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Japanese-style canteen serves turkey rice bowl Free tasting vouchers available on 11/23
Maido Ookini Shokudo, the dining brand under the TECO Group, is launching its winter menu in December for the first time with the theme "Taiwanese flavors on the canteen table." The head chef incorporates familiar Taiwanese tastes into traditional Japanese home-cooked dishes—such as adding basil to tamagoyaki (Japanese omelet), stir-frying minced pork with aged Shaoxing wine from Pulizih and savory black bean paste to create fermented black bean pork, and offering Chiayi’s must-try snack: turkey rice bowl. On November 23, all branches nationwide will give out 100 free tasting vouchers for the turkey rice bowl on that day at 11:00 and 18:00, while supplies last.
It feels like Europe here—the “Taiwan version of Disney’s castle” in Hualien stands along a warm orange koelreuteria avenue.
The gray-white Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany stands quietly amidst misty mountains, resembling a fairytale fortress and serving as one of the design inspirations for Disney. And now, such a dreamy attraction can be seen in Taiwan too—Hualien Rueisui Spring International Tourism Hotel, set to open in 2018, is surrounded by golden Taiwanese koelreuteria trees along Hot Spring Road, giving the European-style castle a charmingly exotic feel against the backdrop of blue sky and greenery.
After soaking in the hot springs, head to the largest lake in Yilan. The park features a giant bowl-shaped slide that kids love.
Yilan is home to five famous lakes, and the largest of them is Longtan Lake. With its beautiful waters and lush green surroundings, it’s a perfect spot for families to escape the hustle and bustle on weekends, breathe in the fresh forest air, and leave all worries behind. The scenic lakeside walking path is great for strolls, and there’s also an extra-large bowl-shaped slide that’s perfect for kids to enjoy.
Crispy ramen replaces buns. Kaburger launches spicy pot flavor ramen burger
Selfish Burger, located in Xinyi District, has recently added the Taiwanese Spicy Hotpot flavor to its American-Japanese ramen burger. From now until the end of February, it will launch the "Spicy Ramen Burger", which replaces the hamburger buns with crispy ramen, topped with Taiwanese's favorite spicy hotpot sauce and braised duck blood, and freshly minced and fried U.S. CHOICE grade hamburger meat on the same day.
Taoyuan’s small skewers shop hidden in the alleys serves Japanese charcoal grilled chicken leg rice!
I have eaten at this Hokkaido snack store hidden on the side of a small alley road several times. At first, this store was in Japanese skewers style and sold some charcoal grills. The store was also decorated in Japanese style. However, because this area is a residential + school district, there are basically no such consumer groups. Later, it was transformed into a snack bar.
Taking long-haul flights is really a hassle… How do you get to the toilet when the passenger next to you is asleep?
Have you ever held in your pee on a long-haul flight just because you didn’t want to wake up the person next to you? According to a report by the UK's The Telegraph, British Airways recently conducted a research survey. On flights lasting over eight hours, only 40% of passengers consider it reasonable to be woken up once while sound asleep—proving that more than half dislike being disturbed.
Creating a Dream Wedding for His Wife: Nantou’s Newly Opened Glass House Hotel Has Only 7 Rooms
His wife longed for a European-style wedding, so he set out to create the perfect wedding setting for the two of them. Nantou’s newly opened Shiwei Yixing Hostel spans approximately 1,500 pyeong, but only features 5 standalone glass houses and 2 four-person rooms, preserving a large expanse of green space. Surrounded by palm trees, the beach and pool make it feel like you’re abroad.
Went viral after appearing in The New York Times — Queuing for 30 minutes to order at Dai’s Stinky Tofu Home
Taiwanese street food has once again made it onto the pages of The New York Times, with this latest feature highlighting “Dai’s Stinky Tofu Home” in Taipei City. Following the NYT report, the number of visitors flocking to the eatery has multiplied several times over. Blogger KK visited Dai’s Stinky Tofu Home last night (22nd) and said he had to wait 30 minutes just to place an order. Quoting the owner, KK mentioned that it’s usually not this crowded, but yesterday was extremely busy and exhausting — so hectic that they couldn’t even answer phone calls.
Taipei brunch spot featuring an oozing cheese landslide "panini"
This "Buongiorno Ciao Brunch" has long been on Little D’s must-visit list. Ciao means hello or goodbye in Italian. It’s said that the space is small with limited seating, so even on regular days and holidays, there are always plenty of foodies. Coupled with its signature oozing cheese landslide panini sandwiches and the charm of its two resident cats, it attracts many cat lovers and cheese enthusiasts.
A must-visit in Korea: the World Heritage Site "Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon" built by manpower in just 2 years
Visiting Korea’s World Heritage Site "Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon" for the first time, I joined Korean aunties and uncles on a train, riding upward with the autumn breeze, admiring the towering fortress walls and imagining the grandeur of ancient times — truly a delightful experience, though alas, all too brief.
Grab the summer market without drawing a lottery! Complimentary bicycle upon check-in at Tainan Jingying Hotel
In recent years, bicycle tourism has become a trend. Tourists can ride iron horses through the streets and alleys, visit the scenic spots and get to know each town. In response to the summer craze and in response to environmental protection promotion of energy conservation and carbon reduction, hoteliers launched a "Happy New Cycling Day" during the summer vacation, and the accommodation directly brought the bicycles home.
Beverages and matcha are here! All limited edition. Three must-drinks when visiting Japan in the near future.
Summer is here, and it’s time to cool down with a drink! Many well-known brands in Japan not only launch new concept drinks, but also have slogans such as "limited time limit", "limited quantity" or "local limit", making people want to snap up. This article has compiled 3 must-drink drinks when visiting Japan in the near future. Go and try them while you are still within the time limit!
Taichung Farm Hidden "Love Flower" Field, Behind the Sea of Purple and Blue Flowers lies a Poignant Legend
The daylily flower season at Muxinquan Leisure Farm attracts a large number of flower-viewing tourists every May. The sea of golden flowers stretches along the hillside and sparkles in the sun. The name "forget-you grass" is indeed worthy of its name, but in fact, the farm is also full of other beautiful plants, and the light blue agapanthus is also in full bloom.
The second store of CooKBEEF Steak and Rice Mansion opened on 6/15 and the third store is expected to arrive in Hsinchu in July.
CooKBEEF! The second store of CooKBEEF!, a subsidiary of Wangpin Group, is located in the Gongguan area of Taipei City and officially opened on June 15th. Next July, a third store will be opened, located in the Hsinchu area.
August Hall's first store in southern Taiwan opens. You have to wait for 2 hours to eat the top-notch "croissant"!
The first Tainan store of the state-of-the-art croissant "August Hall" officially opened yesterday! The first store is located in Tainan Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Zhongshan store, offering 7 types of croissants, 4 types of shell series and 2 types of muff cakes, with average prices ranging from 29 yuan to 45 yuan. As soon as it opened, there was a huge queue, with tourists queuing for 1 or 2 hours just to eat the delicious croissant freshly baked.
Ichiran Ramen opened. Fans rushed to get the first one at 2 o'clock in the middle of the night. Even Tai Zhiyuan came to make a pilgrimage.
Ichiran Ramen officially opened today (15th). Even though the weather was bad and it rained all the time, the fans' enthusiasm could not be extinguished. At around 2 o'clock in the middle of the night, food bloggers came to the booth to get some incense sticks (three friends together). Even celebrity Tai Zhiyuan also came to make a pilgrimage. However, Tai Zhiyuan said with a smile that in order to avoid being accused of taking advantage of his privileges, the producer came to queue at 6:30 in the morning and was ranked 19th. However, after the line was over, he came to eat and the producer could not eat, to show fairness.
The girl's love bubbles are popping up! Newly opened pink bathhouse "shower room" ATT 4 FUN
"If", a smoothie specialty store that tastes delicious and easy to photograph, turned its main store in Minsheng Community into a pink bathhouse last year, successfully attracting internet celebrities to come for pilgrimage. Recently, the "shower room" of the second store was opened at the crowded ATT 4 FUN. It continues the pink concept of "small bathhouse", and the landscaping such as washbasin and shower room has made girls crazy. It is bound to become the latest highlight of IG.
Kaohsiung's high-end and exquisite Japanese cuisine launches business lunch for the first time!
Ami said: I believe that the public’s impression of Xunle is nothing more than “expensive” and “high-end”, right? ! For ordinary people like us, we only bring important people here to enjoy a meal on special holidays. But in fact, Xunle has now also launched a lunch set meal. For only 500 to 600 yuan, you can have a complete set meal from appetizers, soups to main dishes, and the ingredients are of course not sloppy!
Dishes without a menu will puff out smoke! Super Crazy Taichung Private Chef: An Exotic Feast of Molecular Cuisine
Doux innovation" private kitchen in Taichung has no menu and has been officially operational for less than two weeks. It specializes in high-priced creative cuisine. Chef Gabriel has traveled around the world since he was a child and always loves to learn local specialties. After living in Taipei for many years, he opened this private kitchen restaurant in Taichung. The restaurant is all by reservation. The meal price is NT$2,480 with no service charge. On average, 10 to 12 dishes are served, hoping to give guests the most perfect dining experience.
Australia’s top Wagyu brand Wylarah is on the stage and you can eat it in these 8 restaurants in the first wave
Australia's top Wagyu brand Wylarah will be launched in Taiwan. The Australian Agricultural and Livestock Company (AACo), which owns several classic beef brands such as Wylarah, has exclusively cooperated with Meifu International to supply Wylarah's premium Wagyu beef to Taiwan's top catering operators and consumers. The first batch will be supplied to 8 restaurants in Taiwan.