Hi everyone, welcome to my channel! I'm Alyssa and I'm a food and travel blogger.
In today's video, I'm gonna go through the top 10 must eat things in Taipei. I
literally cannot leave Taipei without eating these 10 things, so before we get
into the video make sure you hit that subscribe button,
thumbs up this video, and let's get started! So I couldn't narrow it down to
the top 10 so I have an honorable mention I couldn't leave this one out I
thought it was so unique so the honorable mention goes to the boba
pancakes at Belle Epoque and boba pancakes our intervention I never knew I
needed honestly like when I first heard it I was like I mean it sounds cool but
I thought it was just a hype type of thing but honestly these are so good
like my mind was blown on how good they are
they're such a delicious unique dessert and if you want to see more about it I
actually put it in my 5 cutest most Instagram a bullet drinks and desserts
in Taipei video so I'll link that right over here and you can see more about the
boba pancakes and my experience there so let's get started into the actual top 10
so number 10 is the original flagship store of Din Tai Fung and I know you're
thinking the original Din Tai Fung is tenth that
just tells you how good this list is so Din Tai Fung of course is known for the
shallow mouths but they have so many other delicious dishes there and
although it did take fum is on the pricier side of things to eat in Taiwan
they definitely way cheaper than any Din Tai Fung that I've ever eaten at in the
u.s. because each order of 10 pieces of shell Bao is less than $8 and on top of
it being cheaper the design for Michelle Obama's in Taiwan are way better than
the ones in the US alright moving on to number 9 so number 9 is the grass jelly
dessert at well the name is in Chinese so I don't really know how to say it but
I'll put it right here so you can find it and I always list the address in the
description box down below so you guys can always check there to see where I'm
eating and also if you just type in like grass jelly shop near tome Quan night
market then you should be able to find it too so this place is a local favorite
for grass jelly desserts similar to the kinds that you can find that meet fresh
and honestly I like this way better than so Eastern I store that's like where
most people will tell you to go but I actually like the spot a lot better so
Josh Thole is just so silky and soft and the tar balls are so chewy and each Bowl
is only around 50 MT I actually did a video on the tomcod night market and I
included this spot there so if you want to check out that video I'll link it in
the cards and also in the description box so number 8 is the most famous place
for a popular Taiwanese dish called loo roll fat and it's basically braced or
minced pork over rice and this spot is called Jing Fionn braised pork rice
there's three sizes small 430 NC medium 440 NC and large 450 NT when you get
your bowl of Luo fan you'll notice that it seems that the meat to rice ratio is
a little off like there's a lot more rice than there is meat but they do this
on purpose because actually the meat is so fatty and juicy and rich said you're
gonna need all that rice to finish that bowl of me trust me so number seven is
another grapevine at the Tom Kha night market Tom Green shaved ice and I know
where you taking hunger in and shaved ice that doesn't sound like it would be
good together because Tom Green is actually usually served like as a hot
desert but this take on tongue urine is completely different and served on a bed
of ice generously drizzled with some osmanthus syrup it's such a unique
dessert but it's like seriously amazing and the Tom grant is some of the best
tongue it I've ever had because it's so chewy and the filling is so good you can
pick from peanut or black sesame if you just have half half which is three each
then your bowl will be a dnt but usually an order you only have five tongue in it
so number six is town's most famous place for guava which is also called the
Taiwanese hamburger and this spot is called Managua pal and basically Gua Bao
is a fluffy fluffy bun filled with pork belly pickled veggies peanut sugar
crumble and cilantro and that might sound like a really rare combination
like I know when I first heard of Gua Bao I was like that doesn't sound like
it would be good but trust me it's literally amazing it's a mind-blowing ly
good like I would really have regretted it if I didn't try it because it's
seriously one of my favorite things in Taipei and I always have to go to launch
a Gua Bao to get this each of these vows goes for 60 nte which is such a good
price for like a little snack or a lunch maybe and I actually
have a more in-depth video on this spot and I'll link it in the cards and in the
description box down below too so number five is my favorite spot for a
fried chicken that's bigger than your head like literally I have a huge head
and it's bigger well maybe cause a dodgy pie also known
as hot star large fried chicken is the best fried chicken filet I've ever had
like it's so good these huge pieces of chicken are fried to perfection and
coated in this delicious seasoning kind of like a five-spice taste when you bite
in it's so crispy and crunchy and the inside is so tender and juicy it's
literally the best thing ever and it's only seven TNT which is way cheaper than
the ha stars in the u.s. so number four is the best noodle soup I've ever had
and I've had a pretty good share of beef noodle soups this mind-blowing beef
noodle soup is a Tian Kong beef noodles seriously if you haven't tried that beef
noodle soup like you haven't lived I'm sorry but it's true
there's always a really long line here but don't be too scared off because they
move really fast if they only serve a limited amount of things on their menu
and they also have a second floor so that really helps the line move too they
serve up the most complex beefy broth with these chunks of tender beef and
tendon as well as these really fresh made noodles that just soak up the beefy
flavor of the broth this pot is pretty expensive for Taiwan standards it can
range anywhere from 250 NT to 310 NT but honestly it's so worth it you have to
try it at least one so we're finally getting to the top three in Turkish so
excited so number three is the pepper bun at raha night market this is
seriously a life-changing fun oh my god it's so good
seriously these things are heaven in a bun I've never had a bun where the
outside is so crunchy and crispy and then the inside of the bun is still nice
and pillowy then the court is filled with pepper and it's so juicy and they
also put so many green onions in there after I ate one I went right back in
line to get another it's that good and it's only 50 empty so might as well
right so coming up on number two is the best boba spot in Taipei like honestly
fight me if you disagree I'm ready this spot is called Chen standing and I've
had so much both in my lifetime like honestly there was a period of time
by a period of time I mean like two years where I would drink boba every day
at least once a day like sometimes twice sometimes three times okay I was
obsessed and to the point where I actually kinda got sick of it so I
actually don't drink that much Bob anymore but that being said I always
stop by here whenever I'm in Taipei and I don't even like boba that much anymore
so that's how you know this place is so good don't come here expecting they'll
see though because each cup only comes with brown sugar boba milk and ice
that's it so the simplicity of the drink is what lets the boba be the star and
that's what's so amazing about it each cup is only four TNT but honestly I'm
telling you you're gonna want more than just one cup and number one on my top 10
must eat foods in Taipei is
Tom Dobb being from Tanjung Tom dois pancake yes a scallion pancake is the
number one thing I must eat every time I'm in Taipei do not underestimate this
tone zombie okay it is one of the best things I've ever
eaten in my life they make each pancake fresh with their handmade dough then
they press it to be a perfect circle they pan fire on their griddle and they
fluff it up to perfection and you can see all those flakes starting to pop out
it's served steaming hot with the choice of toppings such as basil egg ham and
cheese but I really recommend trying the original plain one first so that way you
can really admire the purity of how good that being is by itself each one of
these pancakes ranges from 25 and T to 50 NT so it's literally like the perfect
breakfast or snack or if you want to order like five maybe like a lunch I
don't know I would do that literally so good oh my gosh alright so that's it for
this video of the top ten best thing see inside hey I really hope you enjoyed it
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and comment below your opinion on the best things the inside pay and if you
haven't been there yet then comment below which food on this list you would
want to try and yeah I'll see you guys in the next one bye