Do you have any vacation plans to Taiwan? If so, make sure you don’t forget to take a culinary tour there. Just like China, this country which is also called Taipei or Taiwan. Have in common both in culinary.
It turns out that there is one Taiwanese culinary that is very famous recently in Indonesia, you know? Yes. Boba milk tea has become a favorite drink in recent years. Especially among young people. Here are 12 Taiwanese specialties that you must try:
1. Bubble Milk Tea (Tea)
Boba was first introduced in the 1980s in Taiwan. These mini balls have a chewy texture and are made from tapioca flour and make a sweet drink mix. Not only in Asia, but boba is also popular in Europe, America and even Australia. Another name for boba is pearl milk tea or boba pearl. This drink is now gaining popularity. A mixture of tea and milk with various flavors and equipped with various ingredients, the drink known as boba or bubble tea was originally in Taiwan first.
2. Beef Noodle Soup
Another name for Beef Noodle Soup is Ban Mian . Many say that this typical Taiwanese food is noodle soup with a savory broth with sliced beef. Prepare the necessary ingredients, follow the steps in cooking carefully and get a beef noodle soup that has a special taste.
The texture of the noodles which are not too dense is also given with vegetables, beef and other ingredients, and followed by salted beef broth, Taiwanese specialties are guaranteed to spoil your taste buds.
3. Stinky Tofu
This food does come from China or China and is easy to find in night hawker markets or vendors on the side of the Hong Kong road, but it is also a typical Taiwanese food too. In terms of taste, some say that this stinky tofu tastes similar to blue cheese. From the Chinese themselves, they say that the more rotten the tofu smells, the better it tastes.
This Taiwanese food itself has many serving recipes, ranging from boiled, fried or cooked with other foods. However, one of the most popular is the fried one.
4. Nastar
Pastries are the most popular cakes by everyone, especially during Eid. Not a few who reap a lot of profit by selling various pastries during the fasting month. For example, like snow white, peanut cake, cat tongue cake and many people’s favorite is nastar . Nastar is a typical Taiwanese food, there are many variations of nastar that are easy to make at home.
5. Oyster Omelette
Oyster omelette, this Taiwanese specialty, tastes delicious if you cook it properly. There is a sauce you can sprinkle on the omelette. Meanwhile, the materials needed can also be easily obtained. You can also save how to make omelette sauce.
Unlike the usual omelette which only uses eggs, this Taiwanese specialty uses a mixture of flour and water as well as the addition of vegetables and a special sauce.
6. Bakpao
Bakpao can be categorized as bread . Bakpao is made from flour dough that is given yeast to expand. Then, given various fillings in the middle. Bakpao flavor is not only meat, there are also chocolate, green bean, strawberry and other flavors.
7. Mee Sua Tiram
Mee Sua Oysters consists of sweet vermicelli or misea cooked both boiled and combined with a brown hair sauce derived from oysters and sliced oysters, mushrooms, hard-boiled eggs and chunks of bacon.
Mee Sua Oysters has a delicious and distinctive taste, and is very delicious to eat while still hot or hot.
8. Gua Bao
Gua Bao is made from a piece of boiled meat that is seasoned and then sandwiched between two plain buns, much like a sandwich .
The contents vary, such as pork, beef, chicken, fish, and eggs. As a complement is usually added pickled mustard, mustard, cilantro, and peanuts.
9. Beef Noodle Soup
This meal consists of three important ingredients, noodles, soup and most importantly meat. The sauce is made for Hong Shao soup and is added with beef sirloin and beef to the previous porridge. You can find this food from small stands and even famous restaurants. Everyone has a different way of presentation, but of course it produces a very delicious taste.
10. Benedict
This food is daily food in Taiwan and can be found easily. Influenced by the Japanese boxed food used in Taiwan more than half a century. Each house will provide an empty meal with Styrofoam foam and consists of several accompanying dishes. You can choose various types of vegetables or accompany the dish according to your taste.
11. Curry Rice Taiwan
This is a rice dish with spicy curry added, rice can be set by yourself. This curry rice itself is served with eggs on it.
In the Western world, casseroles and mac & cheese are called comfort food, but in Asia nothing compares to a large plate of rice topped with curry sauce, and fried food and egg on top!
12. Chicken Chutlet
You’ll be surprised if the fried chicken strips are hot and fresh, but so delicious, they’re bigger than your face! It may not be healthy food, but it can certainly cure all kinds of cravings and liberate fatigue. We voted that this was the next “big meal”!