Taiwan
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Beef Noodle Soup (Taiwan)
Taiwan's national bowl: beef noodle soup — wheat noodles in a dark, soy-braised beef broth with tender shank, pickled mustard greens and chile oil — Taipei's pride and a festival's namesake. Ingredients: beef shank and t…
Oyster Omelette
The night-market omelette: oyster omelette (o-a-chian) — small oysters folded into a chewy sweet-potato starch batter with egg and greens, under a sweet red sauce — Taiwan's snack emblem. Ingredients: oysters, sweet pota…
Lu Rou Fan (Braised Pork Rice)
The comfort rice: lu rou fan — pork belly braised in soy, shallots and five-spice until it melts into a glossy mince, ladled over rice — Taiwan's hug in a bowl. Ingredients: pork belly (hand-cut), fried shallots, soy sau…
Bubble Tea and Shaved Ice
The bubble that conquered the world: pearl milk tea (boba) — tea with milk and chewy tapioca pearls, invented in Taichung in the 1980s and now a global language — plus its temple-fair sibling, shaved ice (baobing) under…
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