Fashion statement - my new shoes

Brother Restaurant in Taipei

This is a restaurant for Taiwan small eateries

Sui Gau

Beef Balls

Tofu

Radish cake

Ibuki Japanese Restaurant

This is a lovely Japanese Rest in Far Eastern Hotel

Our little glass cubicle for 4 person

The water feature along the corridor

The napkin being folded like a rabbit

This is the ibuki plant which the restaurant is named after.

The meals are serve on this trough

Seaweed jelly for starters

Look at the slanting glass ........

Left-right:

Ika ninjin (marinated julienne cut squid and carrot in sweet soy sauce); Junsai (water shield); Touburi (edible seeds)

multiple spices

3 types of fresh seafood

This was the Simmered pacific Salmon & Salmon roe (eggs) on a steam rice. I forgot to take a photo of the content as was taken away by the beautiful bowl in which it is served.

Stewed wagyu beef, taro and vege in a savory broth (SIMPLY DELICIOUS!)

Deep fried prawn and scallop wrapped in walnut tofu

Walnut sweet miso paste in dumpling

www.dintaifung.com.tw

This is a renowned restaurant in Taipeh. They are currently showing a film on how a couple met, their romance and how they formed this restaurant on Hakka TV in Taiwan (Channel 17).

Of course the on screen romance uses actors and actresses instead of the original persons.

At the front of the restaurant, there are 2 lovely girls to greet you.

This is "original' chicken soup. It is really great!

The waitress with lots of pens

Pickled cucumber

Jia Jiang mien

Siau long pau

a very good vege!

Best sashimi I have tried

Japan occupied Taiwan for 50 years, and outside of Japan, Taiwan has the best Japanese food.

Below is the cook/owner of Mountain Deer Japanese Rest in Taipeh.

I didn't take much pics of the food as was engaged in conversation with a rich industrialist who treated us the dinner.

A native Taiwanese fish - red throat fish

oregini

a sweet dessert

Maiden Taipei trip - Fokker style

This is the Fokker we took from Hualien to Taipei

A view from our hotel... Taipei 101 in the background..

Taipei 101 - 101 stories - even taller than the Petronas Twin Towers.

Wanton

This is a shop that sells only wanton...but damn nice wantons.

A lady preparing the wantons

Honestly, I normally don't like wantons at all and never eat them

Chili sauce, pepper, vinegar and soy sauce

Bu this wanton is really nice... as the meat they use is really tasty..

Me and Mr.Yeh our host.