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what's up guys welcome back to a new
episode of DB for macho Tainan served as
the capital of Taiwan for 200 years and
is known by the Taiwanese as a foodie
paradise now these are my 15 best things
you must do here in Tainan the oldest
city of Taiwan founded by the Dutch
start off your Tainan adventure on an
empty stomach at the most famous
restaurant in town called do Xiao ya
renowned for its local dish
dun dun noodles a delicious noodle bowl
the business where all the magic happens
at the oldest noodle shop in Taiwan this
restaurant has been here since 1895
their noodles are served with a broth
made from boiled sweet shrimp hats bean
sprouts coriander ling so I stuck garlic
paste and black vinegar it's got a nice
big bite of this
hmm oh man I can see what is a local
delicacy it's like a spaghetti noodle
with little pieces of pork I'm gonna
finish the whole thing taiwan's largest
gashapon machine is located in downtown
Tainan for 100 NT roughly 3 US dollars
you get a chance of winning a flight for
two to Japan - upon our very popular
surprise balls here in Asia all right my
first ball you see we won today Oh take
it now I want a headphones case and they
butterfly be drink yeah you heard that
right
butterfly butterfly feet wow that's
that's kind of weird it's pretty good
we're good but I'm weird kind of flavor
I'm just kidding I mean the butterfly
pea flower of course
Tainan is the oldest city of taiwan and
known for its incredible history taiwan
used to be called formosa originally
named by the portuguese meaning
beautiful island but from 1624 until
1660 to the Dutch vo sea took control of
Formosa and turn it into a Dutch colony
being Dutch myself I was interested to
find the remnants of this time period so
let's start at this old Dutch fortress
called fort provincia within his museum
you'll find historical documents maps
and scale models of fort provincia in
its original state
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the pretty cool thing is this place is
open till nine o'clock at night Tainan
is most famous for its beef soup time
for some fresh cream soup look at this
hair at wing chun you can order a
delicious beef soup and beef tongue
their epic beef soup will set you back
100 and T and this beef tongue stir-fry
another 180 NT now you cannot let it
boil too long so your over
oh yeah really I can see what it's place
covered
yeah let's make things a bit more
interesting with the stir-fried beef
tongue
Wow I'm pleasantly surprised that is
amazing again so juicy and tender very
soft
oh and don't forget to leave your mark
on their wall please note this place is
only open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and
often includes a long waiting line
alright guys I'm here now I done ping
historical site next up is the unpin
oyster shell cement museum now why would
it be interesting you may ask bricks and
cement will hard to come by on Taiwan in
the old colonial days that's why the
Dutch transported all these bricks from
Indonesia and used crushed oyster shells
sugar and stick your eyes to make mortar
oyster shells brown sugar and sticky
rice the most ridiculous mortar formula
I've ever heard of but I guess it did
the job very well it actually sounds so
delicious
maybe I should lick it this museum
showcases the entire process of the
oyster shells firing industry on Taiwan
alright guys time for some sex education
here how to distinguish between a male
and female Easter a male waster a
wrinkly surface that's this this part
moister and the fimo ice there a smooth
surface a funny fact as the locals call
to Dutch
red hair foreigners they nicknamed the
dome order red hair soil check out guys
fort zeelandia an old Dutch colony here
in Taiwan the former Hayden coal
merchant house is another beautiful
historic building on Taiwan which has
now been turned into a museum and
includes a complete exposition of the
Dutch colonial history of Taiwan all
Dutch trading ships from the time
carrier ancient maps and skill models of
Dutch vo sea ships so famosa was a big
huffing between Japan China and Asia
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dr. Erica Loza this map affecting Milan
in France so in early days this is what
humpin actually looked like here we have
Zeelandia fort zeelandia which was the
first international trade port of taiwan
one of the earliest waves of
globalisation
it was truly fascinating to see how
people were compensated in the ancient
days with Dutch Stivers and the Reich's
dollars I had an absolute field day at
this museum very impressive stuff to say
the least
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right next to the merchant house you
will find these unique remains of a
warehouse engulfed by nature which is
the reason why the locals call this
remarkable place of the treehouse
creepy limp roots right here oh my god
that's so cool so this is the roof the
roof off the warehouse my mind is blown
I had no idea nature could take over in
such a dramatic fashion oh wow they look
like curtains and drapes it's
unbelievable I can't believe this area
this is a huge site as well they
preserved it very well to restore it in
the last decade so it's really
accessible and it's definitely a thing
you should check out here in Tainan okay
let's step up this Dutch history lesson
with a big educational adventure at Fort
Salem via the main dutch headquarters
here on formosa this is an absolute
beautiful sight not a great ancient spot
to visit here in tainan Taiwan was
primarily used by the Dutch as a transit
hub due to its great central location in
East Asia but I could not believe my
eyes
just seeing so much Dutch history on
display here in Taiwan was an absolute
unique experience
Wow this room behind me this is insane
the Dutch governor from all Salvas
Frederik Co yet in stated by the Dutch
vo see phrenic the host initial company
of the Dutch East India Company now what
makes the Dutch vocs so unique is it
being the first multinational
corporation and the first publicly
traded company in the world the top of
the tower
later fortifications of fort zeelandia
included coral as well so in the old
days you used any material for
fortifications so there was an abundance
of coral which they used to build this
wall before they walked down this wall
it gets more and more dramatic and we
look at look at these corals full coral
wall now the most surprising thing about
forts ilandia was the sheer size this
place must have been a massive fortress
for its time eventually the Chinese Ming
Dynasty sent cachinga to Formosa to
banish the Dutch and take over the
island here you can see the bust of
Ithaca yet the governor of the East
India Company and here you can see the
final treaty they sign now if you know
some Dutch you may recognize some words
it is really ancient Dutch though so I
had a hard time trying to understand it
and this is the guy that kicked out the
Dutch coach Inga Kushina be seats the
Dutch for nine months which left them
with no other option than to surrender
please note that you can obtain a
special unpin museum pass to visit five
sites for just 150 NT roughly five US
dollars next to fort salonga you will
find on paying old street the first
commercial street of taiwan they're not
walking down the Market Street and
they're amping which was also used by
the Dutch as the main trading market
street this street is packed with
historic buildings vendors eateries
shops and restaurants selling many
delicious snacks my favourite being this
sweet almond tofu with red beans all
right time for some refreshments at
shrink shake tongue yep very hard to
pronounce shrink-ray tongue is the
original tea house where bubble tea was
invented does the bubbles in bubble tea
refer to the tapioca balls at the bottom
of these drinks which are tasty chewy
treats since I'm here I decided to try
three of their most popular bubble teas
so I ordered the most popular Monte here
at the tea shop which is the pro not tea
this
perfect it's just the words drinking
without too much sugar perfectly
balanced with the milk the propyl um
milk tea oh I'm not sure about that one
not my cup of tea red bean tapioca milk
tea steer that sucker up
Nestle great spot for photography is
Chinon Street especially during the
evening this cozy Street is over 300
years old and best known for its
historic sights temples and stores
originating from the Qing Dynasty and
Japanese colonial times
my god this is beautiful so quiet and
peaceful
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all right I got a bit hungry at this
point so I decided to feast on a famous
local bish skewered chicken butts if you
really want to go mental here and tine
on grilled chicken butts can you believe
that
go crunchy white fatty a firm chicken
ass been working out a lot not a good
thing is there is no after faced with
this and no trip to Tainan is complete
without some Taiwan beer hey you got a
drink like the locals and that's exactly
what we're going to do
Tainan is also popular for its locally
grown mangoes reason enough to go all
out and order this massive mango shaved
ice which includes mango mango ice cream
shaved ice and condensed milk this is
massive I really love mango and I cannot
wait to give this a shot
oh oh there's no import here baby
straight from the fields if I don't
control myself I would literally finish
this entire massive wall this is so good
this is the garden night market and it's
the largest night market in Tainan sadly
only open three days a week Thursday
Saturday and Sunday where you can
indulge yourself in locally grown
produce and delicious Taiwanese snacks
now Tainan doesn't really have a
nightlife for that you have to either go
to Taipei oh gosh um but you can still
enjoy a solid gem at the only nightclub
in town Meuse Tainan I came here on a
Wednesday night and this place was
packed with an all-you-can-drink
entrance fee of 700 new Taiwan dollars
basically 25 US dollars for an unlimited
supply of booze and solid EDM
during my adventure here in Tainan I
stayed at silks place and absolute
gorgeous five-star hotel with spacious
luxurious rooms excellent customer
service and live music during the
evenings on their rooftop pool deck this
is a five star hotel in downtown Tainan
the pass here what a beautiful room wow
wow wow wow
this is huge whoa
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