{"id":6859,"date":"2019-10-06T19:42:08","date_gmt":"2019-10-06T17:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?p=6859"},"modified":"2019-10-06T19:42:08","modified_gmt":"2019-10-06T17:42:08","slug":"foodie-heaven-and-michelin-star-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?p=6859","title":{"rendered":"foodie heaven and Michelin star franchise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Taiwan is worth a trip just for the food alone &#8211; ubiquitous, affordable and mouthwatering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6860\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1905_taiwan_food_01\/\" class=\"wp-image-6860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_01.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_01-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_01-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>straight off the plane and into a wonton shop &#8211; wonton noodle soup in Taipei<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6861\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1905_taiwan_food_02\/\" class=\"wp-image-6861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_02.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_02-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_02-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption> \u6e2f\u5712\u725b\u8089\u9eb5  Gang Yuan Beef Noodle Restaurant &#8211; the best beef noodle soup I&#8217;ve ever eaten<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6862\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1905_taiwan_food_04\/\" class=\"wp-image-6862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_04.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_04-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_04-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption> \u5ea6\u5c0f\u6708\u64d4\u4ed4\u9eb5  Du Hsiao Yueh &#8211; traditional Tainan food of braised pork noodles and melon greens<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6863\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1905_taiwan_food_05\/\" class=\"wp-image-6863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_05.jpg 750w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_05-270x180.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption>savory taro cakes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_06.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6864\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1905_taiwan_food_06\/\" class=\"wp-image-6864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_06.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_06-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_06-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Japanese Ramen &#8211; Japanese food can be found anywhere in Taiwan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_07.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6865\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1905_taiwan_food_07\/\" class=\"wp-image-6865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_07.jpg 750w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_07-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_07-270x180.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption>  \u963f\u5b97\u9eb5\u7dda Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle &#8211; touristy and quite slimy, I was not a fan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_08.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6866\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1905_taiwan_food_08\/\" class=\"wp-image-6866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_08.jpg 750w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_08-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_08-270x180.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption> \u963f\u7f8e\u7d20\u98df Ah Mei Vegetarian Buffet in Kaohsiung &#8211; buddhist food with a great selection of dishes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_09.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6867\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1905_taiwan_food_09\/\" class=\"wp-image-6867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_09.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_09-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_09-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>vegetarian zong zi (rice dumpling)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6868\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1905_taiwan_food_10\/\" class=\"wp-image-6868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_10.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_10-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_10-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption> \u6e05\u797a\u7d20\u98df\u9ede\u5fc3\u90e8  Qing Qi Vegetarian Dim Sum in Tainan &#8211; good vegetarian versions of Dim Sum<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_11.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6869\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1905_taiwan_food_11\/\" class=\"wp-image-6869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_11.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_11-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_11-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>\u4e09\u6765 Three To Vegetarian Restaurant in Taipei &#8211; buddhist music included<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_12.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6870\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1905_taiwan_food_12\/\" class=\"wp-image-6870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_12.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_12-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_12-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption> \u9d28\u8089\u73cd  Duck Zhen &#8211; one of those small shops that only serve a variation of one dish with a huge line outside the door<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_13.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6871\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1905_taiwan_food_13\/\" class=\"wp-image-6871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_13.jpg 750w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_13-270x180.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption>some Korean food thrown into the mix &#8211; Bibimbap<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_14.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6872\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1905_taiwan_food_14\/\" class=\"wp-image-6872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_14.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_14-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_14-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>comfort food &#8211;  \u9903\u5b50 dumplings<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_15.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6873\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1905_taiwan_food_15\/\" class=\"wp-image-6873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_15.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_15-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_15-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Japanese style hotpot in the university area of Taipei &#8211; only mediocre but quite affordable<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_17.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6874\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1905_taiwan_food_17\/\" class=\"wp-image-6874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_17.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_17-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_17-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>for our last day: a treat to the Taiwanese branch of  \u6dfb\u597d\u904b Tim Ho Wan (the world&#8217;s cheapest Michelin-star restaurant), a Cantonese dim sum place famous for its pork buns (in the background), here with fried shrimp packages<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_18.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6875\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1905_taiwan_food_18\/\" class=\"wp-image-6875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_18.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_18-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_18-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Cantonese staple \u8178\u7c89 rice noodle roll<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_19.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6876\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1905_taiwan_food_19\/\" class=\"wp-image-6876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_19.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_19-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_19-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>spent our last TWD on \u6d41\u6c99\u5305 salted egg yolk buns &#8211; no food regrets here<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:right;\">May 6th &#8211; 18th, 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taiwan is worth a trip just for the food alone &#8211; ubiquitous, affordable and mouthwatering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[122,424,427,633,794,1170,1173,1176,1283,1395,1389,1391,1392,1400,368,374,376],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1905_taiwan_food_00.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6859"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}