Cold Alert Brings Good Deals: Affordable Noodles, Ice Cream & Hot Drinks

Tourism Center / Comprehensive Report

The Meteorological Bureau has issued a cold alert, with temperatures across Taiwan potentially dropping below 10°C this weekend through Monday, and even a chance of snow. Businesses are capitalizing on the cold snap—noodles are super cheap when the temperature falls below 10°C or it snows, while ice cream and hot drinks are buy-one-get-one-free.

▲ Chocolate marshmallow. (Photo / Taipei The Milennium Hotel)

Hot drinks buy-one-get-one-free at Taipei The Millennium Garden Hotel
With temperatures across Taiwan expected to dip below 10°C this weekend and rare snow possible in the Taipei mountains, Taipei The Millennium Garden Hotel is tapping into the cozy drink trend. Until February 5, enjoy two winter warmers—Chocolate Marshmallow and Brown Sugar Ginger Milk—for just NT$220 each, now buy-one-get-one-free. These steaming drinks are perfect for warming both body and soul.


▲ Asha Canteen launches a cold-weather special: when temperatures drop below 10°C, Asha Canteen’s Taipei Main Station outpost sells Tainan Dry Noodles - Original / Mainlander Dry Noodles - Satay for just NT$10 per pack (original price NT$35). (Photo / from Asha Canteen official website)

Asha Dry Noodles just NT$10
With the weather forecast predicting temperatures below 10°C this weekend, Asha Canteen is launching a cold-weather special,when temperatures fall below 10°C,Asha Canteen’s Taipei Main Station outpost will sell Tainan Dry Noodles - Original / Mainlander Dry Noodles - Satay for just NT$10 per pack (original price NT$35). The Asha website also offers the same deals: Tainan Dry Noodles - Original / Mainlander Dry Noodles - Satay for NT$10 per pack or NT$50 per set, with free shipping for orders over NT$390.


▲ Bai Yi’s 10-Second Fresh Ice Cream. (Photo / Breeze Group)

Buy-one-get-one-free ice cream at Breeze when it snows
As an “extreme cold wave” approaches and Japanese weather forecasters predict snow in Taipei—a rare sight for the usually snow-free Greater Taipei area—excitement is building. Riding the wave of the “snow forecast,” Breeze Mall is launching a buy-one-get-one-free ice cream promotion,When the Meteorological Bureau reports snowfall anywhere in Taiwan between January 23 and 25, select Breeze ice cream counters will offer buy-one-get-one-free deals, with a limit of 100 servings per counter per day.Participating counters include: Breeze Mall B2F New Zealand Natural Gourmet Ice Cream (any flavor), Breeze Xinyi 3F Bai Yi’s 10-Second Fresh Ice Cream (Bai Yi flavors), and Breeze Nanjing 1F Jamba Juice (select specialty fruit smoothies).