Hey everyone! Welcome to Day 3 - the last day of the foodie adventure around Taipei!
If you missed out on the previous posts, click on the following links:
- http://vanvanscully.blogspot.sg/2015/07/taiwan-2014-day-1-part-1-singapore.html
- https://vanvanscully.blogspot.com/2023/09/taipei-2016-food-extravaganza-day-2.html
This was the last day in Taipei of a very short 4D3N trip, so it meant lots of cramming for the final few food items.
The morning kicked off with a cloudy morning to Danshui. The skies were not at all promising, but at least they held up for about an hour or so.
One of the gems here is Berliner Landbrot - a German-style bakery. The fragrance of the bread being baked was literally wafting out of the shop.
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| A delicious cheese bread which was so yummy. The bread was soft too. |
After a brief walk around, the drizzle grew heavier, so it was time to head indoors for the main reason I came to Danshui, Cat Rain Cafe (which has sadly closed, but it's okay, my photos live on).
It was a fun experience, and being the only customers, there was plenty of attention from the cats. Danshui is also known for Oia, an alpaca cafe. It is a distance away from Danshui station, but if you really like alpacas, don't let that hold you back.
After an early day at Danshui, it was time to head back to Ximending because we didn't get to finish exploring the area. Plus there were two very important snacks I had not tried yet.
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| Firstly, the pillowy, fluffy, sweet potato balls. |
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| Secondly, this grilled mochi. I love this brown sugar flavour which is more of a sauce than a powdered topping. |
With Ximending items fulfilled, time for the next stop: Raohe Night market again!
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| Highly recommend this Okonomiyaki stall! |
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| I do not recommend this takoyaki stall. It was not good but I do hope the takoyaki stall there has since changed hands. |
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| The three colour pudding dessert is so refreshing and I really love it. It comes in an ice-cold brown sugar syrup and is slurpalicious. |
福島屋圓圓燒 Okonomiyaki
No. 138, in front of No. 174, Raohe Street | 台北市松山區饒河街138號174號前（斜對面攤位地）
Opening Hours: 5pm–11.30pm (daily)
鄉淳布丁豆花 Xiang Chun Pudding Soy Beancurd
No. 192, Raohe Street, Taipei | 台北市松山區饒河街192號
Opening Hours: 12pm–12am (daily)
These are the updated shop details (as of September 2023) if you are looking to head down for a visit.
One final stop for the night, and that was Shihlin Night Market for some final souvenirs and snacks.
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| Flame torched beef cubes. Choose from a variety of flavours like pink salt, seaweed, etc. |
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| Prince Cheese Potato for one last time |
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| Back to Zhong Cheng Hao |
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| Taiwanese-style Tempura |
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| One more order of Oyster and Prawn omelette 😍 |
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| This charcoal roasted fried chicken line was the longest. The moment you alight from Jiantan station, you can already see this line. It's right outside the area where Prince Cheese Potato is. The chicken pieces are first deep fried. Then, they are dipped in a gravy and grilled over charcoal. |
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| Watching him in action, it was really quite exciting. It made you look forward to the meal. |
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| Many locals in line is a sign that it's a good thing right? Unfortunately, not for us. The chicken still contains many bones so it was not a very convenient/easy street snack to consume. It didn't taste particularly special to us either but maybe you might have different tastes! |
That's pretty much the end of this trip since Day 4 was all about checking out and heading to the airport. However, here are some souvenirs I bought!
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| Egg puddings which I bought from a souvenir store. |
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| Used up my Taiwan coins to buy these guava juice cans from the airport vending machines. They are so delicious! I hope they still have them 😂 |
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| This was an interesting snack that I bought. A flaky pastry filled with pork floss, covered with sesame seeds and baked. |
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| Some novelty souvenirs I bought: joke marshmallows and chocolates for my then-colleagues. |
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| My then-obsession: nanoblocks. These are imitation ones from Shihlin. They build just the same and are of good quality too. |
Till the next trip,
Fly safe and eat happy,
V
