Photos by MJ Klein, including FOOD PHOTOS!
Recently my brother John visited Taiwan, but we weren’t able to blog on his visit in real time due to a couple of technical difficulties that are now resolved. So, without further delay, we bring you installment #1 of his visit!
This is John arriving in Taiwan at the Taoyuan International Airport. It was at night and we took him out for some food of course, but no photos.
Mobile phone food photos by MJ Klein
Well, dear readers, we apologize for the time interval between posts of late. There is lots going on that has been demanding our attention, but not much going on that is blog-worthy. However, as we’ve said before, Hui-chen and I photograph nearly every meal we have, so I think we should do more food posts since people really seem to be interested in the food we have in Taiwan. We intend to make this more of a regular feature so please do let us know if you like it. Now, onto the food!
Before we get into the actual week’s food offerings, I just wanted to start things off with a shot of a wonderful Vietnamese style beef salad. Not totally unlike similar offering from other Southeast Asian countries we’ve visited, this dish was definitely Vietnamese flavored and every bit as good at it looks. This was made right in my neighborhood on the next block at a little place called 乾杯小吃.
Photos by MJ Klein
I talked with my friend Sonny, and we decided to throw a barbecue party for his relatives and friends in the village.
On the land behind Sonny’s home, he has a piggery. We selected one of his pigs to roast, Filipino style, over an open pit.
Photos by MJ Klein & Hui-chen, including FOOD PHOTOS!
Recently Hui-chen and I were invited by a television production company to participate in a new show they were shooting in Taiwan. The show stars Bob Blumer and will air in Taiwan on a yet-to-be-determined network. It’s called “World’s Weirdest Restaurants” and it sounds like a fun show! The show has been confirmed for the Food Network Canada. Be sure to look for it!
Hui-chen with host Bob Blumer
The shoot took place at the famous Five Dime restaurant in Taipei. HC and I had gone there before with our camera to take some photos for the blog, so we’ll show you what it looks like and then tell you about meeting Bob and doing the TV show. It was a blast!
Photos by MJ Klein & Hui-chen
Last Monday was a holiday in Taiwan, and our friend Xiao-hui (also spelled “Shao hui” in some blog articles) invited us to join her party at Neiwan, a touristy town in the mountain region.
We made our way down under this bridge to a flat area beside the river.
FOOD Photos by MJ Klein
Dear Readers, it’s been awhile since we had a strictly food article, and week 14 of 2011 was an interesting one. So let’s get right into it!
Hui-chen and I had dinner at the Rainbow Restaurant in Hukou. That’s pork/garlic/basil on the right and fried egg Thai salad on the left.
Photos by Hui-chen & MJ Klein, including FOOD PHOTOS
This, the last installment of our 2010 USA Trip series, is bittersweet because it deals with one of our favorite countries – Japan. We wish our Japanese brothers and sisters all the best as they deal with restoring things to normal after the terrible natural disaster that afflicted Northeastern Japan.
Hui-chen enjoying a slice of pizza a few days before leaving for Taiwan.
All too soon, it was time for us to leave and head home to Taiwan. We had a fantastic time in the USA, saw sights and people I haven’t seen for years, most of them new experiences for Hui-chen. We packed our bags and boarded our flight to Narita, Japan. But there were some unexpected events that occurred along the way home.
Photos by MJ Klein, including FOOD PHOTOS!
This post is for people who love real smoked BBQ!
On our last day in the US on this trip, I wanted to use the wood smoker again. It had been so long since I had cooked with one that I needed the practice to get back on my smoking game. So I chopped up some wood and started another cooking fire in the fire box, using white oak, which is what I normally like to cook with.
Photos by MJ Klein
I know we’ve dragged this series out longer than any other we’ve done, but we’re coming to the end! After this installment, we’re going to show you what we did on the last day, and then what happened to us on the way home, so there will be 2 more and then the series is closed. I recently traveled to the Philippines and I want to start a new series on that trip, so without further delay, we bring you this installment:
People love ‘em or hate ‘em. There’s no middle ground with Krispy Kreme. Personally, I love them. When I was a kid, our favorite place to go after church on Sunday was Krispy Kreme. Hui-chen had never even seen one before so I made it a point to take her to one and sample their brand of doughnuts.
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