Monday, December 28, 2009

Taiwan Trip Dec 6-14 - Day 3 - Hualian Town - Food Sampling

After a short rest in the hotel, we settled off to the "food triangle". First stop, 公正包子店. This shop operates 24hrs and there was no queue when we were there.




Street scene outside the shop

Ordered 肉羹 starchy meat soup NT50, the famous baos NT5 each, of course and 水餃 NT3 each。



Verdict - quite ok. After that, we went next door 周家蒸餃 to try the 蒸餃. BTW, did not know what was the difference between 水餃 and 蒸餃. Both tasted the same to me. 周家蒸餃 has air conditioning so it was cooler. Weather at Hualian was quite warm though it was supposed to be winter.

Next, strolled along the corridor and came to 一品香扁食. Tasted alright. Later, learnt from the younger Mr Looi that this is not the best shop. We tried the better one the next evening.


Also tried the hand made 曾記麻糬 which is super fresh, big, nice and yummy. NT10 each. Only the ground and read bean tasted nice.

Did not walk the other food street. We attempted to walk all the way to 南濱公園 using the below street - forgot to look at the street name.

A short stop at a tea shop 黎明紅茶. The lady was very friendly and keep giving us free samples of different type of tea, almond drink, etc. Very refreshing drink indeed. Felt bad so bought a almond drink from her.

Almost at Nanbin - photo taken from Nanbin.

Nanbin Beach - not very spectular. The Night market was not opened yet as it was still early.


After that, walked back to the food street and went to buy 奶梅 from 惠比須 and 7 packets of 小麻糬 from 发曾記麻糬 along 中華路 before going back to hotel to rest before dinner.



Took some shots of the Hualian town.




You might be interested in the itinerary:

Day 1 - Lunch at Airport,Flight to Taipei, Check in Dandy Hotel(Review), Dinner in Taipei at 肥前屋

Day 2 – Breakfast at Dandy, Martyrs' Shrine 忠烈祠, Shinlin Residence 士林官邸
Yangminshan,Beitou Sulphur Valley, 烏來内洞囯家森林 Wulai Old Street

Day 3 – Journey to Hualian, Review of Quality Inn Hualian, Hualian Town - Food Sampling, Dinner at Hualian

Day 4 - Breakfast at Quality Inn, 清水斷崖,池上便當,Lunch outside Tourist Centre, Taroko Gorge,七星譚, Hualian Town/蔥油餅/Dinner, Review of Hotel Bayview Qixingtan

Day 5 - Breakfast at Hotel Bayview, Qixingtan area around hotel, Journey Back to Taipei, Lunch at囯賓大腸煎, Check in Dandy Hotel(Review), XiMenTing, Dinner at Shilin Night Market

Day 6 - Breakfast at Dandy, 野柳 Yeliu GeoPark, Shifen 十分放天燈, 九分老街, 金瓜石, 陰陽海, 黃金瀑布, 鼻头角, 南雅rock formation, 基隆廟口夜市

Day 7 - Breakfast at Dandy, National Palace Museum, 天母, Lunch at Beitou, Danshui, Fisherman’s Wharf, Dinner at 梅江韓溝囯淡水店

Day 8 - Breakfast at Dandy, Experience HSR to Taichung, Shopping at 新光三越 Taipei Station,
Taipei Underground Front Station
, Pass by CKS, Lunch at 高記, Taipei 101, Dinner at foodcourt

Day 9 - Breakfast at Dandy, Daiso, Lunch at Taipei Breeze Centre, Taipei Milk King, Home Sweet Home

Review of Dandy Hotel – Dec 6-7
Review of Quality Inn Hualian Dec 8
Review of Hotel Bayview Hualian Dec 9
Review of Dandy Hotel – Dec 10-13

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