Shin Yeh Taiwanese restaurant, Chung Hsiao E. Rd. sec. 4 欣葉台菜，忠考東路四段靠近大安路

Shin Yeh is almost like my must-visit restaurant whenever I am in Taipei. The only Taiwanese dialect I can speak is this chilled clam in garlic wine soy sauce (photo 1), as "Na Ayr". I can take one whole dish by myself. However, not many people like it since it is served chilled and with some wine aroma in it. My second favourite is the veggie, egg with crushed peanut roll (潤餅). I can take 1 whole order (2 rolls). Again, not too many people like this one since there is some parsley inside. I love this magic mix of all these ingredients.

The 3rd thing is their stir fried rice noodle and 4th is their deep fried squid balls. Both are done very nice every time I try.

Wu Min Tze congee and small dishes shop 無名子清粥小菜, Fu Xing S. Road, Taipei

Another cycle - 15 years later I revisited this shop, but that doesn't mean this one is bad. It's all because the next door Yung He soy bean drink shop often got on my first choice in this area. As I stayed just opposite to this area, I gotta give a break for my favourite soy bean drink shop. Actually I had daily soy bean drink during my stay.

This shop and the other shops on this section of Fu Xing S. Rd. (between He Ping E. Rd 和平東and Shin Yi 信義路Rd.) *remarks: supposed the pronounciation should be Her` Ping, not He Piing, but just the local spelling is He Ping, same as Yung He (should be Yung Her`), offer midnight dining until 5-6am. They had some prepared dishes and some order-to-cook dishes with free unlimited Yam congee 地瓜(番薯)粥. In the old days, this area was also crowded with some local creative people and some singers/artists. As the local entertainment got more westernized, those people tend to go to hotel cafes or some hip lounges.

1. Pickled veggie, ginger and pig's intestine hot pot. My love-and-hate dish! The shop made it very tender and clean too. The pickled is nice too. Very aromatic.

2. Various dishes from stir fried veggie to pickled veggie with five belly pork.

3. Squid with Chinese celery and yam congee.

4. See how many varieties they have.

5. the shop entrance.

國父紀念館 Dr. Sun Memorial Hall Taipei

Yung He soy bean drink shop Fu Xing South Rd 復興南路永和豆漿

Though I posted this shop before, I need to say it's still the best soy bean drink shop in town to me. My friends (local & Angel) and I spent much time on searching the best soy bean drink shop in Taipei in the mid. 90's ane early 00's, and found this shop the most consistent one. This time I was glad to have seen the chef who made the best sticky rice roll still in the shop. Check photo 3 - the one in the middle front. It's him who made the best sticky rice roll and all the nice baked pastry like photo 2 (燒餅夾肉鬆). This time I am also pleased to see this shop crowded with longer line of customers, but they still keep the good quality.

孫子兵法人手 iPad前傳 - Pre-developed manual iPad version of the ancient Chinese army theory

This card is about the size of 2x3.5 inches. Please eat more blue berry or deep fish oil for a year before trying to read it.

Taipei Fullerton South 馥敦飯店, Fu Xing S. Road Taipei Taiwan

13 years ago, after Les Suites Taipei got popular, I came to try a hotel called Dynasty 朝代 which was one of the few medium size business hotel among all those Little Sherwood, Kodak groups. After I booked this Taipei Fullerton, my local friend refreshed my memory of its former one - Dynasty Hotel. Strange that I was brought back to this hotel on the same routing from Les Suites Taipei to here again. I should have further rewinded to Far East Shangrila and Regent Formosa.

This hotel is very near to my most favourite Yung He soy bean drink shop on Fu Xing S. Road (near the intersection with Xin Yi Rd.). It was renovated, with a nice reception area and a complimentary coffee with snack area. The room is very clean and nicely furnished, good sound proof and with my love-and-hate Sony LCD TV (best in quality but worst in life).

為食到淡水 Eating all the way to Tan Shui Taiwan

Again all the below photos were taken at a lower angle (3 feet high) without seeing the view finder. Kind of enjoying this set of street photos as each of them shows the local people's unique character. So this is Tan Shui on weekend. People are having fun in their own way. I also took part in it by getting some deep fried chicken nuggets and a cold plum juice. Then try as many local snacks as you can. Don't be shy! See how the Mr. cool on the 2nd last photo chill out in his way. Doesn't need to be a fancy lounge. When in local, gotta be local.

Tung Hua Street Night Market 通化街 Taipei, Taiwan

Not much into the night market, but it often reflects part of the local culture.

A menu making your hair stand up

Reading this menu would get you some mental allergy. Be careful. For those who can't read Chinese on the below, you are blessed. Imagine some dish titles like "Two thumbs up Kobe steak in a New York minute", "Alexander the Great scrambled egg", "Monroe's sweet and Oliver's sour pork".