Location: Taipei

Taiwanese cucumber salad on table with chopsticks

Taiwanese Cucumber Salad Recipe – a step-by-step recreation from Fuhong Beef Noodles, Taipei

You know a side-dish is impressive when it is more memorable than the dish it was supposed to support.  This was the case with an incredible Taiwanese cucumber salad I ate at Fuhong Beef Noodles in Ximending District, Taipei. This cucumber salad is unlike any you have eaten before. An unusual cross between pickled and …

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Bowl of best beef noodles in Ximending at Fuhong Beef Noodle with chilli butter and pickled mustard greens next to plate of pickled cucumbers

A local recommends the best beef noodles in Ximending – Fuhong beef noodles review

A local’s take on the best beef noodles in Ximending You could spend hours trawling the internet for the best beef noodles in Ximending and never come to a solid conclusion. The history behind Taiwanese beef noodle soup, plus a culture of eating out regularly, mean that locals you speak to will almost always have …

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Hot Star Large Fried Chicken in a bag outside Ximending branch

Hot Star Large Fried Chicken in Ximending, Taipei – a Taiwanese ‘schnitzel’ the size of your head

This site isn’t necessarily about fancy food, it’s about good food, and if your definition of ‘good food’ is like mine (anything tasty enough to make you order it again), then a simple piece of fried chicken can more than make the grade. Hot Star Large Fried Chicken therefore claims this title by definition – …

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