the nearest station to the eatery
off the train and take a bus here which is 150m's walk from the train station
bland palate not oily don't forget to eat with the paste provided
粄條 a Taiwanese rice noodle
the menu
mung bean sprout, dry shrimps and the soup base are all so delicious
take away with what's left
Used to be the favourite of the ex-president of Taiwan honourable
Chiang-Ching-kuo, one has to allocate a whole day off the vacation itinerary to pay a visit there, from the city center of Zuoying or Tainan. No idea how to go? Don't worry, the website of this old shop that the ex-president has frequented (http://www.haihon.com.tw/) will show you clearly the different routes and traffic to take.
You're greeted with a group of old ladies selling take-away things outside the shop once you reach there, the shop is cavenous with many big and small round tables not being squeezed together as commonly found in HK.
I ordered a dish of pig feet and a bowl of Taiwanese rice noodle called the 粄條, as shown on the menu it costed only NTD$265 without any service charge required, quite a bargain for a shop which has got such a status.
The chopped up pig feet has a bland palate, the fatty meat emanates greater the unique fragrance of pig feet than the lean meat, it is not oily which is quite to my surprise with the prevading impression of pig feet or pig knuckle. The brown sauce comes separately in a small bowl is a must to try, the gloopy sauce is prepared out of brown sugar, vinegar, grinded up ginger and garlic. I've never encountered any condiment in my life that is so effective in elevating and bringing out the taste of foods, marvellous thing!
You may think the rice noodle is just another ordinary staple to be served with the main course, then you are wrong! The Taiwanese rice noodle called 粄條 is actually a star all by itself, it is sticky and a bit chewy in texture, great fragrance of rice, together with the fresh and crunchy mung bean sprouts and dry shrimps atop of it, it is such an unique and exotic experience of Taiwanese scrupulousness about foods. Having a mouthful of this 粄條 , I defy you not to visit the HK$20 wonton noodle stall all over the street of HK ever after.
You can relish the courtesy of Taiwanese all the time, the same group of old ladies at the entrance will ask what you think about the foods you've just had, and greet you goodbye. That's real courtesy, all from one's heart, not the mechanical and icy "歡迎光臨" you will encounter in mainland China or HK.
每人消費: 約265新台幣
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