🔹Scallion Bun 💰40
🔸Chive Bun 💰30
This shop can be considered one of the must-try delicacies at the Zhongyuan Night Market! Every dish in the shop is priced at just a few coins, such as the scallion bun, chive bun, cold noodles, and rich soybean milk. Interestingly, the shop also sells authentic bao skins (like mantou) and innovative fried bao dishes in different flavors, such as cheese with sweetened condensed milk, meat with white sauce, Korean radish, and sauerkraut with white sauce, which are quite novel and I've never heard of them anywhere else. I've decided to buy and try them next time!
This time, I bought several scallion buns and chive buns to take home and share with my family. They think that one scallion bun for 40 yuan is enough for a meal, which is truly a blessing for students. I find the skin of the scallion bun delicious on its own, and paired with the filling of scallions, minced meat, and some broth, it's quite fragrant and tasty!
As for the chive bun, it’s only 30 yuan each, and I personally think it’s great too! The aroma of the chives is overwhelming, and with every bite, the dough and filling merge together, making it truly satisfying. I recommend everyone to come and give it a try!
❤️ From eating 5 Taiwanese dollars worth of shui jian bao (pan-fried buns) since childhood to now 10 dollars each, the taste still preserves its traditional flavor. Each post will include actual dining photos; even if it's just a picture of a drink, it's to avoid some users who fail to attach pictures of the food to impersonate actual meals. Overall rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
📍 This place is on Bo'ai Street in the Shulin Night Market, with no indoor seating and no restrooms available.
🚗 It's recommended to park at the Yongqi parking lot near the entrance of Shulin Night Market (20 dollars per hour); it might take about 7-8 minutes to walk here (around 600 meters).
🏍️ I see quite a few people waiting outside the shop~
💬 Currently, the price of shui jian bao has risen to 10 dollars each. Although it's become 10 dollars, I still think the price is reasonable for a beloved street food I've enjoyed since childhood. The buns are packaged in plastic bags, and the boss’s speed is impressive; even with many people in line, you can quickly get your shui jian bao. It’s a perfect snack when you're not sure what to eat to fill your stomach a little.
Food quality: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Service quality: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Restaurant atmosphere: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Price-to-value ratio: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
📍 No. 123, Bo'ai Street, Shulin District, New Taipei City
☎️ None
⏰ 15:00 - 22:00
💰 No service charge
🚇 Located about a 4-minute walk from Shulin Train Station.
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Thank you, Fooday 🥳 for making me want to try more different foods 🍽
🚩 Location 🧭
Located at the intersection of Jinwa North Road and Section 1 of Chongde Road in the North District of Taichung City, next to a McDonald's.
🪑 About the overall atmosphere 🎡
The store has a typical Yonghe Soy Milk setup, which is entirely open without air conditioning. You can park right at the entrance, although it seems like illegal parking, but it’s just next to the entrance. You take your soy milk drinks to the counter to check out; after ordering, you pay first, and only cash payment is accepted.
💰 About the pricing 💰
Signature Beef Noodle Soup $ 130
All prices are indicated on the board above, and if it’s not on the counter, you can ask the staff to order.
🍴 About the food ☕
Initially, I thought that a place with only 2.9 stars on Google reviews wouldn’t be great, and Yonghe Soy Milk selling beef noodle soup? That piqued my interest, so I ordered it to try. To my surprise, it was quite good! It had some cabbage and tomato; the knife-shaved noodles came with about five slices of beef. While the beef wasn't melt-in-your-mouth, it was flavorful and not tough at all. The noodles had a great chewiness typical of knife-shaved noodles, and although the broth was of the braised type, the flavor wasn’t too strong - it was truly exceptional!
🤨 Conclusion ♥
For $130, I think this flavor of beef noodle soup is a great value. The soup, noodles, and meat all match my preferences. Next time, I will definitely come back specifically to have this exceptional beef noodle soup.
❤️ Located in the front section of South Airport, this pepper cake shop is the only place in the entire South Airport where you can get pepper cakes (there's another shop a bit further for crab shell cakes). If you want to eat pepper cakes, this is your only choice. The owner makes the pepper cakes fresh, so the ones that come out of the oven are definitely going to be hot. Each article includes actual dining photos, even if it's just a picture of a drink, to prevent some users from pretending to have dined there without food photos. Overall rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
📍 This is located in the front section of the South Airport Night Market. There are no seats provided in the shop, and no restroom facilities, but you can use the restrooms provided by the loving shops in the night market for free.
🚗 If you're driving, it's recommended to park at the nearby Xin He Courtyard Station (40元/hour), or a bit further at the Ju Guang multi-story parking lot (20元/hour) and the Xin He Elementary School underground parking lot (30元/hour).
🏍️ For motorcycles, it's recommended to park in the motorcycle parking spaces in front of Zhong Yi Elementary School, or in nearby alleys.
💬 The owner and his wife are very friendly. The first thing they say is that the pepper cake is very hot and to be careful of burns. Personally, I find the taste of this pepper cake to be moderate; it's neither too salty nor too spicy, and the size is just right. For a shop that has been open for about two years, this is decent performance, but due to the pandemic, prices have gone up, and you can no longer find the buy five get one free offer or the 45元 pepper cakes.
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Meal quality: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Service quality: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Restaurant atmosphere: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Price-to-value ratio: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
📍Datong District, Taipei City (near the Dadaocheng shopping area/Yongle Market)
Selling traditional snacks and gourmet foods | Artsy style food stall 🎪🫓
I've passed by this shop a few times in the Dadaocheng shopping area, and it’s always crowded with people waiting in line to buy scallion pancakes.
This time, I bought some and they were really good—definitely worth the wait!
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Order items:
🫔 Scallion Pancake ($80/piece):
My favorite item! I bought two big ones this time~
Scallion pancakes are my favorite crispy style; you can taste the layers of the dough, and after chewing, there’s a delightful flour aroma—what a surprise!
🥠 Pickled Cabbage Bun ($30):
Overall a bit oily and slightly salty, but it goes quite well with the outer skin that has a nice flour aroma.
🍩 Doughnut ($15):
I took it home, and it got cold, so it was a bit hard. It tasted pretty standard. I think it would be better if I had it hot next time!
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Note:
🔸 Multiple payment methods available
🔸 If you don’t want to buy scallion pancakes, you can skip the line and order directly from the left window.
🎖️ Wuxi Xiaolongbao 🎖️
Wuxi, Wuxi, it’s pretty obvious XD
Aside from their ribs, Wuxi is famous for its Xiaolongbao. Unlike the thin-skinned Xiaolongbao emphasized in Shanghai, Wuxi's Xiaolongbao can be said to be more like a bun (?). Everyone calls it Xiaolongbao.
Four pieces for one tael, around 10 yuan, a fair price.
I have visited their shop many times; there’s a branch on B1 at Haian City. The buns are made fresh and steamed on the spot, with a great taste, the meat is firm and plentiful, but it’s very sweet XD
Foods from Wuxi are really sweet, especially this place. Even I, a pseudo-Tainan person, think it's too sweet… outrageous.
Additionally, their wontons and scallion oil shrimp noodles are also quite good, but since I didn’t order them this time, I won’t share... You could consider trying them when you go to eat Xiaolongbao at another place for lunch.
I ordered oil pastry, which is also a common type of pastry in Wuxi; the flaky crust is crispy, and this one is savory.
Furthermore, although Wuxi Xiaolongbao is very famous, I saw in a report that the unanimously recognized top Xiaolongbao shop in Wuxi is actually—Din Tai Fung XD Made me laugh.
"My family asked what we should eat for a late-night snack, and they immediately said they wanted to have tofu pudding, but I personally wanted fried chicken, so I quietly went out to buy some." by younger brother
<About the meal 🥣>
This time I bought pearl tofu pudding (TWD 40). In terms of taste, it wasn't too sweet. Ant people can suggest the boss to add more brown sugar syrup. The texture of the pearls was quite nice and chewy, and it also had flavor (brown sugar flavor).
The other thing I bought was flower bean tofu pudding (also 40 TWD), but the sweetness of the tofu pudding was infused into the sweet soup, which gave me a surprising delight after just finishing the pearl tofu pudding. It made me want to keep eating.
<About the staff 👨🍳>
Although this visit was a bit rushed, the couple running the store still didn't give me a sour face. Thank goodness.
<About the environment 🐾>
The environment is bright, the seating decor is spacious and not cramped, and it is very clean, allowing for a comfortable dining experience.
I previously had takeout experience, and the soup dumplings and steamed dumplings are must-orders. The pork rib fried rice wasn't very satisfactory; the ribs were dry and the fried rice wasn't tasty either.
This time, we dined in and arrived after 1 PM on a holiday afternoon. Two of us waited for over half an hour; I recommend takeout if you're not far away.
The soup dumplings were still delicious, with a skin that isn’t too thick or overly fluffy from fermentation, and it didn’t have the overly sweet taste that I personally dislike about Taiwanese-style dumplings. Adding vinegar and soy sauce made it very flavorful and tangy.
I highly recommend the vegetable and pork steamed dumplings, which I think are exceptionally tasty. The ratio of vegetables to meat is just right, with no overwhelming vegetable taste. The size of the steamed dumplings is moderate, and they are very satisfying to eat.
As for the egg drop soup, it has a flavor that is fairly standard and unimpressive, as you can imagine.
The flavor is delicious.
If I had to point out a downside, the meat filling is a bit dry.
Maybe not enough water was added when making the filling,
or perhaps a little less skin gelatin was added?
It's great that they provided disposable gloves.
The logo on the buns is very cute.
The garlic soy sauce is tasty,
but it seems to overpower the flavor of the buns.
I didn’t get to try the chili sauce
because I accidentally finished it all.
Getting 8 buns for 85 NT is pretty reasonable, but it’s not an extremely high value.
In summary,
the deliciousness is at a level where I would occasionally eat it every two to three days downstairs at home.
#yilanjiaoxi
There are two famous xiaolongbao restaurants in Yilan: "Just Right" and "Normal"
Both families have their supporters
I've eaten at both of them, too.
Personally, I prefer "just right"
Compared with "normal", I think the skin of "just right" is a little thinner
Before, I always ate the food on Taishan Road.
This restaurant opened earlier and has a more traditional and simple dining environment.
This is a newly opened store in Jiaoxi
The internal environment is much better
But what remains unchanged is that business is still very good!
A group of 15 of us came to have dinner today (Saturday at noon)
Waited in line for about 40-50 minutes
Because there are more of us
The store will wait until there are enough tables before releasing them together.
You need to order all the food at once. If you need to order more later, you need to queue up again.
🌟10 xiaolongbao per basket
Served on the table and piled into a mountain shape
The skin is very thin
The soup is also so good that you have to suck it in as soon as you take a bite.
The filling is full of onion and pork flavor
The saltiness is already enough, no need to add additional sauce.
🌟Hot and sour soup is a very thick soup
Acidity and spiciness are both mild
Children are also very receptive
When I eat it, I feel it doesn’t taste enough.
Overall, it’s a good place to eat on weekdays.
During the holidays, you must have a store that is prepared for explosive discharges.
No matter if you are taking out or taking out, you have to queue up.
No parking lot
You can only park at the white line on the opposite side of the road.
Friends who have never tried it can try it.
Or eat at the restaurant on Taishan Road where you don’t have to wait so long.