫瑰，薄荷
Pearls came separately so that they don't harden over time :)
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i'm slowly easing myself back into a healthy lifestyle,
because being fat & happy was so damn easy in taichung.
5 days of night-market food and cafe hunting in the mornings,
those adventurous fats were so worth it.
I only spent 2 full days in taichung so i don't have an extensive list of eateries,
but i do hope my entry helps in your foodhunt :D
(because sometimes reading mandarin taiwanese food blogs can be so tiring to the eyes!!)
I'll let the pictures do the talkin'!
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Feng Jia Night Market 台中逢甲夜市
If you're in taichung you wouldn't miss the most 道地 food haven... 逢甲夜市！
There really isn't much to recommend for night market food because everything is so damn delicious!
So go on, explore your night away and put your tastebuds to some exercisin'!
Sweet Potato Balls 地瓜球
This has got to be one of my favourite snack.
It's chewy and not too deep fried and the portion is just nice :D
大腸包小腸
So many people raved about this sinful pack & i had no idea what it was.
I thought it was some sausage-ception thingy going on, you know sausage in a sausage?
Turns out it is just like a hotdog, except that sausage is wrapped in glutinous rice with veggie toppings.
This carbo bomb is then grilled over fire to give that extra oomph.
Interesting and definitely tasty :D
Make sure you queue for 官芝霖‘s 大腸包小腸, any other brand wouldn't be as delicious.
But then again, it wouldn't be hard to miss because the queue is sooo long.
TIP: The queue is only for its 1st stall. Right opposite is the 2nd stall,
which usually has much less people but they sell the exact same things, by the same owners :D
Fried Assortment of Mushrooms in a cup!
杏運杯 － 杏鮑菇，鮮香菇，金針菇， 秀珍菇
A tad too fried in my opinion,
the bigger piece of 杏鮑菇 tastier because of its mushroom juice :D
Fried Chicken Cutlet
86 碳烤雞排 & 甜不辣
Fried Noodles on Bread
炒麵麵包
This was such a hot favourite among the taiwanese!
Partly maybe because it was patronized by the taiwanese hosts from lifestyle programme 食尚玩家.
The food concept originated from japan, where the bun is toasted to crispiness,
then veggies added, ending off with fried noodles as toppings.
Yam dessert 芋泥
Yam paste (or commonly known as orh-ni in singapore) only exists in liquid form in Taiwan.
We had the drink added with honey dew sago.. 贊！
The 芋圓綜合 was even more mind-blowing (much better than the black ball in singapore)
with 芋圓 ＋ 番薯圓 ＋ 芋頭 ＋ 珍珠 ＋ 紅豆。。
omg sugar rush and gone to heaven :)
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Cafes
Cafes
Taiwan is choke-filled with quaint cafes and the perfect ambience.
Spending your weekend afternoons with friends over coffee would be fantastic at these quirky spots,
but i wouldn't say much about the quality of their food ;)
Spending your weekend afternoons with friends over coffee would be fantastic at these quirky spots,
but i wouldn't say much about the quality of their food ;)
Forro Cafe B&B
Forro is a beautiful little cafe tucked along a narrow street.
I heard about it because of its live music acts every saturday :)
Breakfast coupons :)
You can choose from either PINKU 公主房 or Rocku 搖滾房。
Super lovin' the simplicity of our Rock Room \m/
- 台中市精誠三街47號
- http://forrocafe.blogspot.tw/
Forro is a beautiful little cafe tucked along a narrow street.
I heard about it because of its live music acts every saturday :)
Breakfast coupons :)
You can choose from either PINKU 公主房 or Rocku 搖滾房。
Super lovin' the simplicity of our Rock Room \m/
where we could bring both art and healthy living together.
A space for work, for leisure, for friends,
a space where we can hold activities to feed the soul and body.
Someone else materialized my dream right in Taichung :)
The awesome menu looks like a newspaper :)
I love how the food items are categorized according to portion size - 好滿足，好輕鬆。
Some pre-meal drinks to kick start the digestive system :)
I ordered my usual hazelnut latte. It was good coffee.
The set meal also came with a warm cuppa milk with oats.. super tasty and warm to the stomach!
I loved it so much i wish they sell it in singapore!
好滿足 (A) ＄250
早安香料豬肉餅
附：幸運草麵包，蛋，家常菜，香橙蔬菜沙拉
The filling set A came with
a special pork fillet, salad with orange dressing, sunny side ups and homemade bread :D
好輕鬆 (B)
芝麻香糖(sesame) 燕麥胡桃碎(oatmeal walnut crumbs) & 肉桂糖(cinnamon sugar)餅
自己做得幸運草麵包和榛果巧克力醬 (chocolate hazelnut dip)配著吃
Super confusing and cheem mandarin words i didn't even know what i was in for when i ordered Set B
Until it came and i was blown away by the yoghurt..
didn't know such yummy yoghurt toppings can even exist, this makes healthy eating sooo easy!
And did i mention the homemade dip and cinnamon pita was sucha matchmade in heaven?
A Light Meal Set B came with
Yoghurt with fruits & sesame oatmeal walnut crumbs
Homemade bread and cinnamon pita, to be eaten with chocolate hazelnut sauce
The story of how it all began..
“[好好生活］空間就這樣慢慢出現。
去年六月，在朝富路辦公室二樓，一群人聊起也許一樓可以有這樣的空間。
回台北住處的路上，滿是這些想法轉化出的空間畫面，一切都是從生活的基本慢慢推衍。
如果有一天的清間，會不會是這樣一個情節？
早上起床後［好好吃個早餐］，
然後，到陽台上或院子里［好好照顧植物］，修剪花草也澆澆水；
下午，翻著很想照著做看看的那本食譜書，［好好閱讀］研究一下料理步驟，
準備晚上［好好煮一餐］，和家人一起［好好吃頓飯］。
想著想著，整個空間，就循著一日［好好］生活縮影， 一區區慢慢浮現。”
Loosely translated;
Last Jun, a bunch of guys were talking about their turning the first floor of their office space
into a place where people could go back to the basics of life.
They dreamt of a day, where they could wake up to a [good breakfast],
then they would talk a stroll to their backyards and give their plants and flowers a [good trim];
in the afternoon, they would flip through their favourite recipe books and have a [good read],
following the instructions, they would then whip up a [good meal]
and have a [good dinner] with their family :)
The Concept of a [good life], is therefore what this space embodies. :)
A space for gardening in the backyard :)
The beauty is in the details!
A rack filled with little trinkets :) i wonder how tedious is it to clean them everyday...
The cute menu
My iced hazelnut latte and earl grey flavour waffles :)
En route to the toilet in the backyard lies an abandoned carousel..
so random and lovely!
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Eateries/Restaurants
Chun Shui Tang 春水堂
勤美誠品綠園道
勤美誠品綠園道
Chun Shui Tang was rumoured to be the inventors of the original bubble tea, so i tried :)
Post lunch snack was mister donut; pon de ring, a favourite since my first donut in taipei years ago..
A stroll along the park outside 誠品書店
朋友家
台中市北區太平路80號
Opening hours: 11-2030 (closed on weds)
台中市北區太平路80號
Opening hours: 11-2030 (closed on weds)
Conveniently located near a shopping district,
this is the place to be if you fancy some homemade japanese dishes and 飯團 :)
I love how they customized different portions for different consumer groups :)
Super nice fruit tea with apple juice base and biscuit nuts on the side :)
豬肉飯團來咯！One to be eaten by itself, and the other mixed with soup :)
Kiki Restaurant
台中市公益路二段128號
Mon-Sat 11:30~15:00 / 17:30~23:00
Sun 11:30~15:00 / 17:30~22:00
台中市公益路二段128號
Mon-Sat 11:30~15:00 / 17:30~23:00
Sun 11:30~15:00 / 17:30~22:00
Look no further for this is one of the best taiwanese restaurant opened by celebrity 藍心湄！
I knew about this restaurant since the first time i was in taipei
and was so psyched about its branch in taichung!
The following 3 dishes are the MUST-ORDERS!
口水雞
蒼蠅頭
老皮嫩肉
宮原眼科 Miyahara Ophthalmology Department
台中市中區中山路20號
www.miyahara.com.tw
Built in the 1920s, Miyahara used to be an Ophthalmology Department,
but well known today for its historical outlook and dawncakes :D
台中市中區中山路20號
www.miyahara.com.tw
Built in the 1920s, Miyahara used to be an Ophthalmology Department,
but well known today for its historical outlook and dawncakes :D
I didn't like it that much because it was a tad too touristy for my liking.
A perfect place to buy snacks and cakes for friends and family members back home,
but not somewhere i would recommend you to sit down and have a meal.
The meal here was rather pricey but we were too shagged from the walking and needed a break.
Ordered a fancy named "A Toast to the Past Milk Tea"
跟往事乾杯奶茶－鐵觀音，桂花，玫瑰，薄荷
Pearls came separately so that they don't harden over time :)
High tea snacks!
Deep friend ma-e bar, deep fried lotus root & squid ball.
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A tip learnt from the trip,
pre-trip research for food is really important if you don't want to catch yourself wandering around lost. And research must be done in Mandarin, i read a lot of taiwanese blogs because they are much more trustworthy than what you find on google search english :)
Disclaimer: you don't need to research for night market food, everything is freaking delicious!
Have fun eating!
Next blog entry, my failed attempt at sight-seeing in Taiwan, thanks to the typhoon!
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