One of the drawbacks of being taken out to dinner by friends, is that you have to eat what they order even if you don't really like it. I've had oysters, stinky tofu, dried tofu, sea urchin, clams and crabs and candied squid. I'm not that big on seafood which is characteristic of authentic Taiwanese food. And although I like tofu, I think I've eaten enough to last me a few months.
Just a minute before this photo was taken, my dad watched his friend pick some of the "Taiwanese delicacies" out of the tank, and he secretly grimaced to me. He is also laughing because behind him, his friend is haggling with the restaurant staff over the price of the dish. My dad is like me - we are totally incapable and uncomfortable with haggling and are more used to just handing over the money.
See this fish? One second he was swimming quietly with his friends, and the next minute, he was served up sweet and sour with a side of rice. I'll admit, he was pretty delicious.
My dad's idea of dessert: yams, turnip, aduki beans, and rice starch balls. That's not dessert! That's a side of veggies!
And would you believe that this picture is not of soups but of desserts? My dad got very excited when he came across this in the food court below Taipei 101 and he immediately ordered a bowl. I went and got myself a grape gelato, which I think was the least unusual flavor they had. It wasn't bad.
Today, though, I found a food vendor on the street frying up my favorite Chinese dessert which is sticky sesame rice ball with red bean filling -it was still warm- yum, yummy! And Ba and I then found a dumpling diner, where we ate a plate of jowze (pork dumplings) for lunch. Jowze are originally from Northern China where they eat a lot of wheat products, like bread and noodles. Since the influx of mainlanders into Taiwan, these Chinese dishes or cuisine have now become very popular and can be found everywhere.
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