HELLO Taiwan!

Hi, I'm Eunice and unlike others whom posted information &wonderful pictures about Taiwan, I'm going to have a post of feelings perhaps with some little more infor &pictures, since most things had been posted already.

Firstly, a big big big HELLO to Taiwan, I bet everyone who is going is as excited as i am. I know my friend definitely. She is even counting the days to the trip, how cute right? Alright. Taiwan is one country i will want to visit, and with this opportunity it's like a dream come true. Especially with friends! Going to places that are not only educational but also fun and interesting. We will be visiting the Taroko National Park, and for me someone who likes to collect stones (till now, I'm not exactly sure why) this will be a great opportunity to visit the beautiful structure of the gorge. Since now i had mentioned the gorge, i shall use this opportunity to go to the details.

Taroko National Park- The word 'Taroko' also refer to the Truku aboriginal tribe. It is also one of the seven national parks in Taiwan. The park was originally establish as the Tsugitaka by the Governor- General of Taiwan on 2 December 1937, when Taiwan was part of the Japan empire. It was after the World War 2 when the empire of Japan was defeated and returned, the Republic of China then took over. The Republic of China then abolished the park on 15 August 1945.

Alright, enough of the gorge, besides the gorge that i am really looking forward to, I'm also very looking forward the local delicacies.



















Aww...

Haa... Feeling hungry?

Enough of the pictures, will really get your stomach going. There are more about Taiwan and online reseaches and photos are not going to tell us all. We have to visit Taiwan by ourselves. So it's a date! 15June, let's all set off happily. Don't be late!

Eunice 莫佳仪
3C'hiron

p.s: we'll have lots of fun, that's for sure!

Pork, seafood, rice, and soy are very common ingredientsBeef is far less common, and some Taiwanese (particularly the elderly generation) still refrain from eating it.This is in part due to the considerations of some Taiwanese Buddhists, a traditional reluctance towards slaughtering precious cattle needed for agriculture, and an emotional attachment to animals used for their labour.Because of the island's sub-tropical location, Taiwan has an abundant supply of various fruit, such as papayas, starfruit, melons, and citrus fruit. A wide variety of tropical fruits, imported and native, are also enjoyed in Taiwan. Other agricultural products in general are rice, corn, tea, pork, poultry, beef, fish, and other fruits and vegetables. Fresh ingredients in Taiwan are readily available from markets.
In many of their dishes, the Taiwanese have shown their inventiveness in their selection of spices. Taiwanese cuisine relies on an abundant array of seasonings for flavour: soy sauce, rice wine, sesame oil, fermented black beans, pickled daikon, pickled mustard greens, peanuts, chili peppers, cilantro (sometimes called Chinese parsley), and a local variety of basil (九層塔, literally "nine storey pagoda"). The resulting dishes thus combine and form interesting tastes which make Taiwanese cuisine simple in format yet complex in experience.

Lishi.

3Chiron

Tastes of Taiwan!

The culinary culture of the Chinese people goes back a very long time; and while Chinese food can be enjoyed in every large city in the world today, true gourmets know that only in Taiwan is it possible to enjoy fine authentic cuisine from all the different regions of China.

In Taiwan, where it seems the people live to eat, it is said that there is a snack shop every three steps and a restaurant every five. These establishments serve all kinds of Chinese food, from the roast duck, smoked chicken, lamb hotpot, fish in wine sauce, beef with green peppers, and scallop and turnip balls of the north to the camphor-tea duck, salty fried chicken with spices, honey ham, stir-fried shrimp, dry-fried eggplant, and spicy bean curd of the south. As the island's economy has developed rapidly in recent years, its culinary culture has expanded beyond the traditional Chinese foods to Chinese-style fast-food chains, thus bringing greater complexity than ever before to the art of Chinese dining. Foreign foods from all over the world have also made their appearance in Taiwan, and the island is now filled with eateries serving American hamburgers, Italian pizza, Japanese sashimi, German pig's knuckles, Swiss fondue, and just about everything else. All of this makes Taiwan a veritable paradise for gourmands. Taiwan's own native cuisine has also become known around the world, and if you try it just once you will remember it forever.

PICTURES OF THE TASTES OF TAIWAN:

Stinky Tofu

Soup Dumpling

Braised Pork Rice

Meat Rice Tamales

Beef Noodles

Oyster Thin Noodles

Oyster Omelet

Taiwanese Meetballs

>Carolyn(3) 3Chiron