One of the annoying things about finding an apartment for the short term in Taiwan, is trying to find one reasonably priced that has a proper kitchen or cooking area. Of course, if I were to speak the language fluently, I am sure it would be much easier. But since my skills are laking, I gave up on trying to find an apartment with a kitchen, settled on a small place with a sink and hotplate, and took the advice of all of my friends that are Taiwanese or have lived in Taiwan: "Eat out every day, it's cheaper and a lot less of a hassle."
I was a bit sceptical at first that eating out would be cheaper than cooking by myself, but low and behold as long as I am adventurous I can easily find a place to eat dinner for under five dollars Canadian. So, following the proverb "When in Rome, do as the Romans do" I have been taking the opportunity to try new food and eat on the cheap!
Tonight was one of those times that I didn't want to venture too far away from home, so I decided to go to a local food joint that sells 3 sides of various vegetables a main dish and rice all for the low cost of 55 New Taiwan Dollars. For those of you who don't know the exchange rate, that's about $1.80 Canadian.
The dinner looked something like this
Top right: Deep fried tofu
Middle right: Stir-fried egg plant (Aubergine to some)
Bottom right: Stir-fried bean sprouts
Main Dish: Fried chicken and rice on the bottom.
Nothing elaborate or beautiful, but tasty and very filling.
To top off dinner, I went to one of the local tea shops to buy one of the treats that Taiwan is most famously known for. BUBBLE TEA!! I have had my fair share of bubble tea in Japan and other places, including Canada, but I would have to say that Taiwan has by far the best bubble tea out there.
One of the most popular chain stores is 50嵐 and their bubble milk tea looks something like this
This drink costs about $1 Canadian and you can choose to have it with lots of gum syrup, none, or any amount in between, with ice or none and you can also choose big or small bubbles. The last couple times I got small bubbles, but this time I decided to try the big ones. I think I prefer these to the small ones.
If you have never tried it, I highly recommend searching it out at a store near you!
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