Taiwan is worth a trip just for the food alone – ubiquitous, affordable and mouthwatering.
straight off the plane and into a wonton shop – wonton noodle soup in Taipei 
港園牛肉麵 Gang Yuan Beef Noodle Restaurant – the best beef noodle soup I’ve ever eaten 
度小月擔仔麵 Du Hsiao Yueh – traditional Tainan food of braised pork noodles and melon greens 
savory taro cakes 
Japanese Ramen – Japanese food can be found anywhere in Taiwan 
阿宗麵線 Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle – touristy and quite slimy, I was not a fan 
阿美素食 Ah Mei Vegetarian Buffet in Kaohsiung – buddhist food with a great selection of dishes 
vegetarian zong zi (rice dumpling) 
清祺素食點心部 Qing Qi Vegetarian Dim Sum in Tainan – good vegetarian versions of Dim Sum 
三来 Three To Vegetarian Restaurant in Taipei – buddhist music included 
鴨肉珍 Duck Zhen – one of those small shops that only serve a variation of one dish with a huge line outside the door 
some Korean food thrown into the mix – Bibimbap 
comfort food – 餃子 dumplings 
Japanese style hotpot in the university area of Taipei – only mediocre but quite affordable 
for our last day: a treat to the Taiwanese branch of 添好運 Tim Ho Wan (the world’s cheapest Michelin-star restaurant), a Cantonese dim sum place famous for its pork buns (in the background), here with fried shrimp packages 
Cantonese staple 腸粉 rice noodle roll 
spent our last TWD on 流沙包 salted egg yolk buns – no food regrets here
May 6th – 18th, 2019