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Taipei Baoan Temple and GIANT Taiwanese Food Buffet Cafeteria (Taiwan Travel Guide Day 3)

Taipei Baoan Temple and GIANT Taiwanese Food Buffet Cafeteria (Taiwan Travel Guide Day 3)

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my Taipei Travel Guide for Food Lovers: I have to admit that on Day 3 of our trip to Taiwan, I didnt do the best of planning in fact I totally forgot that it was Monday, and I didnt do my research well enough to write down the opening hours of many of the things to do in Taipei, and I didnt realize many of the attractions in Taipei are closed until we arrived. Our first stop was to the Baoan Temple, one of the most well preserved temples in Taipei. We were also going to try to visit the Confucius Temple, but it was closed on Monday so we had to miss it. While Longshan temple was extremely busy and packed, Baoan temple, at least on the day we went, was extremely calm and not busy at all - there were just a few other people there and so it had a real peacefulness to it. What I really liked about visiting Baoan temple is the artistry of the temple - it really is one of the must visit things to do in Taipei. After going to Baoan Temple, since I forgot it was Monday and nothing much was open, we decided to go straight to eat lunch. There was a restaurant I looked up on Foursquare not too far away from the temple where we decided to go for lunch called Restaurant, unfortunately Im not sure of the name in English. The restaurant served Taiwanese food all pre-cooked, and so to eat at the restaurant you just had to jump in line, wait your turn, and then choose whichever dishes you want. There was such an incredible selection of food that I found it quite challenging to decided what to order - but eventually I got a piece of salmon, some eggs fried with tomatoes, vegetables, and clam soup. Everything was pretty good and it was a great Taiwanese food dining experience. In the evening we went to Raohe Night Market, but I decided to make a full video about going to the market so I didnt include it in this vlog. But stay tuned for it. That was Day 3 of our tripe to Taiwan
Date: 2019-08-19

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Nice Mark. Enjoyed this video pity about not being able to sight see that day. I remember that the Taiwanese public days off are Monday. I know you still enjoyed. The food looked good the clear soup look comforting. Since my surgery soups with Ginger are always yummy to me. the pechay or bokchoy looked yummy but boiled chicken was not so appetizing to me. the eggs with onions and tomatoes I know is yummy but needs a little bit of spice even for me. The salmon is good to eat with vinegar and soy sauce with a little Asian limes juice in it. adds flavor. Great video mark enjoyed, looking forward to your Manila Video. hope some of my recommendations helped. god bless you and the wife.
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Mark. The continuity and production values of your work just keeps getting better and better Don't feel bad about them. Monday thing. q I can't tell you how many times I have made the same mistake. Here in the U. S. Many restaurants and museums are closed on Mondays. There is nothing more disappointing than making a trip to a special destination only to fInd that it is closed. Been there, done that and have that autograph Bud.
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The grilled salmon, add 1 spoonful of boiled oil and some soy sauce, It will become more favorable. The plain boiled chicken, eat the skin, the skin is the highlight, esp they are boiled to the point just right and then were dumped into ice water to make the skin bouncy. The collagen is rich, and u can see there is no fat under the skin either, so it is healthy to eat it.
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That salmon is over cooked, and you suppose to eat the chicken skin with the flesh. I watch a lot of food videos, such as, strictly dumplings, Trevor James. You definitely lacking some culinary knowledge, to be able to fully explain a different cuisine to your audiences, with depth and passion. You just love to eat, love flavours, Who doesn't.
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Always good fun. Thank you Mark. The airport, I hope you get a chance to look around before you go home. If a theme park and a shopping mall had a love child, it would be the Taipei airport. My friend and I walked around for about 3 hours looking at the various culture displays, before boarding out flight back to Australia.
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Mark, I see that you spend majority of your time in Taipei. You just barely scratched the surface about TW. With 12 days in Taiwan, you should've spent some time to check out Tainan as well. Tainan is a long heritage for its cuisine, especially being a foodie as you are. You really missed out for not visiting other places in TW.
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I'm just now making my way through the Taiwan series. When I was in Taiwan the last time I didn't make it out of the airport, so I'm definitely looking forward to going back one day. Thanks for always showing us such wonderful food and for being a great personality to watch. And ALWAYS. safe travels: )
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Hi Mark and Ying Day 3. Taipei. That restaurant is full of people. the food looks descent. but I like the clam soup. looks fresh. and the egg with tomatoes. looks OK. to bad all the places you want to visit are close. but still a good blog. can't wait for the next one. Thanks Mark and Ying--Elwyn--
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Mark, I am impressed with this vlog as I see you enjoying the flavours smiling without that exaggerated open mouth. Now, this is what I like to see more from you. Also, I couldn't see your wife but I request you to add her in your happiness in eating those local cuisines.
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well, there are two kinds of sticky tofu in China, the black one you had tastes much stronger than the lighter colour one. The black sticky tofu(usually has some mould on it) is originally from Hunan, and the one you had yesterday is originally from taiwan for sure
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