tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306333472392467864.post2068496152473852727..comments2023-06-30T00:50:53.050-07:00Comments on The World Tastes Good: Taipei (Part 1)Sapuchehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16174078725199024297noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306333472392467864.post-24350443775012707542009-03-08T19:45:00.000-07:002009-03-08T19:45:00.000-07:00Ah! Thanks for the correction. I seem to recall ha...Ah! Thanks for the correction. I seem to recall having a General-something dish once as well as a Colonel-something dish. I wondered why so much of the food had military sounding names, but now I realize that I probably didn't understand much of what I was told.<BR/><BR/>"Your Kung Pao chicken," the waiter says as he sets it down before me.<BR/><BR/>"Mm," I reply. "And in what war did he serve?"<BR/><BR/>The waiter looks at me uncomfortably and then hurries to another table -- far, far away from my non sequiturs.<BR/><BR/>(That kind of thing happens to me in foreign countries a lot.)<BR/><BR/>If I remember correctly, I didn't have any Western food in Taiwan, though I did try a cream-filled pastry...only to promptly spit it out. So I think you're right about Western food there. I found the same to be true in other Asian countries. If you couldn't tell, the night markets blew me away...Sapuchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174078725199024297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306333472392467864.post-75901459487940889952009-03-08T12:12:00.000-07:002009-03-08T12:12:00.000-07:00General Tsai, huh? I'm taiwanese and i've never he...General Tsai, huh? I'm taiwanese and i've never heard of him. But that dish looks like kung-pao chicken to me! I never liked western food in taiwan, they've all been asianized in someway, so u mad the right choice exploring the night markets :DAngelicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252684461861358439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306333472392467864.post-63534795781775618712009-02-03T08:55:00.000-08:002009-02-03T08:55:00.000-08:00I want all of it all over again, to be honest. Nex...I want all of it all over again, to be honest. Next time you head to the Philippines, you may want to consider stopping over in Taipei. As you surely know, the two countries are very close to one another -- though of course that doesn't necessarily mean they're convenient to visit on the same trip! Anyway, thanks for taking the time to have a look!Sapuchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174078725199024297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306333472392467864.post-6163695685738794492009-02-03T05:25:00.000-08:002009-02-03T05:25:00.000-08:00I want some of the lamb and vegetables, and anythi...I want some of the lamb and vegetables, and anything resembling dumplings! Thanks for the glimpse of Taipei streetlife and dining.Tangled Noodlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17543997083087131116noreply@blogger.com