Taiwanese STINKY TOFU at Maokong Gondola & Lin's Family Garden - Taipei Travel Guide (Day 11)

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my Taipei Travel Guide for Food Lovers: 0: 32 Maokong Gondola - Taipei cable car On our first few days in Taipei, we tried to take the Maokong Gondola cable car, and unfortunately due to stormy weather, they canceled the service as they dont run it when there is any sort of bad weather. So on Day 11 of this Taipei travel guide video series, we returned to Taipei Zoo Station and returned to the Maokong Gondola, this time in the morning when it was nice and sunny. Since it was a morning on a weekday, there was little traffic, so we easily got on the cable car, and took the ride to Maokong station, which took a little under 30 minutes to reach the top. The Maokong Gondola is one of the best things to do in Taipei, really great views, cheap, and a nice place to visit. 2: 41 Taiwanese stinky tofu There was a little food court at the top of the Maokong Gondola, and when I smelled the stinky tofu, I knew thats exactly what I needed to eat. It was deep fried, then covered in a sauce and then some pickled cabbage. It was pretty delicious, and made a nice mid-morning snack. After eating the stinky tofu and walking around for a bit, we took the Maokong Gondola back down as we had some more things to do for the day. 5: 50 Jin Feng Restaurant For lunch we went to Jin Feng Restaurant, a famous place to eat Taiwanese braised pork and rice. I included just a short clip of the food here as I will make a full video about this restaurant coming soon. 7: 11 Lin Family Mansion and Garden Another one of the places I really wanted to visit before leaving Taipei was the Lin Family Mansion and Garden, an ancient and well preserved family home and garden within the city. The entrance fee was free, and they said there were some tours of the mansion in Chinese, but the day we went there were no tours in English so we just walked around on our own. The Lin Family Mansion and Garden was incredible, really old and preserved, felt like a real throwback. I especially liked the Chinese gardens. 9: 53 Lin Liu-hsin Puppet Theatre Museum and Dihua Street Located in the Dihua street area, we went to Lin Liu-hsin Puppet Theatre Museum, a museum with one of the largest collections of Asian puppets. The museum was alright, especially if you enjoy fine arts. After going to the museum we then walked around Dihua street, known for Chinese spices, herbs, and medicine. I bought some Sichuan pepper corns. 11: 39 228 Peace Memorial Park Our final attraction to visit in Taipei was 228 Peace Memorial Park, and it was just a quick stop we made before going back to our hotel area of town. 12: 14 Hot pot dinner We ended the day with another Taiwanese hot pot dinner
Date: 2019-08-19

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Comments and reviews: 10

Pnoyride
Hi Mark and Ying Day 11. Taiwan. finally you guys ride the gondola. wow. its so peaceful and the view is awesome. can ride that all day. The stinky tofu looks so delicious and crispy. I would like to try that someday. its time for HotPot. it looks so yummy and fresh. love the vegetable as well. was that a all you can eat and vegetables? Loving the puppet museum. something different to visit. Once again you and ying did a good job doing all the blogs in Taiwan. I can't wait for the next video. My hometown The Philippines. --Elwyn--
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Charm Dela Cruz
I watched all your video about Taiwan hehehe. all 11video are excellent. It feels like I've been to Taiwan too. I love all the museum you feature and the Gondola Ride. and also all the food you have shown. I really like your facial expression everytime you tasted the food. hehehe cute. thanks for sharing your travel to us. By the way I'm from the Philippines hope you'll enjoy your stay here try our halo halo. and are famous Adobo either chicken or pork. thanks God bless you and your wife too.
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blackcurrantpop
Hey MarkThanks for your great videos. I'm a new fan and I lived in Taipei 13 years ago. Excellent Taiwan videos. I love your video style and that you bring your whole family w you. You always put a positive spin on things. Also, you are unbiased and pretty objective so it lets the viewer judge themselves. I feel so happy to join you guys on your journey and can't wait to see the rest of your videos
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Jennifer L
Hi, Mark I'm a subbie because I can't afford to pay for travel, so I watch you to in order see the world in your eyes. I saw on migrationology that you are afraid of heights; so how do you manage to ride a gondola and go to the top of a very tall building then look around? I would be terrified, and in all honesty I had to look away.
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jpotion
you always seem to have a happy and easygoing style of vlogging, and lately i felt this has even increased when you laughed because of the lense i automatically was cheery by myself and laughed in front of my laptop too. so i wanna say: instead of editing too much out, just keep it that way, its more natural anywayBIG THUMBS UP
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arabesque2222
Mark, I've noticed that you tend to dip your food deep into the sauces alot. too much sauce masks the natural flavours of the meat or vegetables. You seem to be eating more sauce than fish. We Chinese, would lightly dip our food into the sauces so that it enhances the flavour, not overpower it.
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Mistborn
Thank you so much for your Taiwan vlog. I had never thought that Taiwan would be some place i would like to visit, but after watching your trip I've changed my mind. It looks like a very user friendly and clean alternative to visiting mainland China. Thank you again.
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Lady Carolyn B
I really enjoyed your blog in Taiwan, I'm excited about your next journey that you and your wife for taking. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your videos. My husband and I will be taking the same journey soon, So its giving us a great insight.
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KissTheR1an
Hot pot is not healthy at the restaurants, Mark They are so oily All the red chili oil from the soup. High sodium or and cheap soup base. You know they didn't really make the soup right? It's from like super cheap soup base. Only homemade are healthy.
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Dragoș Cristache
Hello Mark I have a few questions: do you have to ask permission to record video in restaurants? Have you ever had problems with that? Don't you need agreements for people to sign that they agree to appear on camera and on the internet?
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