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● The Atlantic, 2024-11-24 "The Sense That Most Defines a Culture": when your homeland has been under foreign control for centuries, your tastes are inevitably shaped by that reality—by the culinary traditions the colonizers bring with them, and by the attempts to maintain traditional flavors in the face of erasure. msn.com/en-us/travel/news/the-sense-that-most-defines-a-culture/ar-AA1uF1f2 ● The best-known expert (顏宗海 MD) in toxic study: Minimize the times of dining out to protect your health ! ● Must bear in mind you may eat imported beef & pork with controversial Ractopamine (banned by 150+ countries)

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behind Singapore, Japan, China, Thailand, India, Korea, Australia ...

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★ Taiwan foods ── The concentration of DEHP metabolites

● New York Times, 2026-5-9: People use more plastic in Taiwan than almost anywhere else in the world. fresh soy milk, ground pork — almost every item goes in plastic bag. Restaurants pack noodles, dumplings, bubble tea in plastic bags for takeout; Plastic touches nearly every stage of making those dumplings. nytimes.com/2026/05/09/business/taiwan-plastic-bag-shortage.html

● United Daily 聯合報 (Taiwan), 2026-4-30: The concentration of DEHP metabolites—byproducts of plasticizers—found in the bodies of Taiwanese individuals is surprisingly approximately two to seven times higher than that observed in advanced nations such as Germany, the United States, and Canada; notably, concentrations within the demographic under the age of 18 are even higher than those found in adults. Dietary habits involving eating out likely constitute the primary source of this exposure, including serving breakfast soy milk in plastic bags, reheating takeout bento boxes containing hot food, packaging delivered hot soups in paper bowls (which feature an inner plastic lining), and refrigerating hot food after wrapping it in plastic cling film。 udn.com/news/story/7266/9474099?from=ddd-umaylikenews_ch2_story&source=ddd_non_heavy

★ Eater (2026-1-29 eater.com/dining-out/935199/chef-eric-sze-restaurant-guide-taipei-taiwan ): (1) Fuhang Soy Milk / to dip your shaobing, still hot, in the savory soy milk. It's perfection (2) Dadaocheng Luroufan 大稻埕魯肉飯 / 0988051825 (3) Neverland Noodle Bar/ the clear broth with thin noodles, tender beef shanks, and tendon that's got some bite. /26533606 (4) Xiao Lin Seafood 小林海產/ the absolute best fried squid beaks/ 23254930
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★2026 - Asia's 50 Best Restaurants (Mar. 2026)
country rank	country	rankings of winning restaurants	number of winners
1	Thailand	No. 3, 5, 8, 12, 18, 25, 27, 36, 47	9
2	Japan	No.13, 16, 21, 28, 31, 33, 34, 37	8
3	Hong Kong, Macau	No. 1 , 2, 7(Macau), 24, 32, 35, 46	7
4	China mainland	No. 6, 9, 10, 11, 17, 29, 48	7
5	S. Korea	No. 4, 14, 26, 41, 43, 49	6
6	Singapore	No. 19, 20, 23, 38, 40, 45	6
7	India	No. 15, 30	2
8	Taiwan	No. 22 (Logy), 50 (JL Studio)	2
9	Indonesia	No. 42, 44	2
10	Malaysia	No. 39	1
theworlds50best.com/asia/en/list/1-50

★2025 Michelin stars comparisons among main Asian countries
Michelin cities	3 Star	2 Star	1 Star	total number
Tokyo (Japan)	12	25	132	169
Hong Kong	7	11	58	76
Kyoto (Japan)	5	16	72	93
Osaka (Japan)	3	11	65	79
Singapore	3	7	42	52
Shanghai (China)	2	9	41	52
Taipei (Taiwan ROC)	2	7	43	52
Seoul (S Korea)	1	9	27	37

★ Taipei's Michelin 3 star: 君品頤宮 Le Palais（Cantonese 02-2181-9985 ）、 Taïrroir 態芮（ Taiwanese contemporary 02-8501-5500）;
★ Taipei's Michelin 2 star: 侯布雄 L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon、（ French contemporary 02-8729-2628）、 logy（ Asian contemporary 02-2700-0509 ）、Molino de Urdániz（Spanish contemporary 02-2500-6832 ）、Eika (Japanese contemporary, 02-2550-6863 PROMOTED) 、A (French contemporary, on-line reseration, PROMOTED) 、Yu Kapo (Japanese, 02- 2503-0303, PROMOTED) 、Mudan 牡丹．极上天ぷら． ( Japanese Tempura, 02-2706-8699)
★ Taipei's Michelin 1 star: aMaze (NEW)、 Chuan Ya (NEW) 、 Sushi Kajin (NEW) 、 Motoichi (NEW) 、 FRASSI (PROMOTED) 、 Hosu (PROMOTED) 、 La Vie by Thomas Bühner (PROMOTED)
★ Taichung and Kaohsiung - guide.michelin.com/tw/en/article/michelin-guide-ceremony/taiwan-full-list

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2024 Michelin stars comparisons among main Asian countries
Michelin cities	3 Star	2 Star	1 Star	total number
Tokyo (Japan)	12	33	138	183
Hong Kong	7	12	60	79
Kyoto (Japan)	5	17	78	100
Osaka (Japan)	3	10	72	85
Singapore	3	6	42	51
Shanghai (mainland China)	2	8	41	51
Macau	2	6	8	16
Taipei (Taiwan)	2	5	30	37
Seoul (S. Korea)	1	9	23	33
★ The China Times - Want Weekly, No.185: To emergently save dying tourism, Taiwan government spent NT90,000,000 (USD3 millions) to have <Michelin Guide> in Taiwan in 2018. ★\

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★ Michelin (2024-8-27): 3 starred restaurants in Taipei: Le Palais（君品頤宮 Cantonese, 02-2181-9985 ）、 Taïrroir （態芮, creative dishes, 02-8501-5500）; 2 starred restaurants : L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon、（侯布雄 , French, 02-8729-2628）、 logy（Asian dishes, 02-2700-0509 ）、Molino de Urdániz（渥達尼斯磨坊, Spanish, 02-2500-6832 ）、牡丹天ぷら（天婦羅 02-2706-8699）、RAW（creative, 02-8501-5800 ） /guide.michelin.com/sg/en/article/michelin-guide-ceremony/michelin-guide-taiwan-starred-restaurant-2024

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★ Yahoo News (2024-4-30): Taiwan's a number of restaurants including Michelin 3-star Le Palais Cantonese restaurant (君品頤宮) in Palais de Chine Hotel and Michelin one-star MiPon (米香), A-Cut, Tien Hsiang Lo (天香樓) repeatedly failed to pass public health inspections in recent 4 years. Taipei city councilor questions that if Michelin restaurants got food safety issues, what can our people eat ? tw.news.yahoo.com/米其林餐廳也不合格-議員揭-食安地雷-君品頤宮-天香樓都入列-095930855.html

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★ Michelin (2024-8-27): One starred restaurants in Taipei: A Cut（steak）、Ad Astra（Euro.）、A（French）、 Circum-（creative）、 De Nuit（French）、Impromptu by Paul Lee（creative）、INITA（Italian）、NOBUO（fashion 時尚菜）、 Sens（French）、T+T（creative）、 Wok by O'BOND（creative）、ZEA（Latin America）、富錦樹台菜香檳（Taiwanese）、金蓬萊遵古台菜（Taiwanese）、謙安和（Japanese）、吉兆割烹壽司（Sushi）、明福台菜海產（Taiwanese菜）、米香（Taiwanese）、山海樓（Taiwanese）、巴黎廳1930x高山英紀（French）、欣葉鐘菜（Taiwanese）、明壽司（Shushi）、鮨隆（Sushi）、壽司芳（Japanese）、請客樓（Chinese 淮揚菜、川菜）、天香樓（Chinese 杭州菜）、雅閣（Chinese 粵菜）、彧割烹（Japanese）、盈科（Japanese）、斑泊（Taiwanese）; 3 starred restaurant in Taichung city : JL Studio; one starred restaurants in Taichung: 鹽之華、 Forchetta 、文公館、L'Atelier par Yao (PROMOTED)、 MINIMAL (PROMOTED)俺、達的肉屋、澀、元紀(new); one starred restaurants in Kaohsiung: 雋 (new)、Haili、承. guide.michelin.com/tw/zh_TW/article/michelin-guide-ceremony/taiwan-full-list

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★ Taiwan News (2024-8-20): Michelin announces Taiwan's 2024 Bib Gourmand winners. The six new selections for Taipei include Sinchao Rice Shoppe, Huang Chi Lu Rou Fan, Noodle House, Pang, Soft Power, and Xiao Ping Kitchen. .taiwannews.com.tw/news/5922030 The other 2024 Bib Gourmand winners - see taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2024/08/20/2003822521

No.1 "comment Taiwan restaurants" on Microsoft Bing, 2026-2-3, 2025-12-27, 2025-5-8, 2024-8-8, 2024-5-1, 2024-2-24, 2024-1-1, 2023-9-4, 2024-6-10, 2023-2-11, 2022-10-7, 2022-9-26, 2022-9-13, 2022-7-11

pic. : No.1 "comment Taiwan restaurants" on Baidu, 2026-2-3, 2025-12-27

No.2 "comment Taiwan restaurants" on US google, 2025-5-8
　

pic. : No.1 "comment Taiwan restaurants" on US google, 2024-8-31, 2024-8-8, 2024-8-4, 2024-5-16, 2024-5-1, 2024-2-24, 2024-1-1, 2023-11-10, 2023-9-12, 2023-9-4, 2022-3-23, 2022-1-4, 2021-9-18;
No.2 "comment Taiwan restaurants" on US google, 2025-5-8, 2024-12-25, 2023-7-1, 2023-3-30, 2023-2-11, 2022-6-12

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2023 Michelin stars comparisons among Asian countries
Michelin cities	total number of stars	Green Star	3 Star	2 Star	1 Star
Tokyo (Japan)	202	12	12	39	139
Kyoto (Japan)	104	6	6	19	73
Osaka (Japan)	97	3	3	10	81
Hong Kong	81	3	7	13	58
Singapore	65	1	3	6	55
Shanghai (China)	51	1	2	9	39
Seoul (S. Korea)	38	3	2	8	25
Taipei (Taiwan)	29	2	2	5	20
By highlighting eco-friendly pioneer restaurants with the MICHELIN Green Star, and spotlighting their virtuous initiatives, it stimulates awareness and actions both within the industry and by gourmets.

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Asia's 50 Best Restaurants (2024) .theworlds50best.com/asia/en/
Country	Rankings of winning restaurants	total number
Japan	no. 1, 2, 8, 9 , 14, 35, 39, 45, 47	9
Singapore	10, 15, 20, 25, 28, 30, 31, 38, 43	9
Thailand	3, 6, 7, 11, 12, 17, 29, 42	8
Hong Kong	4, 5, 16, 27, 32, 37	6
Korea (Seoul)	13, 18, 21, 41	4
China (Shanghai)	19, 36, 40, 50	4
Taiwan	22, 33, 34	3
India	23, 26, 44	3
PS: Philippines no. 24, Indonesia no. 46, Vietnam no. 48, Macau no. 49

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★ SCMP (2024-6-27): Taiwan private club serves "body sushi" where woman had her body painted with floral decorations and laid fully naked on a table with food (sushi and sashimi - high quality raw fish slices) covering her private parts. The guests dined directly off her body, but they had little memory of what they actually ate.

Though "Nyotaimori" sometimes criticised as humiliating, degrading, and sexist. One critic: This proves that people lose their humanity when they get rich.(By contrast, China outlawed nyotaimori on naked bodies )

scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3267329/taiwan-private-club-serves-body-sushi-where-woman-uses-naked-body-dish-investigated-police

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★ According to CNN (2023-3-28), and 2023's “Asia's 50 Best Restaurants, Taiwan ranks No. 9 among Asia's countries, Taipei ranks No. 17 among Asia's cities, Taipei's Mume restaurant ranks No. 45 in top 50 restaurants, the number of Taiwan's restaurants entering top 50 is the least in recent 10 years. Taipei's Logy ranks No. 57, but its chef is a Japanese. Tapei's Adachi Sushi ranks No. 87, Kaohsiung's Liberte ranks No. 96.

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pic.Google doodle celebrates Taiwan's sweet and tangy drink bubble tea
India Today, 2023-1-29:The unique drink that is sweet and tangy was popularised back in 2020. Countries like Singapore, Japan and South Korea have taken this drink to the next level with an ample amount of experiments msn.com/en-in/foodanddrink/foodnews/google-doodle-celebrates-taiwans-sweet-and-tangy-drink-bubble-tea/ar-AA16R1Tq

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MarketPlace, 2024-3-14: The perfect cup of bubble tea is boiled down to a science. Tapioca pearls in Taiwan tend to have better bite than shops abroad because they are freshly cooked. Its popularity came down to the sweetness level as measured on the Brix scale. Most shops in Taiwan allow us to choose how much sugar and ice we want.

marketplace.org/2024/03/14/bubble-tea-economic-survival-national-identity-and-betrayal/ Jennifer Pak

Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2023 theworlds50best.com/asia/en/list/1-50
rank	countries with the most wins	number of restaurants selected	rank	cities with the most wins	number of restaurants selected
1	China (Hong Kong 5, Shanghai 2, ShenZhen 1, Macau 2, Beijing 1)	11	1	Bangkok (Thailand )	9
2	Japan (Tokyo 7, Osaka 1, Wakayama 1, Kyoto 1)	10	2	Singapore	9
3	Thailand (Bangkok 9)	9	3	Tokyo (Japan)	7
4	Singapore	7	4	Hong Kong (China)	5
5	S. Korea	4	5	Seoul (S. Korea)	4
6	India	3	6	Shanghai (China)	2
7	Philippines	2	7	Macau (China)	2
8	Vietnam	1	8	Manila (Philippines)	2
9	Taiwan	1	9	Osaka (Japan)	1
♣ No.1 Le Du (Thai.), No.2 Sezanne (Japan), No.3 Nusara (Thai.), 4. Den (Japan), 5 Gaggan Anans (Thai.)...No. 45 Mume (Taiwan Taipei) 　 ♣ Bangkok has long been considered a world capital when it comes to street food. But these days, its fine dining scene is proving to be just as alluring. Though most of the winners on the list are fine dining restaurants, one street food eatery managed to break through the pack – Bangkok’s Michelin-starred Raan Jay Fai			10	Wakayama (Japan)	1
			11	Mumbai (India)	1
			12	New Delhi (India)	1
			13	Chennai (India)	1
			14	ShenZhen (China)	1
			15	Kyoto (Japan)	1
			16	Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam)	1
			17	Taipei (Taiwan)	1
			18	Beijing (Chn)	1

★ BBC, 2024-1-9: Taipei bears strong evidence of northern Chinese influence, from food to language. Taipei is a city of wheat noodles and dumplings, again northern fare. There are also plenty of excellent Shanghainese restaurants: a legacy of the exodus of much of that city's business elite as the communists took power.
　

No.1 "comment Taiwan Restaurants" on US Google, 2024-8-31, 2024-2-24, 2024-1-1, 2023-11-11, 2023-9-12, 2023-9-4, 2023-6-10 (Chinese version); No.2 on US Google, 2024-5-1
No.1 "comment Taiwan restaurants" (Chinese version) on US Google,

2023-11-11, 2023-3-30, 2023-2-11, 2022-10-7, 2022-9-24, 2021-8-8, 2021-3-17, 12-4-2020, 10-31-2020, 7-1-2020, 3-1-2020, 1-22-2020, 11-11-2019

★ Taiwan, full of bizarre foods - a whole big black frog in a bowl of noodle happytravel.tw/olm11/ Or a crocodile foot in a bowl of ramen

CNN (2023-6-30 edition.cnn.com/travel/crocodile-ramen-taiwan-intl-hnk/index.html), Next Shark (2023-6-27): “Godzilla Ramen” (eggs, pork, baby corn, dried bamboo shoots, black fungus and cubes of fish paste, topped with a crocodile leg) served at Witch Cat Kwai (女巫貓葵), a restaurant in Douliu City Yunlin County, asking (US$50) per bowl.

Crocodile ramen comes about one month after a Taipei restaurant went viral for serving ramen topped with a giant isopod, a 14-legged crustacean, and frog ramen introduced at Yuan Ramen in Yunlin .

No.1 "comment Taiwan restaurants" on Yahoo, 2024-12-25, 2024-2-24, 2024-1-1, 2023-2-11, 2022-9-13, 7-16-2019, 3-30-2019, 1-30-2019, 10-14-2018, 9-3-2018, 6-22-2018, 3-19-2018

★ Politico.eu, 2023-10-5: The international perception of Taiwanese food is stuck in the late 20th century... the components of the Taiwanese pantry are inherently unique to Taiwan. For example, some variants of Taiwanese soy sauce, rice wine and rice vinegar are made with recipes dating back to when Taiwan was a Japanese colony. 30 years ago, most people in Taiwan would consider Taiwanese food a subset of Chinese food, and while some people might hold that opinion today, they don't reflect the majority. As cross-Strait tensions build, so does the sense of a distinct Taiwanese identity and a growing pride in Taiwanese cuisine as a unique and diverse culinary tradition separate from that of China politico.eu/newsletter/china-watcher/taiwan-shivers-over-ukraine-funding-freeze/ PHELIM KINE

100 Best Cuisines in the world tasteatlas.com/best/cuisines
rank	country	rank	country
2	Japan	54	Syria
5	China	56	Singapore
6	Indonesia	57	Pakistan
11	India	62	Israel
17	Thai	63	Palestine
18	Korea	73	Sri Lanka
22	Vietnam	74	Jordan
23	Iran	78	Taiwan
26	Lebanon	82	Iraq
31	Malaysia	86	Lao
33	Philippines	94	NZ
50	Australia	95	Saudi
Best rated food tasteatlas.com/taiwan .tasteatlas.com/best-rated-dishes-in-taiwan The best traditional restaurants in Taiwan .tasteatlas.com/taiwan/restaurants

pic.: This site was was ranked No.1 by "comment Taiwan restaurants" on Yahoo , 2024-2-24, 2024-1-1, 2023-2-11, 2022-9-13; No.1 by "comment Taiwan restaurants" on Yahoo search, 7-16-2019, 3-30-2019, 1-30-2019, 10-14-2018, 9-3-2018, 6-22-2018, 3-19-2018

pic. : No.1 "comment Taiwan restaurants" on Yahoo Japan (largest search engine in Japan), 2024-2-24, 2024-1-1, 2022-1-4, 2021-8-8, 2021-6-3, 2021-5-4, 2021-3-17,10-31-2020; No.3 at 2022-6-12

2022 Michelin stars comparisons among Asian countries
Michelin cities	number of 3 stars	num. of 2 stars	number of 1 star	total num.
Tokyo (Japan)	12	41	150	203
Hong Kong	7	12	52	71
Kyoto (Japan)	6	19	83	108
Osaka (Japan)	3	11	82	96
Singapore	3	7	41	51
Macau	3	5	7	15
Seoul (Korea)	2	7	24	33
Shanghai (China)	2	8	37	47
Taipei (Taiwan)	1	6	24	31
TaiChung City (Taiwan)	0	1	4	5
Kaohsiung (Taiwan)	0	0	2	2
TaiNan City(Taiwan)	0	0	0	0
Users/88695/Downloads/20220830_PR-MG_TTTK-2022.pdf guide.michelin.com/th/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-singapore-2022-new-starred-restaurants 2022-7-12 guide.michelin.com/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-seoul-2022-eng guide.michelin.com/hk/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-hong-kong-macau-2022-unveiled-today-with-11-newly-starred-restaurants guide.michelin.com/en/article/news-and-views/the-michelin-guide-kyoto-osaka-2022-is-unveiled-en michelin.com/en/press-releases/michelin-guide-2022-shanghai/ guide.michelin.com/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-tokyo-2022-eng 2021-11-29 Taipei Times, 2022-9-10, Liberty Times (Taiwan), 2022-8-30, editorial : This year’s Bib Gourmand list for Taiwan includes more than 20 types of cuisine. With Taiwanese cuisine accounting for as high as 30 percent of the total ... Taiwan's cuisine / Indigenous diets are characterized by taro, yam, millet, wild vegetables and herbs, wild boar and seafood. Early Han Chinese immigrants, predominantly from Fujian and Guangdong provinces, introduced their traditional foods to Taiwan, adding a range of new delicacies to the national cuisine. The Japanese colonial era brought a smorgasbord of new flavors and textures to Taiwan, including sashimi, oden (various ingredients simmered in a soy-flavored dashi broth) and boxed meals containing steamed rice and side dishes. At the end of the Chinese Civil War, 2 million Han Chinese arrived on Taiwan’s doorstep and brought with them the eating customs and cuisines of northern and southern China ... talk.ltn.com.tw/article/paper/1537171 taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2022/09/10/2003785064

★ New York Times, 2023-3-16: ⊙ Because of gentrification and noise complaints, many of Taipei's night markets aren't as robust as they were decades ago. Ningxia Night Market is a distinguished exception, ... many of the food stalls here... ⊙ Nkụ is a fine-dining restaurant that serves locally sourced cuisine with a Scandinavian flair. ⊙ Hermit's Hut -Taiwan's wide range of oolong teas. ⊙ Chao serves vegan stir-fries that pair well with ice-cold beer. ⊙Lao-A-Bei is renowned for its assortment of traditional seafood soups. nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/16/travel/things-to-do-taipei.html

★ New York Times, 2022-8-18: Taiwanese cuisine — layered, distinct, multiethnic ...has been shaped by many cultural forces, including the island's Indigenous tribes, long-established groups of Fujianese and Hakka people; Japanese ; Chinese immigrants in 1949+... nytimes.com/2022/08/16/dining/taiwanese-cuisine.html
　

Michelin Starred restaurants in Taiwan (Taipei, Tai-chung, Kaohsiung), 2023
1 Michelin stars	A Cut, Taipei ; Ad Astra, Taipei ; Ban Bo, Taipei ; Danny’s Steakhouse, Taipei; De Nuit, Taipei; Fleur de Sel Restaurant, Taichung; Forchetta, Taichung; Fujin Tree Taiwanese Cuisine & Champagne, Taipei; Haili, Kaohsiung; Holt, Taipei; Impromptu by Paul Lee, Taipei; Inita, Taipei ; Ken Anho, Taipei; Kitcho, Taipei; La Maison de Win, Taichung; Longtail, Taipei; Mingfu Restaurant, Taipei; Mipon, Taipei; Mountain & Sea House Restaurant, Taipei; Oretachi no Nikuya, Taichung; Paris 1930 de Hideki Takayama, Taipei; Shin Yeh Taiwanese Signature, Taipei; Sho, Kaohsiung; Sur, Taichung; Sushi Akira, Taipei; Sushi Nomura, Taipei; Zea, Taipei
Two Michelin stars	L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, Taipei; Liberté, Kaohsiung ; Logy, Taipei Molino de Urdániz, Taipei ; Mudan, Taipei ; Raw, Taipei
Three Michelin stars	Le Palais, Taipei JL Studio, Taichung Taïrroir, Taipei

★ New York Times, 2022-6-28: Taiwanese Fried Chicken Meets the Moment / As crispy chicken soars in popularity, Taiwanese American chefs are reimagining the street-food classic. nytimes.com/2022/06/28/dining/Taiwanese-fried-chicken.html

★ New Yorker, 2022-8-29: shared a few theories for why Taiwanese food skews sweet: the influence of Shanghainese arrivals in the nineteen-fifties, after the Chinese Civil War; the use of sugar, once a limited commodity, as a way to broadcast wealth. newyorker.com/magazine/2022/08/29/the-food-of-taiwan-and-home-at-wenwen

Michelin 2022 - starred restaurants in Taipei, TaiChung, Kaohsiung
three-star restaurant	Cantonese restaurant Le Palais in Taipei
two-star restaurants	♣ Taipei city / L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, Logy, RAW, Shoun Ryugin, Taïrroir, and The Guest House ♣ Tai-Chung city / JL Studio
one-star restaurants	♣ Taipei city / Danny's Steakhouse, De Nuit, Fujin Tree Taiwanese Cuisine & Champagne (Songshan), Golden Formosa, Impromptu by Paul Lee, Ken Anhe, Kitcho and Longtail, Ming Fu, Mipon, Molino de Urdaniz, Mountain and Sea House, Mudan, Sushi Akira, Sushi Nomura, Sushi Ryu, T+T, Tien Hsiang Lo, and Ya Ge ♣ Tai-Chung city / Fleur de Sel, Forchetta, Oretachi No Nikuya, and Sur- ♣ Kaohsiung / Liberté, Sho承
guide.michelin.com/tw/en/article/dining-out/what-michelin-inspectors-said-new-star-restaurants-taipei-taichung-tainan-kaohsiung-2022

★ Nikkei Asia (Japan), 2022-5-6: Costs, COVID and labor crunch hit Taiwan's restaurant industry. 'Good old days have passed' for dining sector as customer behavior changes. asia.nikkei.com/Business/Business-trends/Costs-COVID-and-labor-crunch-hit-Taiwan-s-restaurant-industry

★ New York Times, 2022-5-9: Restaurants, bars and gyms that were once packed are now noticeably quieter...fear of outbreaks is not uncommon nytimes.com/2022/05/09/world/asia/taiwan-china-covid.html
★ New York Times, 2022-1-19: Many of Taiwan's residents are now proud of their island's culinary offerings, whether it is the classic beef noodle soup — a mix of mainland influences unique to Taiwan — or bubble milk tea, a modern invention. nytimes.com/2022/01/19/world/asia/taiwan-china-identity.html

Asia's 50 Best restaurants 2022 Taiwan ranks No. 9 in Asia
country	total number of winnings	ranks
Japan	11	No.1, 3, 6, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 36, 42, 43
Thailand	9	No. 2, 4, 7, 10, 25, 29, 31, 33, 46
Hong Kong	6	No. 5, 9, 24, 32, 34, 48
Singapore	7	No. 8, 20, 23, 37, 40, 41, 44
China	4	12, 19, 28, 39
S. Korea	5	16, 18, 26, 27, 30
India	3	21, 22, 49
Sri Lanka	1	35,
Taiwan	2	38(Logy, Taipei), 45(JL Studio, TaiChung)
Macau	1	47
Malaysia	1	50
theworlds50best.com/asia/en/list/1-50 No.1 Den (Tokyo), No.2 Sorn (Bangkok), No.3 Florilege (Tokyo), 4. Le Du (Bangkok), 5. The Chairman (HK), 6. La Cime (osaka), 7. Suhring (Bangkok), 8. Odette (Singapore), 9. Neighborhood (HK), 10. Nusara (Bangkok)

EATER / The world's best 50 restaurants in 2022 Taiwan failed
country	total number of winnings	ranks
Japan	4	No.20 Den (Tokyo), No.30 Florilege (Tokyo), No. 41. La Cime (osaka), No. 45 Narisawa (Tokyo)
Hong Kong	1	No. 24. The Chairman (HK)
Singapore	1	No. 36. Odette (Singapore)
Thailand	1	No. 39 Sorn (Bangkok)
eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/22960670/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2022-list-winners

CNN Travel / World's best restaurants for 2022 revealed 2022-7-20 Taiwan failed
country	total number of winnings	ranks
Japan	4	No.20 Den (Tokyo), No.30 Florilege (Tokyo), No. 41. La Cime (osaka), No. 45 Narisawa (Tokyo)
Hong Kong	1	No. 24. The Chairman (HK)
Singapore	1	No. 36. Odette (Singapore)
Thailand	1	No. 39 Sorn (Bangkok)
edition.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2022/index.html

Economist / Global Food Security Index 2022 Taiwan is not included
world rank	country	Overall Score	Affordability	Availability	Quality & safety	Sustainability & Adaptation
6	Japan	79.5	89.8	81.2	77.4	66.1
14	NZ	77.8	91.6	67.7	73.1	75.1
22	Australia	75.4	93.3	61.1	84	58.8
23	UAE	75.2	86.7	73.8	81.3	55.2
25	China	74.2	86.4	79.2	72.0	54.5
28	Singapore	73.1	93.2	77.8	69.7	44.3
30	Qatar	72.4	88.6	72.9	71.7	51.0
39	S Korea	70.2	76.8	71.5	71.5	58.5
41	Malaysia	69.9	87.0	59.5	74.7	53.7
46	Vietnam	67.9	84.0	60.7	70.2	52.2
63	Indonesia	60.2	81.4	50.9	56.2	46.3
64	Thailand	60.1	83.7	52.9	45.3	51.6
impact.economist.com/sustainability/project/food-security-index/

★ Taiwan News, 2022-3-23: Pizza Hut unleashed the "Cilantro Century Egg Pig’s Blood Cake Pizza" (香菜皮蛋豬血糕比薩), which was well-received by some Taiwanese but met with disgust by many foreign readers.

2021 Michelin stars comparisons among Asian countries
Michelin cities	number of 3 stars	num. of 2 stars	number of 1 star	total num.
Tokyo (Japan)	12	42	158	212
Hong Kong	10	18	59	87
Kyoto (Japan)	7	19	84	110
Osaka (Japan)	3	12	81	96
Singapore	3	5	41	49
Seoul (Korea)	2	7	34	43
Shanghai (China)	1	10	32	43
Taipei (Taiwan)	1	7	21	29

Best Cuisines in the world, Dec. 2022 Taste Atlas tasteatlas.com/best/cuisines TasteAtlas Awards: World’s Best Cuisines - TasteAtlas Awards 2021
No. 1. Italy, score 4.72	14. Poland	26. Georgia	Bosnia
2. Greece, score 4.68	15. Germany	27. Czech	Malaysia
3. Spain, score 4.59	16. Indonesia	28. Bulgaria	Lebanon
4. Japan, score 4.59	17. Croatia	29. UK	Ukraine
5. India, score 4.54	18. Argentina	30. Thailand	Palestine
6. Mexico	19. S. Korea	Belgium	Bangladesh
7. Turkey	20. Vietnam	Nederland	Lithuania
8. USA	21. Hungary	Austria	No. 45 Taiwan, score 3.96
9. France	22. Romania	Algeria
10. Peru	23. Philippines	Denmark
11. China	24. Iran	S. Africa
12. Brazil	25. Serbia	Syria
13. Portugal

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Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2021, 2021-3-25
rankings theworlds50best.com/stories/News/asias-50-best-restaurants-2021-the-list-in-pictures.html
● top 10 restaurants :	No. 1. The Chairman, HK, China 2. Odette, Singapore 3. Den, Japan 4. Le Du, Thailand 5. Gaggan A. , Thailand 6. Suhring, Thailand 7. Florilege , Japan 8. La Cime, Japan 9. Narisawa, Japan 10. Mingles, S. Korea
● number of top 40 in each Asian country:	China 9, Japan 9, Singapore 6, Thailand 5, Taiwan 4, S. Korea 3, India 2

Michelin Stars (2020) comparison among Asian cities
Michelin Guide cities	number of starred restaurants	number of 3-stars restaurants	number of 2 stars	1 star
Tokyo (Japan)	226	11	48	167
Hong Kong, Macau	85	10	19	56
Kyoto (Japan)	100	8	21	77
Osaka (Japan)	111	3	16	79
Seoul (Korea)	31	2	7	22
Singapore	44	2	5	37
Taipei (TW)	25	1	6	19
Shanghai (China)	23	1	2	20

★ To emergently rescue dying tourism, Taiwan spent huge money to have <Michelin Guide> Taipei

pic.: China Times - Want Weekly, No.185: To emergently save dying tourism, Taiwan government spent NT90,000,000 (USD3 millions) to have <Michelin Guide> in Taiwan in 2018.

● Compare to Chinese world - Shanghai, HK, Macao, Singapore:

Michelin Guide 2018	3 star	2 star	1 star	num. of stars	Bib Gourmand
Hong Kong, Macau	8	16	57	81	82
Singapore jun'17	1	7	30	38	38
Shanghai sept'17	2	6	22	30	26
Taipei	1	2	17	20	36

★ Lonely Planet, 2022-9-30:What to eat and drink in Taiwan / Yongkang Beef Noodles, Taipei. pearl milk tea, zhenzhu naicha (珍珠奶茶) in Chun Shui Tang, Taipei. gooey oyster omelets (蚵仔煎), ‘salt-crisp’ fried chicken tossed with basil leaves and five-spice, and shaved ice desserts (剉冰) in Miaokou Night Market, Keelung. aboriginal Formosans cuisine: wild boar served with onions and greens, steamed rice stuffed into bamboo tubes, and millet wine – once the tonic of tribal rituals. You might also encounter dishes of betel-nut salad, bird’s nest fern and even flying squirrel try it in Taiya Popo, Yilain. lonelyplanet.com/articles/what-to-eat-and-drink-in-taiwan

★ Seattle Times, 2021-8-14: In Taiwan, big data turns pig’s blood and century eggs into hot pizza toppings / In 2019, Domino’s Pizza created the boba — a pizza served with sweet tapioca pearls as an homage to the popular bubble milk tea. ... ramen and spicy hot pot pizza. It even made a pizza topped with durian — a thorny fruit ... The latest invention — featuring a street delicacy made of sticky rice and pig’s blood, and preserved eggs — broke Pizza Hut’s previous sales record set by the durian pizza. “Every now and then, Taiwanese will go crazy over a new popular, well-talked about food” . “Taste does not seem to be their top priority.” seattletimes.com/nation-world/in-taiwan-big-data-turns-pigs-blood-and-century-eggs-into-hot-pizza-toppings/

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Michelin Star restaurants in Taipei, TaiChung, Aug. 2021

guide.michelin.com/tw/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-taipei-taichung-2021-new-star-restaurants-en
　

Michelin three stars
　
Le Palais (頤宮)

Taipei city

Michelin two stars
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon (侯布雄); Logy; Raw; Shoun Ryugin (祥雲龍吟);
Sushi Amamoto (鮨天本); Taïrroir; The Guest House (請客樓)

Michelin one star

A Cut; Danny's Steakhouse (教父牛排)
Da-Wan (大腕); De Nuit
Fujin Tree Taiwanese Cuisine & Champagne (Songshan) (富錦樹台菜香檳)（松山）
Golden Formosa (金蓬萊遵古台菜餐廳); Impromptu by Paul Lee
Ken Anhe (謙安和); Kitcho (吉兆割烹壽司)
Longtail; Ming Fu (明福台菜海鮮)
Mipon (米香); Molino de Urdániz (渥達尼斯磨坊)
Mountain and Sea House (山海樓)
Mudan (牡丹); Sushi Akira (明壽司)
Sushi Nomura (鮨野村); Sushi Ryu (鮨隆)
T+T; Tien Hsiang Lo (天香樓); Ya Ge (雅閣)

　

Michelin two stars : JL Studio
Michelin one star: Fleur de Sel (鹽之華), Forchetta,
Oretachi No Nikuya (俺達的肉屋), Sur (澀)

TaiChung City

　

　

Michelin bib-gourmand in Taiwan, 2021

restaurant's name type contact
restaurant's name

type

contact

My Tsao
Taiwanese 9-1, Lane 100, Songjiang Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei, 104, Taipei & Taichung
Da-Qiao-Tou Tube Rice Pudding

　
street food 41, Section 3, Yanping North Road, Datong District, Taipei, 110, Taipei & Taichung

A Cheng Goose
Taiwanese 105 Jilin Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei, 104, Taipei & Taichung
Shih Chia Big Rice Ball

　
street food 02-25857655

Fu Hang Soy Milk戶杭
Dim Sum 108, Section 1, Zhongxiao East Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei, 100, Taipei & Taichung
Lao Shan Dong Homemade Noodles

　
noodles 02-23891216

Mao Yuan茂園
Taiwanese 185, Section 2, Chang'an East Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei, 104, Taipei & Taichung 02-27528587
Sate House

　
Indonesia 02-2732 5048

Tao Luan Ting Roast Peking Duck Palace

　
Beijing Cuisine 02-2778 7805
Lo Chi Hsiao Chao

　
street food 27, Alley 50, Lane 39, Tonghua Street, Da'an District, Taipei, 110, Taipei & Taichung

Serenity (Zhongzheng)

　
vegetarian 02-2357-0377
Yu Pin Yuan Iced and Hot Tangyuan

　
street food 0955861816

MoonMoonFood (Qingdao East Road)雙月

　
Taiwanese 02-3393 8953
Liang Chi Lu Wei梁記滷味
street food Alley 50, Lane 39, Tonghua Street, Da'an District, Taipei, 110, Taipei & Taichung

Jen Ho Yuan 人和園

　
Yunnanese 02-2536 4459
Do It True (Xinyi)都一處

　
Beijing 02-2720 6417

Taj

　
India 02-8773 0175
Yi Jia Zi

　
small eats 02-23115241

A Kuo Noodles

　
noodles 02-2531-0009
Sung Kitchen

　
Beijing 02-2764 4788

Tsui Feng Yuan

　
Cantonese 02-2577 9528
Wu Wang Tsai Chi

　
Street Food 0930406677

Tsui Feng Yuan

　
Cantonese 02-2577 9528
Unnamed Clay Oven Roll

　
Street Food Lane 311, Section 2, Zhonghua Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei, 110, Taipei & Taichung

Tien Hsia San Chueh

　
noodles 02-2741 6299
Chang Hung Noodles

　
Street Food 15 Huaxi Street, Wanhua District, Taipei, 108, Taipei & Taichung

Liu Yu Zi

　
street food Ningxia Road, Datong District, Taipei, 110, Taipei & Taichung
Yuan Fang Guabao

　
Street Food 02-23810249

Fang Chia Shredded Chicken on the Rice

　
street food 44-2 Ningxia Road, Datong District, Taipei, 110, Taipei & Taichung
Stinky Tofu Boss

　
Street Food 02-2305 2078

Rong's Pork Liver

　
street food 68 Ningxia Road, Datong District, Taipei, 110, Taipei & Taichung
Wang's Broth

　
Street Food 17-4 Huaxi Street, Wanhua District, Taipei, 110, Taipei & Taichung

Din Tai Fung (Xinyi Road)

　
Shanghainese 02-23218928
Lan Chia Guabao

　
Street Food 3, Alley 8, Lane 316, Section 3, Luosifu Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei, 110, Taipei & Taichung

Inn's+

　
Taiwanese 02-2595 8055
Beef Noodles and Beef Entrails Soup

　
Street Food 63 Raohe Street, Songshan District, Taipei, 110, Taipei & Taichung

Yong-Kang Beef Noodle永康牛肉麵

　
noddles 02-2351 1051
Hsiung Chi Scallion Pancake

　
Street Food 2, Lane 108, Section 4, Luosifu Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei, 110, Taipei & Taichung

Hang Zhou Xiao Long Bao (Da'an)杭州小籠包

　
dim sum 02-2393 1757
Good Friend Cold Noodles

　
Street Food 31 Danan Road, Shilin District, Taipei, 110, Taipei & Taichung

Dian Shui Lou (Songshan)

點水樓
Jiangzhe 02-8712 6689
Chen Tung Pork Ribs Medicinal Herbs Soup

　
Street Food 160 Raohe Street, Songshan District, Taipei, 105, Taipei & Taichung

Jin Shang Hsuan

　
Taiwanese 02-8770 6086
Chung Chia Sheng Jian Bao

　
Street Food 38 Xiaodong Street, Shilin District, Taipei, 110, Taipei & Taichung

Hao Kung Tao Chin Chi Yuan (Da'an)

　
Shanghainese 02-2341 6980
Hai Yu Pork Ribs

　
Street Food 49 Dadong Road, Shilin District, Taipei, 110, Taipei & Taichung

Peng Family彭園

　
Cantonese 02-2704 5152
A Kuo Lu Wei

　
Street Food 226 Raohe Street, Songshan District, Taipei, 110, Taipei & Taichung

Rong Rong Yuan榮榮園

　
Zhejiang 02-2703 8822
Saffron Fine Indian Cuisine

　
Indian 02-28714842

Talking Heads

　
Hunanese, Jiangzhe 02-2325 4566
Mother's Kitchen女娘的店

　
Taiwanese 02-28741981

Chili House (Da'an)

　
Sichuan 02-27721707
Shin Yeh Shiao Ju (Nangang)

　
Taiwanese 166 Jingmao 2nd Road, Nangang District, Taipei, 115, Taipei & Taichung

Halal Chinese Beef Noodles (Da'an)

清真牛肉麵
noodles 02-27214771
Sung Chu Yuan

　
Taiwanese 546 Yonggong Road, Shilin District, Taipei, Taipei & Taichung

Mai Mien Yen Tsai

賣麵炎仔
noodles 02-2557 7087 Cabbage Rice and Pork Rib Soup street food 2, Lane 17, Section 3, Yanping North Road, Datong District, Taipei, 110, Taipei & Taichung

guide.michelin.com/tw/en/taipei-region/taipei/restaurants/bib-gourmand/page/3

　

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pic. above: Taiwan's restaurants were loser or behind in EATER's "world best restaurants awards", CNN "world's best new restaurants" and Economists EIU "Global Food Security Index".

● The Taiwanese best-known expert (顏宗海MD) in toxic study: Minimize the times of dining out to protect your health !

pic.: No.2 "Taiwan restaurants" on SwissCows (SWISS), 6-21-2020
No.1 "comment Taiwan restaurants" on US google, 2021-8-9, 7-1-2020, 4-2-2020, 12-23-2019 , 1-22-2020

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◆ Michelin Stars (2019) comparison among Chinese-world cities
Michelin Guide cities	total number of stars	number of starred restaurants	number of 3 star restaurants	number of 2 star	1 star
Hong Kong, Macau	119	82	10 (HK 7, Macau 3)	17 (HK 12, Macau 5)	55
Singapore (新加坡) Jul.'18	44	38	0	5	34
Shanghai (上海) sept.'18	44	34	1	8	25
Taipei (台北) april '19	31	24	1	5	18

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● Scientific Reports Journal, Food Navigator Asia, 2-9-2021: Fish fraud findings: Almost 20% of fish in Taiwan found to be mislabelled - study. https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2021/02/09/Fish-fraud-findings-Almost-20-of-fish-in-Taiwan-found-to-be-mislabelled-study Nature, 12-15-2020: The rates and consequences of seafood substitution frauds in Taiwan were elusive. Snapper, cod and surimi products are particularly vulnerable to fraudulent substitutions. The high abundance of Pseudomonas in tilapia sashimi mislabeled as snapper unveils a potential health issue pertaining to the consumption of raw mislabeled seafood. modern seafood products often appear in the form of fish pieces, filets or even ready-to-eat meals instead of whole fishes. The food processing technologies can also change the original color and luster of the meat. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-79070-y (The website revealed the problems in 5 star hotel restaurants earlier in 2017) ●● China Times, editorial, 2021-4-25 "Ractopamine pig mystery" / Taiwan has imported pork and pig offal in total 1800 ton from the US since Jan. 2021, however, in all the markets, there's no any pork and pig offal marked e "imported from USA". Another mysterious thing is Agriculture government (Council of Agriculture) says 70% of them were already used for meat processing, but Health government (Ministry Health & welfare) says 70% of them were still in the refrigerating chamber. chinatimes.com/opinion/20210424003140-262101?chdtv ● Associated Press, 11-23-2020 says Taiwanese business may not be ethical ... mix the U.S. pork ( Ractopamine pork banned by 150+ countries ) with Taiwan pork ● United Daily (Economy Daily News, Taiwan) , editorial, 1-17-2021: Taiwan imported US beef (aged 30+ months), US pig offal and pork with controversial Ractopamine since Jan. 2021, it's not safe enough for customers because (1) A new branding initiative (Taiwan pork logo) that helps customers distinguish whether shops and restaurants are using predominantly local or imported pork was officially launched, however, it's very easy for businessmen to have that logo (2) Marking "US pork" in restaurants and shops is not arbitrary for political factor. ● Apple Daily, editorial, 1-5-2021: chaos !! Taiwanese are not confident in gov. pork control strategy ― "Taiwan pork only" seal. e.g., famous Taiwan cuisine restaurant " Formosa Chang (鬍鬚張)" is questioned to mark the official seal but partly use foreign pork. ● CTV, 1-12-2021: 18 star-rated tourist hotel restaurants were found to be irregular/illegal in expired ingredients or other food-safety issues, including many 5 star hotels e.g., Ambassador Hotel, Regent Taipei's 晶泉丰旅、日月行館 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UapKrGPkjUM) ● Financial Times, 8-28-2020: Taiwan eventually eases restrictions on US pork and beef imports. Must bear in mind you may eat beef and pork with controversial Ractopamine from 2021 on, the cost of local meat is much more expensive. ● Yahoo News, 12-16-2020: Singapore’s hawker culture was officially approved (Dec.16, 2020) to be inscribed into UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity. But Taiwan's night market hawker culture was not selected ● 83% of Taiwan's Michelin 2~3 star restaurants, and 33% of Taiwan's Michelin star restaurants, failed to pass sanitary/health inspection (kitchen things/equipment not clean, food materials on the floor, without staffs' health examination proof ) , but they passed second inspection, such as 3 star restaurant Le Palais, 2 star restaurants RAW、態芮-Tairroir、祥雲龍吟( RyuGin Taipei )、鮨天本(Sushi Amamoto). ref. to Liberty Times, 3-30-2020, Apple Daily 3-31-2020.● Chang Gung Mem. Hospital Toxicology expert professor Yen Tzung-Hai M.D. (顏宗海, Doctor, Univ. of London ): Minimize the times of dining out to protect your health ! ( ref. to book <食品不安全的年代如何自保>("how to survive in this bad food-security time", April '16))

● Michelin Guide Taipei & TaiChung was released in August 2020, Taiwanese cuisine was not valued high, last year's 1 starred Taiwanese cuisine restaurant "Tainan Tai Tsu Mien Seafood"

(台南擔仔麵) was kicked out of starred list, and there's no any new-entry Taiwanese cuisine restaurant. Din Tai Fung fails to have star again in this year.
● Michelin GuideTaipei was released at 4-10-2019, Taiwanese cuisine was not valued very high, only 4 restaurants won 1 star each, 3 starred chefs are from Hong Kong (Canton) and Macau. The total number of stars and starred restaurants of Taiwan are much less than those of Shanghai, HK, Macao, and Singapore, in both 2019 and 2018. ● Furthermore, unlike those in Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Taiwan's night-market, street food failed to won any Michelin star. ● Even Taiwan's Michelin 3 star winner Le Palais was found snacks containing Hydrogen peroxide (過氧化氫) and Benzoic acid (苯甲酸), besides, many tourism hotels / 5 star hotels were found food hygiene not up to standard, e.g., 5 star hotels used expired no-good ingredients, such as HsinChu and Taipei's Ambassador Hotel, The Grand Hotel, Regent Formosa, and so on, reported by CTV evening news, BCC , LTN (12-19-2019) https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/3014179 . ● United Daily 1-20-2020: Taipei mayor Ko: Our night markets and markets are too dirty ! ● Liberty Times , 1-6-2019 : Taipei City Hall's "Model Night Markets" project, aims at " Japanese tourists are willing to sit down to eat "，however, quite many stalls opposed, in that elevating the hygienic level and class increases their running costs... ● WEF <Travel and tourism competitiveness report> of 2019 shows Taiwan had the sub-region's largest decline in competitiveness, Taiwan ranks 10th in Asia, Taiwan's prioritization of travel & tourism ranks world No.75 ... travel & tourism New !

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2020's Michelin Star restaurants in Taipei, Tai-chung, https://guide.michelin.com/tw/zh_TW
star	Restaurants	cuisine	phone	address
3 star	頤宮（君品酒店 Palais de Chin Hotel）	Cantonese(粵式)	02-21819950 #3261	17th fl., No.3, Sec. 1, Chengde Rd. Taipei (台北市大同區承德路一段3號17樓 )
2 star	RAW	Creative Taiwanese cuisine (創意台菜)	02-85015800	No. 301, Lequn 3rd Rd., Taipei (台北市中山區樂群三路301號1樓)
	祥雲龍吟 RyuGin Taipei Restaurant	Japanese(日式)	02-85015808	5th fl., No. 301, Lequn 3rd Rd., Taipei(台北市中山區樂群三路301號5樓)
	鮨天本 sushi Amamoto	Japanese(日式)	02-27751239	No. 371, Sec. 4, RenAi Rd., Taipei (台北市大安區仁愛路四段371號)
	態芮 Tairroir	French-Taiwanese (台式法菜)	02-85015500	6th fl., No. 299, Lequn 3rd Rd., Taipei (台北市中山區樂群三路299號6樓)
	請客樓 The Guest House	Chinese(中式)	02-23211818	17th fl., No. 12, Sec. 1, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Taipei (台北市中正區忠孝東路一段12號17樓)
	★JL Studio (new entry)	Asian cuisine (亞洲料理)	04-23803570	2nd Fl., 689, Sec. 4, Yifeng rd. Nantun Dist. TaiChung City (台中市南屯區益豐路四段689號2樓)
	★logy (new star)	Asian cuisine (亞洲料理)	02-27000509	No.6, Ln. 109, Sec. 1, Anhe Rd., Taipei City (台北市大安區安和路一段109巷6號)
1 star	教父牛排 Danny's SteakHouse	Western (西式)	02-85011838	58, Lequn 3rd Rd., Taipei (台北市中山區樂群三路58號)
	大腕 Da-Wan	BBQ (燒肉)	02 27110179	22, Ln. 177, Sec. 1, Dun-Hua S. Rd., Taipei (台北市大安區敦化南路一段177巷22號)
	金蓬萊遵古台菜餐廳 Golden Formosa	Taiwanese cuisine (台式)	02 28711517	101, Tianmu E. Rd., Shilin Dist., Taipei (台北市士林區天母東路101號)
	IMPROMPTU BY PAUL LEE	Western (西式)	02-25212518	B1, 3, Ln.39, Zhong-Shan N. Rd., Taipei (台北市中山北路二段39巷3號B1)
	謙安和 Ken Anho	Japanese(日式)	02-27008128	4, Ln. 127, Sec. 1, Anhe Rd, Taipei (台北市大安區安和路一段127巷4號)
	吉兆割烹壽司sushi Kitcho	Japanese sushi (日式)	02 27711020	48, Ln. 181, Sec. 4, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Taipei (台北市大安區忠孝東路四段181巷48號)
	侯布雄法式餐廳 L’ATELIER de Joël Robuchon	French (法式)	02-87292628	Fl. 5, 28, Songren Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei (台北市信義區松仁路28號5樓)
	Long tail	Contempory(當代料理)	02-27326616	174, Sec.2, Dun-Hua S. Rd., Taipei (台北市大安區敦化南路二段174號)
	明福台菜海鮮 Mingfu Taiwan seafood	Taiwanese cuisine (台式)	02-25629287	18-1, Ln. 137, Sec. 2, Zhong-Shan N. Rd., Taipei (台北市中山區中山北路二段137巷18-1號)
	山海樓 Mountain and Sea House	Taiwanese cuisine (台式)	02-23513345	94, Sec. 2, RenAi Rd., Taipei (台北市中正區仁愛路二段94號)
	MUME	Euro.(歐式)	02-27000901	28, Siwei Rd., Taipei (台北市大安區四維路28號)
	鮨隆 sushi Ryu	Japanese(日式)	02-25818380	60-5, Sec. 2, Shin-Sen N. Rd., Taipei (台北市中山區新生北路二段60-5號)
	鮨野村 Sushi Nomura	Japanese sushi (日式)	02- 2707 7518	4, alley 19, Ln.300, Sec.4, RenAi Rd. (北市大安區仁愛路四段300巷19弄4號)
	大三元酒樓 3 Coins	HK Cantonese(港式)	02-23817180	46,Hengyang Rd., Taipei (台北市中正區衡陽路46號)
	天香樓（landis hotels resorts 亞都麗緻飯店）	Chinese (杭州菜)	02-25971234	B1, 41, Sec. 2, Minquan E. Rd., Taipei (台北市中山區民權東路二段41號B1)
	雅閣（Ya Ge 東方文華酒店）	Cantonese(粵式)	02-27156788	Fl. 3, 158, Dun-Hua N. Rd., Taipei (台北市松山區敦化北路158號3樓)
	A Cut（台北國賓大飯店） (new entry)	steak (牛排)	02-25710389	63, Zhongshan N. Rd., Taipei (台北市中山區中山北路二段63號)
	鹽之華 (new entry)	French (法式)	04-22520991	581-1, Shizheng Rd., Tai-Chung City (台中市西屯區市政路581-1號)
	Forchetta (new entry)	Western (西式)	04-22558111	Fl. 2, 36, Huizhong 7th St., Xitun Dist., Tai-Chung City (台中市西屯區惠中七街36號2樓)
	渥達尼斯磨坊 (new entry)	Western (西式)	02-25006832	GF, No. 61, Sec. 1, Chien-Kuo N. Rd. , Taipei (台北市中山區建國北路1段61號GF)
	俺達的肉屋 (new entry)	BBQ (燒肉)	04-23250588	192-1, Gongyi Rd., West Dist., Tai-Chung City (中市西區公益路192-1號)
	sushi Akira 明壽司 (new entry)	Japanese sushi (日式)	02-25961069	6-3, Ln. 25, Shuangcheng St., Taipei City (台北市中山區雙城街25巷6之3號)

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2020 New Entry Michelin bib gourmand
In TaiPei , 7 out of 54 selected restaurants are new-entry ones (台北的54間入選必比登推介的店家中，有7間新入榜的餐廳。)
TAJ (「泰姬」)	No.1, Ln. 48, Civic Blvd (台北市市民大道四段48巷1號 )	whose chefs have been specially recruited to Taiwan from India and use spices carefully sourced from their country. Not just its cuisine, but its decor and the music are full of exotic flavor. 料理、裝潢、音樂都充滿濃厚異國風情，香料與廚師，也都來自印度
Yi Jia Zi (一甲子餐飲)	79, Kon-Din Rd., Wanhua (萬華區康定路79號)	Set next to the Qingshui temple in Wanhua district, Yijiazi is renowned for its authentic Tainan flavours and dishes served by its third-generation owners, such as the stewed pork belly, pork blood curd soup with shacha sauce and Madou rice cake. Also located in Wanhua, 廟旁的餐店以純正台南風味聞名 : 肥瘦均勻的焢肉飯、豬血糕湯、麻豆碗粿等
Chang Hung Noodles (昶鴻麵點)	in the Huaxi Street Night Market (華西街夜市)	has built a loyal following for more than half a century for their "Chrysanthemum Pork Noodles" made with pork cheeks and side dishes including boiled chicken and pork tails. 豬頰肉做成的「菊花肉麵」與小菜白斬雞、豬尾巴等，聞名半世紀。
Yuan Fang Guabao (源芳刈包)	in the Huaxi Street Night Market (華西街夜市)	has been selling buns stuffed with marinated pork belly, pickles and ground peanuts for over 60 years.特製刈包皮搭上多汁軟嫩的滷五花肉、醃黃瓜、在地花生，經營超過60年。
阿國切仔麵」	Jinxi Street	3 establishments are former Bib Gourmand venues that have moved to new locations, namely A Kuo Noodles , Chen Tung Pork Ribs Medicinal Herbs Soup , and Wu Wang Tsai Chi (previously named Sung Ching Taiwanese Burrito) Their re-selection for the Bib Gourmand list by MICHELIN’s inspectors is an affirmation of their continued high standards. 曾獲Bib Gourmand肯定的三店搬遷到新地點依舊獲得評審青睞
陳董藥燉排骨	Raohe Night Market (饒河夜市)
「吾旺再季」	at the Nanjichang Night Market. (南機場夜市)
In Tai-Chung City, 10 out of 21 Bib Gourmand restaurants sell Taiwanese cuisine (21間當中就有10間是台灣菜入選)
Chin Chih Yuan; or Fanji Jin Zhi Yuan (范記金之園 )	No.91, GuangFu Rd. (台中東區)	draws in lunchtime queues for its steamed local rice and deep-fried pork ribs 草袋飯精選臺灣米配雪裡紅乾，炸排骨很受歡迎。
Dong Shan Zhan (東山棧)	380, Sec.1, Dongshan Rd., Beitun Dist. (北屯區東山路一段380號)	offers claypot-roasted chicken grilled over longan wood for an hour; and diners go to self-service stall以龍眼木1小時燻烤黑羽土雞製成的甕缸雞, 晚餐自ˋ助檯
Fu Din Wang (Central), (富鼎旺,中區)	Taichung Dongxing Store, TEL: 04-24713355.	for its gelatinous pork trotter, hock and leg that are braised in a flavorful marinade. Another pork trotter specialist 小火慢煮滷豬腳、腿扣、腿節，口感軟滑
Fu Juang Yuan (富狀元豬腳)	203, Sec. 1, Mei-Chuan Rd., Tel:04-23013588 (台中市美村路一段203號)	in the Western district was praised by MICHELIN inspectors for the “liquid gold” — a broth of soy, rock sugar, chilli and shallot — they gently simmer the trotters in all day.以特調比例之紅蔥、辣椒、冰糖與醬油，將白毛豬肉滷至呈琥珀色澤
Fu Kuei Ting (富貴亭)	04- 22273001	In the Central district, a 60-year-old restaurant holds many fond memories for many Taichung residents and their signature goose noodle soup and smoked goose often sells out every morning. 超過一甲子的老店，燻鵝和當歸鵝肉麵線, 每早銷售一空
Orient Dragon (東方龍)	271, Sec. 2, Gongyi Rd., Tel: 04-22523366 (南屯區公益路二段271號)	offers Taiwanese home-style cooking, with a few creative Sichuan dishes. For tastes of a bygone era臺灣家常菜搭配一些創新川菜
Peng Cheng Tang (彭城堂)	377, Yichang Rd., Taiping Dist. (台中市太平區宜昌路377號)	is a time capsule, serving comfort food that is as warm and familiar as its decor 古早味的封肉刈包、豬油拌飯、剉冰等，與它的佈置一樣，讓人回味起昔日舊時光。
San Hsi Shih Tang (三喜食堂)	140, Yongchun E. Rd., Nantun Dist. (台中市南屯區永春東路140號)	the owner-chef offers personalised service in a tranquil private house. 民宅主人提供各種私房臺菜、海鮮料理。
Shin Yuan (馨苑)	106, Ming-Sen N. Rd. (西區民生北路106號)	For a lighter option, it specializes in healthy Taiwanese cooking in small portions and an array of quality teas.份量小巧、少油少鹽的健康臺灣小吃，以大甲芋頭與椰奶共同燉煮的芋奶鮮嫩雞骨球、花枝&雞肉丸等，以及品質不錯的茶
Wen Tao (溫叨)	台中市北屯區太原路3段191號Taiyuan Rd 電話：04-22311699 Zhongzheng District 台中北屯古厝	Wen Tao, set in a 1950s courtyard house in the Beitun district, serves Taiwanese cuisine that will transport guests to grandma’s countryside home.能在院子或1950s老祖母的屋裡享用古早味的台灣料理，
https://guide.michelin.com/th/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-taipei-taichung-2020-bib-gourmand

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● street food : Michelin Guide Taipei Plate, Bib Gourmand , 8-24-2020

33 new-winning street food, Michelin 2020
name	signature food	address	title
Da Qiao Tou Tube Rice Pudding	The steamed sticky rice is chewy but never mushy. Choose lean or fatty pork and drizzle with homemade sauce.	41, Section 3, Yanping North Road, Taipei 延北3段41	Bib Gourmand
Liu Yu Zi (一甲子餐飲)	Plain taro balls boast creamy mashed taro; those with salted egg yolk and pork floss have extra flavour.	Ningxia Road, Taipei, 110, Taiwan 寧夏路	Bib Gourmand
Fang Chia Shredded Chicken on the Rice方家雞肉飯	The chicken rice is irresistibly aromatic while the tofu in a spiced marinade is velvety beyond imagination. 香噴、軟嫩; warm your stomach & heart; 淋醬的滷豆腐口感綿密	44-2 Ningxia Road, Taipei, 110, Taiwan 寧夏路 44-2	Bib Gourmand
Yuan Huan Pien Oyster Egg Omelette, (圓環邊)	asty omelettes, with oysters from Tainan drizzled in homemade sweet hot sauce, since 1965.,創立於1965年，蚵仔煎選用每天從臺南直送的蚵仔，特調醬汁十分惹味。蒸米糕也值得一試。	46 Ningxia Road,寧夏路 46	The MICHELIN Plate
Rong's Pork Liver (豬肝榮仔)	Crunchy liver slices in a rich broth are never grainy. Don’t miss the pork zongzi with sweet hot sauce. 只賣豬肝湯和豬肚湯，湯底肉香味濃，豬肝熟度完美，爽脆豬肚軟腍入味，配以香辛薑絲; 別錯過淋甜辣醬的肉粽	68 Ningxia Road, Taipei,寧夏路68	Bib Gourmand
Cabbage Rice and Pork Rib Soup	Simple but addictive, cabbage rice and clear pork rib radish soup are the comfort food everyone craves	Lane 17, Section 3, Yanping North Road, Taipei 延北3段17巷	Bib Gourmand
Shih Chia Big Rice Ball	Its gooey glutinous rice balls with juicy pork filling have been hugely popular with locals since the 1960s.	58, Section 3, Yanping North Road, Taipei, 延北3段58	Bib Gourmand
Lo Chi Hsiao Chao 駱記小炒	Tucked away but worth seeking out. The menu is small, with fried lamb, beef or clams the highlights.	27, Alley 50, Lane 39, Tonghua Street, Taipei 通化街39巷 50弄 27	Bib Gourmand
Yu Pin Yuan Iced and Hot Tangyuan御品元冰火湯圓	Hot sesame or peanut dumplings on shaved ice drizzled with osmanthus syrup create interesting contrasts. 熱芝麻湯圓或花生湯圓舖在剉冰上，淋上桂花蜜，an interesting contrast in one's palate	31, Alley 50, Lane 39, Tonghua Street, Taipei, 通化街39巷 50弄 31	Bib Gourmand
Liang Chi Lu Wei 梁記滷味	This busy stall boasts 20+ types of marinated food such as dried tofu, chicken offal, kelp and duck wings.	Alley 50, Lane 39, Tonghua Street, Taipei 通化街39巷 50弄	Bib Gourmand
Golden Fried Chicken格登炸雞-通化夜市	Both chicken and tempura are fried-to-order, but the piping hot and perfectly fried items are worth the wait必點招牌炸雞和甜不辣外脆內軟，老闆堅持現點現炸，故製作需時；建議趁熱食用。	35, Alley 50, Lane 39, Tonghua Street, Taipei, 通化街39巷 50弄35	The MICHELIN Plate
A Nan Sesame Oil Chicken阿男麻油雞	It serves revitalising sesame oil chicken soup all year round. Come early as chicken legs often run out by 7 pm四季合宜的養生麻油湯濃不膩; 雞腿七點多便售罄	34, Lane 311, Section 2, Zhonghua Road, Taipei, 中華路2段 311巷 34	The MICHELIN Plate
Wu Wang Tsai Chi	Rechristened and moved into an alley, but expect the same tasty popiah roll with 10 different fillings that are packed with layered flavours	29, Lane 313, Section 2, Zhonghua Road, Taipei 中華路2段 313巷 29	Bib Gourmand
Unnamed Clay Oven Roll無名推車燒餅	This push cart near the end of the market always attracts a queue. Try their sweet pastry and long shaobing甜酥餅、長燒餅、鹹酥餅	Lane 311, Section 2, Zhonghua Road, Taipei, 中華路2段 311	Bib Gourmand
Corn House Grilled Corn 玉米家烤玉米	Sweet corn from Yunlin city is grilled and coated in spice mix – choose between original, cumin or fiery hot選用雲林小農生產的玉米，配以店家調配的粉料烤製，有原味、新孜然及地獄勁辣三種口味。	Lane 311, Section 2, Zhonghua Road, Taipei 中華路2段 311巷	The MICHELIN Plate
Shan-Nei Chicken 山內雞肉	Good-value steamed chicken is feted for its springy skin and juicy flesh. Come before 8 pm for chicken legs皮爽肉嫰，份量頗多，十分超值。關門時間不定，若要點選雞腿，建議八時前到達	20-3, Lane 307, Section 2, Zhonghua Road, Taipei 中華路2段 307巷 20-3	The MICHELIN Plate
Stinky Tofu Boss 臭老闆臭豆腐	Silky and porous, the vegan stinky tofu is steamed to order with mushrooms and basil adding extra aroma現點現做，不加奶品; 現蒸純素豆腐，配上香菇和九層塔，香!	6, Lane 313, Section 2, Zhonghua Road, 中華路2段 313巷 6	Bib Gourmand
Chang Hung Noodles	For almost 50 years, regulars have been coming for its pork cheek noodle soup, boiled chicken and pork tail.	15 Huaxi Street, Taipei, 華西街15	Bib Gourmand
Yuan Fang Guabao	A 60-year-old shop selling buns stuffed with marinated pork belly, pickles, ground peanuts and coriander	Huaxi Street, Taipei, 華西街17-2	Bib Gourmand
Wang's Broth小王清湯瓜仔肉	As well as minced pork and pickled cucumber in broth, try their steamed rice with ‘black gold’ pork sauce清湯瓜仔肉、「黑金」滷肉飯	17-4 Huaxi Street, 華西街17-4	Bib Gourmand
Lan Chia Guabao 藍家割包	Buns stuffed with ground peanuts, coriander, pickles and braised pork build layers of textures and flavours 柔軟的麵皮包著香嫩滷豬肉、花生粉、香菜、酸菜...層層口感; 顧客可以選擇豬肉的肥瘦	3, Alley 8, Lane 316, Section 3, Luosifu Road, Taipei 公館夜市	Bib Gourmand
Hsiung Chi Scallion Pancake 雄記蔥抓餅	Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, the pancake matches perfectly with the honey mustard and basil. 外皮酥脆內軟搭配蜂蜜芥末、九層塔，香!	2, Lane 108, Section 4, Luosifu Road, Taipei, 公館夜市	Bib Gourmand
Beef Noodles and Beef Entrails Soup紅燒牛肉麵牛雜湯	Look for the comic cow head on the unnamed cart. Beef offal soup and dry noodles with meat sauce are both good must-eat :乾拌麵和黑白切(assorted side dishes)	63 Raohe Street, Taipei, 饒河街63	Bib Gourmand
Tung Fa Hao 東發號油飯麵線	The second-generation owner makes tasty baby oyster vermicelli soup the same way as her father did when he started in 1937.顏老先生於1937年創立，繼承的女兒繼續以清湯烹煮蚵仔麵線，成品鮮甜甘美。	94 Raohe Street, Taipei饒河街94	The MICHELIN Plate
Mochi Baby (麻糬寶寶)	The transparent case houses gooey mocha – they’re freshly made every day and have a strong sticky rice fragrance.透明廚櫃在此經營十多年，所賣的小麻糬每天鮮做，口感軟糯且帶糯米香	111 Raohe Street, 饒河街111	The MICHELIN Plate
Chen Tung Pork Ribs Medicinal Herbs Soup陳董藥燉排骨	Running for over 30 years, it’s famous for pork ribs stewed in herbal stock. Lamb is recommendated in winter招牌藥燉排骨以大量豬肋骨與中藥燉, 香氣濃郁、味道鮮美	160 Raohe Street, 饒河街160	Bib Gourmand
Fuzhou Black Pepper Bun福州世祖胡椒餅	Freshly made crusty buns burst with pork juices and pepperiness. Expect a queue.「現做現賣，皮薄香脆，豬肉餡汁淋漓且充滿辛香胡椒味豬肉餡汁和胡椒的滋味	249 Raohe Street, 饒河街249	The MICHELIN Plate
A Kuo Lu Wei 阿國滷味	It sells a range of items braised in a spiced marinade. Try their duck wings, pork uterus and baby sweetcorn非常入味、品項豐富(meat, offal and bean-curd); 特推薦Duck wings, pork uterus and baby sweet-corn(鴨翅、脆腸、甜玉米筍)	226 Raohe Street, 饒河街226	Bib Gourmand
Good Friend Cold Noodles好朋友涼麵	Noodles dressed in sesame sauce impart a hint of lemony fragrance, a perfect match for egg drop miso soup芝麻醬散發出淡淡的檸檬清香、特有名; 再來碗味噌湯加蛋對味	31 Danan Road, 大安路31	Bib Gourmand
Chung Chia Sheng Jian Bao	This stall sells pan-fried buns with crispy bottoms and fluffy tops. Choose between cabbage and pork fillings	38 Xiaodong Street, Taipei	Bib Gourmand
A Hui Vermicelli (阿輝麵線)	This stall by the temple with no seating serves no-frills vermicelli soup with pork chitterlings or cuttlefish攤子臨近廟口，不設座位。麵線帶蔬菜甜味，實而不華，設兩種份量，也可加配花枝或大腸	52-1 Danan Road, 大安路52-1	The MICHELIN Plate
Hai Yu Pork Ribs 海友十全排骨	For over 40 years, a secret recipe has been used to make the tasty and healthy pork rib soup with over 15 herbs.15種以上的中藥秘方烹調出美味養生的藥膳排骨湯	49 Dadong Road, Taipei 士林夜市	Bib Gourmand
Jingmei Thick Rice Noodles景美米粉湯	Noodles soak up the flavourful pork bone soup; deep-fried seafood trio with cucumber is another must-try粗米粉吸盡大骨精華，滑嫩而不軟爛。炸三鮮外酥內嫩，搭配脆口的醃黃瓜，不容錯過	119 Jingmei Street, Taipei 景美夜市	The MICHELIN Plate
https://guide.michelin.com/tw/en/taipei-region/taipei/restaurant/fang-chia-shredded-chicken-on-the-rice

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◆ Comparison: 3 Michelin starred restaurants of Asia - Tokyo(日本東京) 13, HK(香港)7, Kyoto(京都) 7, Osaka( 大阪)4, Macau (澳門)3, Seoul(韓國首爾) 2, Shanghai(上海)1, Taipei(台北)1 Number of Restaurants in Asia with 3 Michelin Stars / ref to Bloomberg 4-11-2019, Michelin Guide
Michelin Guide City	number of 3 starred restaurants (3星數)
Tokyo (日本東京)
Hong Kong, Macau (港澳)
Kyoto(日本京都)
Osaka (日本大阪)
Seoul (韓國首爾)
Shanghai (上海)
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◆ Michelin Guide Taipei - behind the story
	pic.: China Times - Want Weekly, No.185: To emergently save Taiwan's dying tourism, Taiwan government spent NT90,000,000 (USD3 millions) to have <Michelin Guide> in Taipei Taiwan. too expensive !?

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was ranked No.1 on US Google, 7-16-2019, 3-30-2019,
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Economist - EIU 2018: Food Security Index

★ overall rankings: No.1 Singapore, 18, Japan, 22. Qatar, 25. S Korea, 40. malaysia, 46. Chn
★ Quality & Safety rankings: 13. S Korea, 20. Japan, 21. N. Z. , 24. Singapore, 31. Qatar, 37. Chn

★ Natural Resources: No. 65 Chn
★ Taiwan is not included in 2018's list

★ In EIU Liveability Country Level Index (Jan. 2015), Taipei's "Food Security Index" ("1" means "Most Secure") is "42", same score
as those of communist China's major cities

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◆ 4-10-2019 《Michelin Guide Taipei 2019》

Michelin starred restaurants of Taipei

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creative cuisine

將台灣的各種元素包括食材、味道組合，甚至風土與氣候，也編織進料理中，以現代手法呈現，因此充滿層次與趣味

delicately weave and re-compose Taiwanese elements with modern presentation — be it texture, local produce, flavour combination, temperatures or even micro-seasons. The result is a cuisine that is not only sophisticated but also fun

2 star (1 star in last yr)

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creative cuisine

使用在地食材，將回憶與味道組合解構重組，創造出充滿趣味與藝術性的料理

Tairroir has reinvents Taiwan's local produce, flavors and memories through modern techniques. Despite the artful presentation or playful dish names, 態芮 always incorporates familiar elements from Taiwan or his past experiences in his cuisine, which creates surprises on the customers palate

newly two-starred

Sushi Amamoto

(鮨天本)
　

Japanese cuisine

提供 20 道菜的無菜單料理，其中有 12 貫握壽司。店內時令魚材多從九州進口，也有部分來自東京。常要等待數個月甚至半年才有座位; 02-27751239

chef offers an omakase menu that includes 12 pieces of nigiri that use seasonal fishes mostly from Kyushu, while the rice is cooked in natural spring water from Nagano

newly one-starred

Impromptu by Paul Lee

Chinese cuisine,
Mixed flavor

歷練美國多家知名餐廳後，去年回台開設餐廳。他的料理展現充滿各種趣味的味道組合與衝擊，讓人驚艷; 02-2521-2518

chef received training in the United States and worked in Michelin-starred restaurants. Mix of flavor in his dishes is in good diversity with a good twist of Chinese flavour and herbs

newly one-starred

logy

Asian flavor

出身北海道，背景又揉合義式與法式料理訓練，田原諒悟希望做出「以台灣為中心，向全亞洲發信」的料理。他感受在地文化，再咀嚼轉化成道道新意，料理中，甚至可以吃到麻辣鍋、豆腐乳等在地元素; 02-2700-0509

chef was the sous chef at two-starred restaurant Florilège in Tokyo and assisted chef Hiroyasu Kawate to run the restaurant. the chef has spent a lot of time understanding the local flavour combinations and produce, and re-addresses these flavours with a unique approach. There are even dishes that reinvent the popular spicy hotpot in Taiwan

newly one-starred

(山海樓)
Mountain and Sea House

Old Taiwanese cuisine

尋找老台菜菜譜，研究整理後再精緻呈現; 02-2351-3345

it has been offering authentic traditional Taiwanese cuisine, some of which are hardly seen nowadays

newly one-starred

(台南擔仔麵)Tainan Tai Tsu Mien Seafood

Taiwanese seafood

以各類新鮮海鮮知名，店內裝潢華麗氣派，一碗簡單的担仔麵卻是暖心料理

;02-2308-1123

Tainan Tai Tsu Mien Seafood is famous for its fresh and diverse seafood and luxurious interiors. A traditional tan tsu mien is also a must-order here.

　

The MICHELIN Guide Taipei 2019 - starred restaurants

star

number of restaurants

restaurant name

★★★ 3 star
1 　
君品酒店頤宮中餐廳 - Le Palais (Cantonese cuisine)

　

★★ 2 star
5 　
RAW(creative),   鮨天本(Japanese sushi ),    態芮-Tairroir(creative),    祥雲龍吟(Japanese contemporary),    請客樓(Huaiyang 川揚)

　

★ 1star
18 　
Impromptu by Paul Lee(creative),   logy(Asian contemporary),    大三元(Cantonese cuisine),
   山海樓(Taiwanese cuisine),   台南擔仔麵(Taiwanese seafood),    大腕(grilled meat),
   教父牛排(steak),    金蓬萊遵古台菜(Taiwanese seafood), 謙安和(Japanese),
吉兆割烹壽司-KITCHO(Japanese sushi),
L’ATELIER de Joël Robuchon-侯布雄法式餐廳(French contemporary),     Longtail(creative),
明福台菜海產(Taiwanese cuisine),     MUME(Euro. contemporary ),
鮨野村-SHSHI NOMURA(Japanese sushi),
鮨隆(Japanese sushi),    天香樓(HungZou dishes),   雅閣(Cantonese cuisine)

　

　
　
ps: The MICHELIN Guide Taipei 2019 selection includes:
One 3 star restaurant
Five 2 star restaurants
Eighteen 1 star restaurants
58 Bib Gourmand establishments, including restaurants and street food vendors
　

for details please see web-pages as below

https://guide.michelin.com/tw/en/taipei/news-and-views/michelin-guide-taipei-2019-selection/news

ref to CTN 4-11-2019

◆ Michelin plate 4-10-2019 《Michelin Guide Taipei 2019》

Michelin Plate restaurants
	Michelin 餐廳		intro.
(Taiwanese cuisine)台菜	欣葉台菜Shin Yeh(創始店)		try the egg omelette with dried radish, pan-seared pork liver and flatbread rolls, almond tofu dessert
	米香台菜餐廳(Mipon)		a new twist on Taiwanese classics... Mouth-watering chicken dressed in soybean paste, lemon juice, mirin, garlic and chilli surprises with its exotic tropical overtones. Classics such as "Three-cup" chicken drumstick and stewed Chinese cabbage with fish skin also impress
	蓬萊台菜 - 北投 (Peng Lai)		famous for its pork ribs that are marinated for 20 hours before being deep-fried until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Another favourite is 'Jadeite tofu' - shrimp, ham, coriander and tofu wrapped up in fried tofu skin. Crabmeat and baby oyster thick soup, and whelk and squid soup with leeks are the other recipes from a bygone era that are now seldom found elsewhere.
	興蓬萊台菜 - 士林(Shing-Peng-Lai)		famous for "goat nipple"( actually stems and roots of the Taiwanese fig tree that the owner digs up in Lala Mountain ) chicken soup; Also try their steamed free-range chicken and crispy blistered pork ribs.
	雞家莊 - 長春路 (Chi Chia Chuang -Changchun Road)		chef uses only pullets from 5 to 6 months old for their tender meat. Diners' favourites include 'Three Taste Chicken' - a trio of Silkie chicken, steamed and smoked chicken - and 'Chi Chia Chuang Dough-Foux, velvety tofu with diced chicken, homemade egg pudding
法式料理 (French)	De Loin (德朗)		No expense was spared when it came on diners' comfort at this stylish restaurant in a wealthy suburb; Luxurious ingredients are impeccably prepared to present sophisticated flavours and contrasts in texture. The service is fittingly formal and detailed
	Ephernité		Try their 4- or 5-course prix-fixe menu, especially the vegetable terrine made daily.
	50/50 Cuisine française		half traditional and half creative! The good-value 7-course menu... Try their foie gras terrine and morel mushroom cannelloni
	Monsieur L		accomplished French cuisine is flavoursome, well presented and modern in style while showing some Japanese influences. The 6-course dinner menu offers some choice, the lunch menu is even more flexible
	Chou Chou		authentic French cooking without breaking the bank: onion soup, sautéed frogs’ legs, duck confit, roast chicken and apple tart
	Orchid Restaurant (蘭)		A cocktail at the horseshoe bar is a nice jumping-off point... 'Jelly shrimp' at lunch and 'pigeon rouge' at dinner stand out.
義式料理 (Italian)	Tutto Bello		the owner and his team strive to ensure that "everything is perfect". the homemade pasta is a highlight. A substantial wine list includes some impressive French and Italian producers
	Bencotto		long-fermented bread is a must, signatures like ravioli alla carbonara and piccione Toscano are well matched by over 400 labels of mostly Italian wines
	義瑪卡多Il Mercato		artisanal Italian food items and wine. Most of the kitchen team are from Italy and almost all ingredients are imported from their home country. Pasta, breads and gelato are made from scratch in-house. extensive selection of Italian wines at competitive prices.
	蘿莎娜小廚房La Locanda		cheeses and olive oil from Europe, are put to use in signature items like slow-cooked octopus, or tagliatelle with mushrooms and sausage. the exclusively Italian wine.
創意料理( innovative, creative, modern)	Gen Creative		Don't miss their fried soup, bossam (sliced pork belly in chilli sauce with greens) and soufflé.
	INDULGE		has award-winning mixologists and great cocktails
	nku		Nordic cooking reinvented with wood fire - either smoked with lychee wood or grilled over longan charcoal - but creatively done with intricate skills, a careful balance of flavours and artsy presentations. Try the homemad 'SLOW' bread and the signature An Asian potato & 'caviar'.
	樂埔町 Leputing		a Zen garden and a gallery showing plant-based dyed fabric. The set menus, with several main course options. Top-notch ingredients are creatively cooked, alongside obvious influences from French, Japanese and Taiwanese cuisines
	松園禪林 – 原心pine garden		Zen-inspired restaurant. The 8-course menu pays homage to Japanese, Cantonese and Taiwanese cuisines
	桌藏餐廳 Toh-A		Only prix-fixe menus are offered; ingredients are mostly from Taiwan, prepared using classical French techniques, with an element of surprise in the tastes, textures and even temperatures of the food.
時尚歐陸菜 (European contemporary ), 國際菜, 泰式料理, 西班牙時尚料理(spanish contemporary)	JE kitchen (European contemporary )		seasonal prix-fixe menu shows subtle Nordic and French influences. Signatures include cream cheese/stone inspired by the chef's black-and-white dog!
	The Restaurant (European contemporary )		ambitious cooking with a playful element; dishes have an Asian heart but some Italian influences also come through. a superb collection of French wines, namely Romanée-Conti, Château d'Yquem and Pétrus
	Hidden by DN (spanish contemporary)		Seafood from Daxi Harbour in Yilan; expertly renders classic Spanish flavours with modern techniques and artful presentations, perfectly complemented by the Spanish wines on offer
	Page (頁小館)		Try their signature fries with mayo; grilled chicken risotto; and chocolate, pecan and banana cake with vanilla ice cream. A good selection of sake and Mikkeller craft beers are available
	Thai & Thai		The experienced Thai chef delivers what Thai food is renowned for on all fronts, alongside charming service
燒烤、鐵板燒 ( meat & grilled Teppanyaki )	Wildwood Live Fire Cuisine		Highlights include the 28-day dry-aged bone-in striploin and porterhouse steaks. The chef also makes an array of exotic sauces to go with your food, such as Sriracha kumquat sauce.
	老乾杯-信義 Kanpai Classic -Xinyi; 　 ps: 老乾杯(松山慶城)		The interior has a neo-Japanese feel to it. The menu is the same as other branches - prime cuts of Japanese wagyu beef, exclusive Ginjo sake rice wine, Nanatsuboshi rice from Hokkaido, Japan, and an impressive wine list.
	ROBIN’S 牛排屋(Robin's Teppanyaki )		One of the best known teppanyaki places in town, The show-stopping teppan tricks are something to behold, but they don't outshine the perfectly cooked seafood, premium steaks from the U.S., or the Wagyu from Japan and Australia
	上林鐵板燒The Sunlit Teppanyaki		it's the details that set apart certain establishments from others. Here, any splattered oil is wiped off at once to retain the distinct flavour of every ingredient on the hot plate.
牛排館 (steak house)	A CUT牛排館- 國賓飯店		atmospherically-lit bar , chic dining room A-grade cuts of beef from the U.S.and Australia are grilled to perfection in the open kitchen. Be sure to finish with their soufflé
	No°168 Prime牛排館N°168 Prime Steakhouse-維多麗亞酒店		Top-quality U.S. Kobe ribeye, Australian grade 9+ and Japanese Miyazaki A5 Wagyu are grilled to perfection in an oak wood-fired oven imbuing steaks with a lovely smokiness.
	樂邦 Le Blanc		the best ingredients and cook them well. The steak and lobster (steamed or grilled) come with fresh popovers, salad or soup, and unlimited fries. Sides and desserts are also as good as the mains
	寶艾西餐廳Bel Air -台北君悅酒店		The menu features prime steaks of the highest quality, from the U.S. and Australia, all cooked to perfection. Prices aren't particularly wallet-friendly, but the experience is worth it.
街頭小吃 (street food)	see tbl below
中華料理 (Chinese dishes)	粵菜 (Cantonese)	國賓飯店粵菜廳晶華軒 Silks House 寒舍食譜-台北寒舍艾美酒店辰園 -台北喜來登大飯店香宮-台北遠東國際大飯店) 桃花林中華料理-大倉久和
	川菜 (Sichuan)	國賓川菜廳驥園川菜
	江浙菜(JiaSu)	秀蘭小吃
	淮揚菜( Huaiyang )	冶春茶舍
	滬菜(Shanghainese )	蘇杭(中正)
	湖南菜 (Hunanese)	荷風中國菜
	客家( Hakkanese)	五月雪客家私房珍釀
	牛肉麵 (beef noodle)	穆記牛肉麵
日本料理、(Japanese sushi)	肉割烹ゆう-Nikukappou Yuu 彧割烹守破離小馬 KOUMA-台北西華飯店山里 -台北大倉久和大飯店牡丹天ぷら – 頂級天婦羅日本橋玉井旬採鮨処(中山店) 台北鳥喜とり喜笹鮨 SASA 魚道生美學日本料理鮨七海
涮涮鍋、火鍋 (hotpot)	橘色涮涮屋但馬家涮涮鍋(本館) 林家蔬菜羊肉爐
海產 (seafood)	先進海產店田園海鮮真的好海鮮餐廳
素食 (vegetarian)	Verde 時尚蔬食鈺善閣 ‧ 素 ‧ 養生懷石
https://guide.michelin.com/tw/en/taipei/news-and-views/taipei-michelin-guide-bib-2019-new-entrants/news

● Michelin Guide Taipei Plate , 4-10-2019

◆ night market / street food (夜市街頭小吃)
小吃 (stall)	contact	intro. in Chinese	intro.
圓環邊蚵仔煎-寧夏夜市 (Yuan Huan Pien Oyster Egg Omelette)	Tel.+886 2 2558 0198 46 Ningxia Road	創立於1965年，蚵仔煎選用每天從臺南直送的蚵仔，特調醬汁十分惹味。蒸米糕也值得一試。	Has been making its tasty omelettes, with oysters from Tainan drizzled in homemade sweet hot sauce, since 1965.
山內雞肉-南機場夜市 (Shan-Nei Chicken)	+886 2 2305 010020-3, Lane 307, Section 2, Zhonghua Road	皮爽肉嫰，份量頗多，十分超值。關門時間不定，若要點選雞腿，建議八時前到達	Good-value steamed chicken is feted for its springy skin and juicy flesh. Come before 8 pm for chicken legs.
玉米家烤玉米-南機場夜市 (Corn House Grilled Corn)	Tel.+886 931 504 865 Lane 311, Section 2, Zhonghua Road	選用雲林小農生產的玉米，配以店家調配的粉料烤製，有原味、新孜然及地獄勁辣三種口味。	Sweet corn from Yunlin city is grilled and coated in spice mix - choose between original, cumin or fiery hot.
阿輝麵線-士林廟口 (A Hui Vermicelli)	士林廟口	攤子臨近廟口，不設座位。麵線帶蔬菜甜味，實而不華，設兩種份量，也可加配花枝或大腸。	This stall by the temple with no seating serves no-frills vermicelli soup with pork chitterlings or cuttlefish
斌大腸包小腸-正宗士林創始店 (Pin Taiwanese Sausage with Sticky Rice)	84 Danan Road, Shilin	店主在電轉爐前應接不暇，全因其帶蒜香的香腸和軟綿綿的糯米包極受歡迎，更備有十多款醬汁。	There's always a queue for their garlic sausage in fluffy, sticky rice. Jazz it up with one of the sauces.
景美米粉湯-景美夜市 (Jingmei Thick Rice Noodles)	119, Jingmei Street	粗米粉吸盡大骨精華，滑嫩而不軟爛。炸三鮮外酥內嫩，搭配脆口的醃黃瓜，不容錯過	Noodles soak up the flavourful pork bone soup; deep-fried seafood trio with cucumber is another must-try
鵝媽媽鵝肉切仔麵-景美夜市 (Mother Goose Noodles)	37-3, Jingmei Street	招牌鵝肉肉質柔嫩，白切的清甜，煙燻的香氣濃郁。另有鴨肉與鴨肉麵類可供選擇	Steamed or smoked, the goose is always juicy and velvety. The offal and duck noodles also stand out
格登炸雞-通化夜市 ( Golden Fried Chicken)	35, Alley 50, Lane 39, Tonghua Street, Da’an, Tel.+886 983 186 080	必點招牌炸雞和甜不辣外脆內軟，老闆堅持現點現炸，故製作需時；建議趁熱食用。	Both chicken and tempura are fried-to-order, but the piping hot and perfectly fried items are worth the wait.
東發號油飯麵線-饒河街夜市 (Tung Fa Hao)	Tel.+886 2 2769 5739 94 Raohe Street	顏老先生於1937年創立，繼承的女兒繼續以清湯烹煮蚵仔麵線，成品鮮甜甘美。	The second-generation owner makes tasty baby oyster vermicelli soup the same way as her father did when he started in 1937
麻糬寶寶-饒河街夜市 (Mochi Baby )	111, Raohe Street	透明廚櫃在此經營十多年，所賣的小麻糬每天鮮做，口感軟糯且帶糯米香	The transparent case houses chewy mocha - they're freshly made every day and have a strong sticky rice fragrance.
ps: 小王清湯瓜仔肉-華西街夜市

◆ 3-28-2019 《Michelin Guide Taipei 2019》

Michelin Bib Gourmand, new entrants list, 3-27-2019
cuisine	restaurants	contact	signature foods	ps: other popular foods
Taiwanese cuisine	阿城鵝肉(A Cheng Goose in Zhongshan)	02-2541-5238	steamed or smoked goose, the latter being their signature dish, while some customers love their goose intestine with chives and rice with goose fat too(煙燻鵝肉或是鵝腸、鵝油拌飯等)	麻辣鴨血NT70, 煙燻鵝半隻800
	欣葉小聚今品 (Shin Yeh Shiao Ju in Nangang)	02-2785-1819	both classic Taiwanese dishes and innovative flavour combinations.(傳統經典台菜口味;及三杯 Q 彈豬腳、XO 醬豬肝蘿蔔糕等創意設計料理)	紅蟳米糕330元、青龍皮皮挫
	義興樓(Yi Hsing Pavilion in Wenshan )	02-2931-3966	shrimp-filled “gold coins,” meat roll with onions, and green bean noodle with deep fried egg crisp that bring traditional Taiwanese flavours (古早美味: 金錢蝦、五香雞卷、蛋酥冬粉等)	耗時的傳統工法、81年復古味
	女娘的店(Mother’s Kitchen in Shilin )	02-2874-1981	classic Taiwanese comfort food such as lard rice and fried eggs with preserved radish( 豬油飯、菜脯煎蛋等; 懷舊裝潢)	酒家菜50年代農家風情
Taiwanese stall foods	阿國切仔麵 (next to Ningxia market , A Guo in DaTong district)	02-2557-8705	famous Tshik-a-mi that composes of greased egg noodles, bean sprouts and crispy scallion (切仔麵:簡單的油麵+豆芽、油蔥、熬幾個小時的湯頭)	油蔥拌飯、紅燒肉
Taiwanese stall foods	賣麵炎仔(Mai Mien Yen Tsai in Dadaocheng)	02-2557-7087	egg noodles, but also side dishes such as crispy fried pork(麵食、紅燒肉、鯊魚煙、白斬雞)	五花肉、小菜、米粉; 80+年排隊老店
beef noodle (high end)	天下三絕 (Tien Hsia San Chueh in Da’an)	02-2741-6299	beef noodles with oxtail, shank, tendon and heel muscle(牛腱、牛筋、牛尾與腱心肉的牛肉麵要價五百元)	炸排骨NT150; 洋風漫:用餐時聽爵士喝紅酒
Sichuan cuisine	四川吳抄手 (Chili House in Da’an District )	02-2772-1707	Sichuan delicacies such as pork dumplings in red oil(紅油豬水餃、抄手，與許多桌菜)	三十多種中藥的醬汁
Beijing cuisine	北平都一處 (Do It True in Xinyi )	02-2720-6417	the owner’s great uncle once cooked for Empress of the Qing Dynasty, signature dishes : 蔥油餅、褡褳火燒、九轉肥腸	醬肉燒餅、炸丸子、松子雞、合菜戴帽 ; 店主舅舅曾為清(Qing)朝皇帝做菜
Yuannanese menu	人和園 (Jen Ho Yuan in Zhongshan)	02-2568-2587	Yuannanese menu (豆工豆釀百花)	干碥香菇、酸菜肉末加花枝
Zhejiang	榮榮園 (Rong Rong Yuan in Da’an)	02-2703-8822	showcases Zhejiang fare (烤排骨&光餅NT565)	清炒蝦仁、光餅發酵手做
Indian cuisine	番紅花 (Saffron in Shilin)	02-2871-4842	dedicated itself to Indian cuisine for more than 20 years(香氣迷人的印度菜)	窯烤雞腿、羊肉珈哩、烤餅、羊小排、香料飯
https://guide.michelin.com/tw/en/taipei/news-and-views/taipei-michelin-guide-bib-2019-new-entrants/news Michelin official site, 3-27-2019, Apple Daily (蘋果日報), 3-28-2019, CTN(中國時報), 3-30-2019, UDN(聯合報), 3-28-2019

pic. : Tainan Tai Tsu Mien Seafood is famous for its fresh and diverse seafood and luxurious interiors. A traditional tan tsu mien is also a must-order here.
The restaurant is located at Hua-Xi street, a tourist district on the decline.

Advises and critiques by widely-known Toxicology expert, professor, M.D., and media :
　

● Jiang So-San M.D. (江守山, 12-2018, <早安健康 - 名醫餐桌> ) : 「Food safety issue matters !」"generally speaking, what we eat nowadays are "very dirty". Minimize the times of eating/dining out to control poison exposure to be within a margin of safety (控制毒物暴露量在一定程度之內)，Taiwan ranks world No.1 in usage of pesticides per unit of land area (單位土地面積使用農藥)，according to a study by National Yang-Ming University, 98% of urine samples randomly chosen from kids in Taipei, Taiwan, contain pesticide, the Plasticizer of dust in our houses as well as pregnant women's urine both rank world No.1. Besides, there're really too much addictives inside our food 。 More than most of Taiwan's restaurants currently use artificial chemical soy sauce(化學水解醬油)，which inevitably produces chemical 3-MCPD (單氯丙二醇) and may results in tongue cancer, kidney cancer, lliver cancer, we all ate them too much already ! Taiwanese over-value economic price, therefore we got too many terrible stuffs in home or in our body.

● Chang Gung Mem. Hospital Toxicology expert professor Yen Tzung-Hai M.D. (顏宗海, Doctor, Univ. of London ): Minimize the times of dining out to protect your health ! ( ref. to book <食品不安全的年代如何自保>("how to survive in this bad food-security time", April 2016))

● The China Times, 10-20-2018 opinion (editorial) https://opinion.chinatimes.com/20181019003889-262101 :

Taiwan's food safety failed again and again, Dioxin, Fipronil poison-eggs in last year, Nicarbazin illegal drug residue event in this year. Europe was very cautious about Fipronil event, in contrast, Taiwan did nothing about it. Even worse, Taiwan officials hide Nicarbazin issue from Taiwanese people to baby related business ― indulge business to retrieve problematic eggs and then resell them as promotion goods..

Why do high-ranking officials always fudge Taiwanese people's only, and humblest request ？? (brief)

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● The China Times (中國時報), 2-28-2019, opinion (editorial) questions Taiwan officials are trying very hard to hide the epidemic state of Marek's virus in chicken eggs ...

● The Apple Daily (蘋果日報), 2-22-2019: Food safety is still Taiwanese most concern issue since Melamine event of 2008, Fipronil residue in eggs and pesticide residue in vegetables recently drew attentions again. (brief) / by legislator & National Taiwan Univ. professor Wu (吳焜裕)

● A book (Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taiwan Veterans General Hospital's physician Jiang So-San M.D. 江守山 "食在安心" (10-2014)) said many 5 star hotel restaurants don't wash vegetables ... some 5 star hotels made sashimi raw fish slices by using fresh-water fishes, this may increase the probability to get cancer

● The United Daily (聯合報), 12-4-2018 opinion (editorial) : food safety issues never end (未曾間斷的食安事件) ...

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● The China Times, 5-21-2018 : Taiwan food safety became nothing but a slogan for the government's relaxation of pesticide residue standards in these 2 years. TVBS, 9-12-2017 : Scholar (中興univ. professor 曾德賜) expressed the amount ( per hectare ) of application of pesticide in Taiwan was ranked world No.1, according to India's study.

● In May 2019, Taiwan High Court Prosecutor Office's chief prosecutor conclusion of a criminal suit case has shown :
      (1) ignorance of two eye-witnesses testimony-documents ( to prove a 5 star hotel restaurant chef did sniff again and again at customers) given in presence of police officials in police station.
      (2) ignorance of some phrases to humiliate dining customers (e.g., "the exit is there ! the toilet is out there !!" ) 'shouted' by a 5 star hotel restaurant staff ...
      Therefore, the site can conclude that Taiwan is not a foodie-friendly environment or tourists-friendly country, or even not a civilized country - compared with the rules for American's restaurants - ref. to Forbes, 9-3-2012, New York Times, 10-29-2009.

★ 5 star hotel restaurant chef - not civilized
★ 80% of food delivery (by app) restaurants are not qualified - vegetables containing pesticides, roaches everywhere in the kitchen,
using expired (10+ years) food materials & ingredients ... United Daily, 8-18-2019

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Michelin Guide Taipei 2018

★ To emergently rescue dying tourism, Taiwan spent huge money to have <Michelin Guide> Taipei

pic.: China Times - Want Weekly, No.185: To emergently save dying tourism, Taiwan government spent NT90,000,000 (USD3 millions) to have <Michelin Guide> in Taiwan in 2018. In contrast, The China Times, 7-9-2017: The budget for food safety is allocated only NT1 to each person, on average, so poor !!

● Apple Daily, 11-20-2017 : Almost all world countries are more and more strict with food safety, only Taiwan is more and more relaxed in legislating for food safety. In this way, how can Taiwan have a reputation on "fine food kingdom" ? (breif) / by 邱致穎, chair, and teacher of food science, TungHai University.

● This site urged : Taiwanese want food safety, much more than good eat or food advertisements for promoting tourism. When having Michelin recommended food, sometimes we may need to put aside factor of health, for instance:

◆ One Michelin Bib Gourmand stall put their "to go" main-dish hot soup in plastic bag, hence, customers likely eat plasticisers and something ― their main foods are animal organs (viscera), Int'l medical web advised "organ meats carry some risks", offals are not considered "staple of the Western diet" (usually muscle meats only). ps: cholesterol in lean pork about 60mg. ,pork liver 420mg.

◆ Din Tai Fung's Xiao Long Bao (steamed bun mainly stuffed with pork meat) may give you extra fat - according to Apple Daily 3-9-2018, 3 pieces of steamed bun contain fat 14.7g. Medical or Nutrition websites usually advise daily fat intake is : dietary fat 55-65 g. (saturated fat (飽和脂肪) can only take about 22.2 g. per day)

◆ CTV evening news (3-14-2018) interviewed a starred chef, he recommended 5-star hotel restaurant's creative food using ingredient - hundred-year egg, which is a processed or preserved (not fresh) food, may contain some metal elements, usually is a suspected food.

◆ Some Michelin restaurants failed to pass health or sanitary inspections more than once before, or made dishes containing toxic material (食物「中鏢」) may cause cancer, according to LTN 7-29-'15 and so on.

● Compare to Chinese world - Shanghai, HK, Macao, Singapore:

Michelin Guide 2018	3 star (三星)	2 star (二星)	1 star (一星)	num. of stars	Bib Gourmand
Hong Kong, Macau (港澳)	8	16	57	81	82
Singapore (新加坡) jun'17	1	7	30	38	38
Shanghai (上海) sept'17	2	6	22	30	26
Taipei (台北)	1	2	17	20	36

● The purpose of Taiwan's spending huge money on inviting Michelin, one is to promote dying tourism - probably won't be successful, because the number of Michelin fans is limited, and consumers usually go to leading brands, e.g., eating French food in France, Japanese cuisine in Nippon, Taipei's former tourism gov. leader pointed out at ADN 3-22-2018 that "all ingredients in starred Japanese restaurants in Taiwan are imported from Japan".

Furthermore, rich tourists may not be interested in Taiwan's environment, secondly, to change Taiwanese "greedy" habit - all-u-can-eat & worth-the-value (UDN 3-15-2018), most likely will fail, advertising and political field suppose knew this well , Taiwanese are "realistic", even Washington Post mentioned this at early 2017 in satiric mode.

★ Michelin Guide Taipei was released at 3-14-2018, Taiwanese cuisine was not valued high, only 2 restaurants won 1 star each, European and Japanese dishes won most stars, 3 and 2 starred honors are belong to Chinese dishes and Japanese cuisine, 3 starred chefs are from Hong Kong and Macau. In contrast, Chinese cuisine earned most stars of Michelin Shanghai China, only four European tastes entered 1 ~ 2 starred list. In Michelin Hong Kong & Macao, most starred restaurants' signatures are Chinese cuisine and local specialty. The number of stars Taiwan obtained is much less than those of Shanghai, HK, Macao, and Singapore. Furthermore, unlike those in Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Taiwan's night-market street food failed to won any Michelin star.

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Bloomberg 3-15-2018 ★ Number of Restaurants of Asian cities with 3 Michelin Stars
Michelin Guide City	number of 3-stars (3星數)
Tokyo (日本東京)
Kyoto(日本京都)
Hong Kong, Macau (港澳)
Osaka(日本大阪)
Seoul (韓國首爾)
Shanghai (上海)
Singapore (新加坡)
Taipei (台北)
ps: The total number of Michelin stars of Singapore is more than that of Taiwan

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★ Total number of Michelin Stars comparison among Chinese-world cities
Michelin Guide 2018	3 star	2 star	1 star	num. of Michelin starred restaurants
Hong Kong, Macau (港澳)	8	16	57	81
Singapore (新加坡) jun'17	1	7	30	38
Shanghai (上海) sept'17	2	6	22	30
Taipei (台北)	1	2	17	20

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★ China Times - Want Weekly, No.185 (2017): To emergently save dying tourism, Taiwan government spent NT$90,000,000 (USD 3 millions) to invite <Michelin Guide> to Taiwan in 2018. In contrast, The China Times, 7-9-2017: The budget for Taiwan food safety is allocated only NT$1 to each person, on average, it's so poor !! This site urges: we want food safety much more than good eat or food advertisements.

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★ Michelin Guide Taipei , 3-14-2018 1:00 pm

Michelin starred restaurants in Taipei : 20 in total, one 3 starred, two 2 starred restaurants
statistics : 2 Taiwanese cuisine restaurants, 4 Chinese restaurants, 6 Japanese cuisine, 5 Euro. restaurants, 2 creative cuisine (Western taste too)
餐廳名(restaurant name)	聯絡(contact)	地址(address)	特色 ( specialities & remarks)
◆ 米其林3星 (Michelin 3 starred restaurants)
頤宮 ( Le Palais )	21819985 www.palaisdechinehotel	君品酒店 (Palais de Chin Hotel, next to Taipei Main Station; No. 3, sec. 1, Chan-De Rd), 台北後火車站承德路一3	廣式點心與中華筵席料理先知鴨和火焰片皮鴨, 建議預訂幼鴨, 豆腐菜式, 原味蛋塔 (Chinese cuisine with hand-picked fresh ingredients, Cantonese dim sum, Chinese banquet cuisines : Cantonese-style crispy roast duck, preorder baby duck; the tofu dishes and the baked egg custard tarts); avg. consumption : NTD 1800-2000 / person
◆ 米其林2星 (Michelin 2 starred restaurants)
祥雲龍吟 ( RyuGin Taipei Restaurant )	8501 5808	樂群三路301號 (No.301 Lequn 3rd Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan )	時尚創意日式料理 - 東京總店"龍吟"連7 年獲得米其林3星 (Michelin Tokyo), 台灣分店"祥雲龍吟" , 使用台灣蔬菜海鮮, 融合了本土烹調味製作日式料理 (Japanese contemporary delivers similarly creativity - Japanese cuisine by using Taiwan's seafood and vegetables); avg. : 7th class cuisine NTD4200+, 10th class NTD6500+
請客樓 ( The Guest House )	2321 5511ext 8116	忠孝東一12 (17F., No.12, Sec. 1, ZhongXiao E. Rd., Sheraton )	餐廳佈置簡單, 川揚麵食為基礎&蘇杭菜系並融合本土特色 - 核桃棗煎餅、香濃燉湯、麻油雞飯、紅麴豬尾、千層百頁豆腐... (Si-Chun province cuisine, Jiang-Su province & HangZhou dishes / Signature dishes : double-steamed soups, chicken rice with sesame oil, pork tail braised in red yeast rice, millefeuille tofu skin) ; avg. : NTD 1780-3680 / person
◆ 米其林1星 (Michelin 1 starred restaurants)
大腕燒肉 ( Da-Wan )	27110179	敦化南路一段177巷22 ( 22, ln.177, sec.1, Dun-Hua S Rd)	燒肉 / 真空包裝冷藏、熟成至少三星期的牛肉, 均消費額NT$1500-3000 (BBQ meat / grill Beef is chilled, never frozen, and is aged in vacuum pack for no less than 21 days; avg. consumption exp. NT$1500-3000)
教父牛排 (Danny's SteakHouse )	85011838	樂群三路58號 (58 , Le-Qun 3rd Rd)	牛排 / 荔枝木烹牛排、自製酸種麵包、薯條和甜品 (steak/ lychee wood in a broiler from the U.S homemade sourdough, French fries and desserts are hard to find fault with. avg. consumption exp. NT$500-1500)
金蓬萊遵古台菜 (Golden Formosa)	28711517	天母東路101號 (101, Tian-Mu E Rd)	古台菜 / 北投酒家菜，味道偏濃重，家族獨門秘方，招牌菜排骨酥，臺灣豬腹斜排，佛跳牆; 均消費額NT$500-1500 ( traditional Taiwanese dishes / they started serving heavily seasoned BeiTou 'night-club/bar food' to go with alcoholic drinks, old days family recipes, signature: deep-fried pork ribs w crispy crust, Buddha- Jumps-Over-The-Wall chicken soup & 10-plus gourmet ingredients , avg. consumption exp. NT$500-1500.
謙安和 (Ken Anho)	27008128	安和路一段127巷4 (4, ln.127, sec.1, An-He Rd)	壽司 (sushi) , avg. consumption exp. : lunch NTD3800 / person, dinner NTD 5800/ person
吉兆割烹壽司 (Kitcho)	27711020	忠孝東路四段181巷48 (48, ln.181, sec.4, Zhong-Xiao E Rd)	日本料理/ 上成壽司 NTD1500-3000 (Japanese cuisine / Niigata rice is seasoned with three vinegars, including akazu that gives depth and umami; , avg. consumption exp. NTD1500-3000 )
L'ATELIER de Joel Robuchon (侯布雄法式餐廳)	87292628	松仁路28號 (28, Song-Ren Rd)	法國料理 / 上乘的用料和純熟的烹調技巧, 均消費額NT$500-1500 (French cuisine / French classics are re-invented with skill, care and a great deal of aplomb; avg. NT$500-1500)
La Cocotte by Fabien Verge	33223289	金山南路二段13巷20號106 (20, ln.13, sec.2, Jin-Shan S Rd)	時尚歐陸法國菜 / 僅20座位的時髦餐廳 , 老闆兼主廚曾在巴黎Alain Ducasse餐廳工作 , 均消費額NT$1280 (Euro. & French cuisine / 20-seat chic restaurant, owner-chef once work at Alain Ducasse in Paris, avg. consumption exp. NT$1280)
Longtail	27326616	敦化南路二段174號 (174, sec.2, Dun-Hua S Rd)	時尚歐陸菜/ 老闆兼主廚曾在各地一流餐廳工作數年, 均消費額NT$1140 ( restaurant & bar / owner chef worked in some of the world's best kitchens for years, avg. consumption exp. NT$1140 )
明福台菜海產 (Mingfu Taiwan seafood dishes)	25629287	中山北路二段137巷18-1號 (18-1, ln.137, sec.2, Zhong-Shan N. Rd )	台式海鮮菜 / 佛跳牆 (可多添鮑魚代替魚翅)，古早瓜仔雞 , 小館子只有六張餐桌，且不設外賣, 均消費額 NT$500-1500 (Taiwanese seafood dishes / a tiny restaurant - six tables only, no "to go" order, signature : traditional braised chicken with pickled gourd, Buddha- Jumps-Over-The-Wall chicken soup, if customers don't like shark-fin, they can replace it with some more abalones )
MUME	27000901	四維路28號 (28, Si-Wei Rd)	北歐風格時尚歐陸菜, 妙用花草使菜色美艷如畫, 店名是"梅花"的拉丁文, 均消費額NT$1700 ( melds New Nordic influences with Taiwanese ingredients, garnishes dishes with fresh herbs and flowers, avg. USD50+ )
RAW	85015800	樂群三路301號 (301, Le-Qun 3rd Rd)	創意料理 / André廚師江振誠開設 , 部分菜式滲入street food - small eat元素, 均消費額NT$1850 (creative cuisine / owner-chef Singapore André Chiang , menu showcases's creative take on Taiwanese cuisine with the occasional street food influence, avg. USD60 )
鮨野村 (Nomura Sushi )	27077518	仁愛路四段300巷19弄4號 (4, alley19, ln.300, sec.4, Ren-Ai Rd)	壽司 (sushi) / avg. NTD 1500-3000 / person
鮨隆 (sushi ryu )	25818380	新生北路二段60-7號(60-7, sec.2, Sin-Sen N. Rd)	壽司吧 (sushi bar) / 魚肝壽司 (fish liver sushi), avg. NTD 3000/ person
Tairroir (態芮)	85015500	樂群三路299號(299, Le-Qun 3rd Rd )	創意料理 / 顛覆傳統概念，重新演譯新世代飲食精神，傳遞台灣經典，從不同角度體驗臺菜&台灣風土文化, 均消費額NT$1650 (reinventing Taiwanese cuisine, avg. NT$ 1650)
大三元 (3 coins)	23817180	衡陽路46號 (46, Heng-Yang Rd)	港式飲茶‧新粵式料理 / 帶點臺式元素的廣東菜: 鮮茄大鮮鮑，苦茶油雞湯 ; 均消費額不超過NT$500 ( New Cantonese cuisine, HK style dim sum/ classic Cantonese, with occasional Taiwanese touches: Peking duck served with wholemeal flatbread; steamed abalone with fresh and sundried tomatoes; and chicken soup with bitter tea seed oil; avg. < NTD500)
天香樓 (landis hotels resorts)	25971234	民權東路二段41號 (41, sec.2, Minquan E Rd)	杭州菜, 中華料理 / 宋嫂魚羹、天香東坡肉、龍井蝦仁神仙鴨魚丸湯 ( hangZhou dishes, Chinese cuisine / Fairy Duck soup by combining two Hangzhou classics, namely fish ball soup and braised duck with ham. Dongpo pork and stir-fried river shrimps with long ching tea, avg. NT$ 500-1500)
雅閣 (Ya Ge)	2715 6788	敦北158 (No. 158, Dun-Hua N Rd, Mandarin Oriental Hotel)	中華料理, 港點 / 華麗裝飾，典雅格調, 秋季時分大閘蟹菜式, 主廚經驗豐富。均消費額NT$500-1500 (Chinese cuisine, dim sum / various set menus : hairy crab when in season, an array of Cantonese classics; experienced chef )

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★ Michelin Bib Gourmand, 3-6-2018

Michelin Taipei「必比登推介」- "good value" food, NT30 ~ NT1300 (avg. 1000)
shop	tel	address	remarks
◆ night markets
饒河夜市: 陳董藥燉排骨 (Chen Dong Pork Ribs stewed in medicinal herbs)	910 901 933	160, Rao-he St. (Raohe St. Night Market 慈祐宮前八德路旁, 饒河街160號路邊攤)	stewed with lots rack of pork-ribs and medicinal herbs
饒河夜市:福州世祖胡椒餅(FuZhou Black Pepper bun)Pepper cakes/Hujiao bing / wheat buns more accurately, pies or pockets	2311 5098	Rao-he St. Night Market (饒河夜市)	cook for immediate consumption, paper-thin wrappings, crispy & good-smell, rich hot broth with spicy pepper flavour (「現做現賣，皮薄香脆，餡料肉汁淋漓且充滿辛香胡椒味)
饒河夜市, 施老闆麻辣臭豆腐(Shi Boss Spicy Tofu)	910 163 404	191, Rao-he St. (Raohe St. Night Market 饒河街191號)	Chou doufu / stinky tofu : hot spicy stinky tofu soup, tender duck blood, pickled cabbage & deep-fried stinky tofu (麻辣臭豆腐湯加嫩滑鴨血必點，配以醃白菜的炸臭豆腐)
南機場夜市:臭老闆臭豆腐(Stinky Tofu Boss)	2305 2078	6, Ln.313, sec.2, Zhong-hua Rd. (中華路二段313巷6號)	Chou doufu / stinky tofu : cook for immediate consumption, no milk-products added, good for Vegetarian
南機場夜市:阿男麻油雞( A Nan sesame Chicken)	0955-572-506	Ln.313, sec.2, Zhong-hua Rd..(中華路二段311巷)	health preserving sesame oil chicken soup (not very greasy) for all four seasons (四季合宜的養生麻油)
寧夏夜市: 豬肝榮仔(Rong's Pork Liver)	2553-9710 / 0935-937-231	68 Nin-Xia Rd. (Nin-Xia night market, 寧夏路68號前)	Pig liver and pig bag only (只賣豬肝湯和豬肚湯，湯底肉香味濃，豬肝熟度完美，豬肚軟腍入味，配以香辛薑絲)
寧夏夜市: 劉芋仔 (Liu Yu Zi Taiwan's taro - similar to sweet potato)	0920 091 595	34-4, Nin-Xia Rd. (寧夏路34之4號, 蓬萊國小旁 Nin-Xia night market, )	the reason of being selected is its fresh ingredients, and cook for immediate consumption. chef specials are chicken-egg taro balls, taro pie ( 蛋黃芋餅、香酥芋丸 )
臨江街夜市:梁記滷味 ( Liang Ji Lou Wei)	2738-5052	83 Lin-Jiang Str (Nin-Jian night market , 臨江街83號)	Braised food/snacks : crispy duck intestines taste best
臨江街夜市:駱記小炒(Lou Ji Xiao Chao)	2708 1027	27, alley 50, Lane 39, Tong-Hua Str. (通化街39巷50弄27號Nin-Jian night market )	all stir fried dishes (beef, snail, etc) are its signature
Hi-Yu Ribs stewed in medicinal herbs(士林夜市: 海友十全排骨)	2888 1959	49, Da-Dong Rd. (大東路49, Shilin night market)	Ribs stewed in 15 different kinds of secret-recipe medicinal herbs (15種以上的中藥秘方烹調出美味養生的藥膳排骨湯)
◆ Taiwanese Cuisine
茂園(Mao Yuan)	2752 8587	185, sec. 2, Chang'an E. Rd (長安東路二段185)	most home-made style, Taiwanese style cuisines (台式料理風格), chef's special are salt-melon steamed fish, etc.
美麗餐廳(Meili)	2521 0698	146, Jin-zhou St. (錦州街146號)	Traditional Taiwanese night-club (酒家菜) dishes. Secret-recipe stewed soup attracted many ranking politicians and entertainment stars, the most genuine Taiwanese delicacy ( 道地的台灣口味)
My灶(My stove)	2522–2697	9-1, lane 100, Song-jiang Rd. (松江路100巷9之1號)	signature food is braised pork rice, 60 bowls limited per day, Modern flavour mixed with traditional Taiwanese food (現代風味+傳統台灣美食)
我家小廚房(My Sweet Home Small kitchen)	966 558 669	115, Yan-shou St. (延壽街115號)	Signature dish is pan-fried Horsehead Tilefish, fine cuisine of 4 provinces - Taiwan, HuNan zhe-Jiang Si-Chuan (台、湘、浙、川之特色美食)
Shang Yue Food(雙月食品)	3393 8953	6-2, Qing-dao E. Rd. (青島東路6-2號)	Specialty - Fleece-flower root (何首烏) steamed free range chicken soup - only NT200, health preserving home-cooked meals.(健康養生的家常菜，招牌放山雞湯)
◆ Taiwanese style beef noodle
永康牛肉麵((Yongkang beef noodle)	2351 1051	Gin-Shen S. Rd.	40 yrs old shop, Si-Chuan province flavor beef noodle
牛店精燉牛肉麵(Niu Dian)	2389 5577	(昆明街91號) 91, Kun-ming St.	NT450 for palace beef noodle (滿漢級), one noodle in 3 ways - shank shin, tendons, tripe
劉山東牛肉麵(Liu Shandong beef noodles)	2311 3581	No. 2, Lane 14, Section 1, Kai-feng St	beef bone as base, braised beef noodle uses Australia-imported beef plus black-sugar, clear-stewed beef noodle used Taiwan's beef navel end or brisket beef (牛胸肉 - 溫體牛肉) instead of frozen or cold-storage beef
林東芳牛肉麵(Lin Don-Fang beef noodle)	2752 2556	(安東街4-3號) 4-3, An-dong St.	stew local beef bone for 20 hours as soup base
廖家牛肉麵(Liao beef noodles )	2351 7065	(金華街98號) 98, Jin-hua St.	famous for its clear-stewed beef noodles using Taiwan's non-frozen, non-cold-storage beef (溫體牛肉)
老山東牛肉家常麵店(Lau Shandong beef noodles)	23891216	(西寧南路70號B1、15室) 70, Xi-Ning S. Rd.	its signature is half tendon half beef-meat beef noodle
建宏牛肉麵(Jen Hung beef noodles)	2371 2747	(西寧南路7號) 7, Xi-Ning S. Rd.	open 24 hrs, free for more noodles and soup
清真中國牛肉麵食館(Halal Chinese beef noodles)	2721 4771	(延吉街137巷7弄1號) 1, alley7, ln.137, Yan-ji St.	60 yrs old shop, their secret is never turning off the stew pot, serves both clear stewed and braised beef noodle
◆ Exotic fine food
濱松屋	2567 5705	12, lane119, Lin-Sen N. Rd. (林森北路119巷12)	Japanese eel rice prepare in 3 or 4 ways (「鰻魚飯三吃」)
印度菜想想廚房(Joseph Bistro)	2508 1329	13, lane 69, Song-Jiang Rd. (松江路69巷13號)	Northern Indian food (印度菜)
◆ Innovative food
一號糧倉(No.1 food theater)	2775 1689	2, alley 3, lane 346, sec.2, Ba-De Rd. (八德路二段346巷3弄2號)	short rib noodle is its signature dish, exotic cuisine (樂埔匯農＋異國料理餐廳)
◆ Chinese restaurants
祥和蔬食(Serenity)	2357 0377	1, lane 1, Zhen-Jiang St. (鎮江街1巷1號)	SiChuanprovince style , Vegetarian (四川素食)/ the only Vegetarian & Vegan Restaurant selected
點水樓(Dian Shui Lou - SongSen)	3222 7979	5th fl., no.1, Zhong-zheng Rd (中正路1號5樓)	Jiang-Su cuisine/ Mandarin Restaurant - chef's special : 7-colored Xiao Long Bao (steamed bun)
阜杭豆漿(Fu Hang Soy Milk)	2392 2175	108, sec.1 Zhong-Xiao E. Rd. (忠孝東路一段108號)	Dim Sum/ Chinese style Breakfast serves fried bread stick and clay oven rolls, salty bean sauce/milk is good as well
杭州小籠湯包(Hangzhou Xiao Long Bao - Da-an district)	2393 1757	19, sec.2, Hang-Zhou S. Rd. (杭州南路二段19號)	Dim Sum/ Xiao Long Bao, steamed bun stuffed with juice and meat, one customer said you got more soup than others'.
鼎泰豐信義總店(Din Tai Fung)	23218928	194, sec. 2, XinYi Rd. (信義路)	Shanghainese/ Xiao Long Bao (steamed bun)
好公道金雞園(Hao Gong Dao Jin Ji Yuan)	2341 6980	28-1, Yongkang street (永康街28-1號)	Shanghainese/ Xiao Long Bao (steamed bun) , green-onion pie, beef noodle...
宋廚菜館(Song Kitchen)	2764 4788	14, Ln. 15, sec.5 Zhong-Xiao E. Rd. (忠孝東路五段15巷14號)	Classic Beijing food/ a Northern Chinese Restaurant
北平陶然亭(Taoran Ting roast Peking Duck Palace)	2778 7805	86, Fu-Xing N. Rd. (復興北路86號)	Beijing food/ well-known for its classic BeiPing (Beijing) roast duck, a Northern Chinese Restaurant
彭家園 (Peng family)	2704 5152	60, Dong-Feng St. (東豐街60號)	Cantonese/ solid ingredients, taro duck, crispy chicken, Asian flavor
醉楓園小館 (Zui Feng Yuan)	2577 9528	5, Ln.8, Sec. 3, BaDe rd. (八德路3段8巷5號)	Cantonese/ chef's special is taro duck

ps: some info. from Apple Daily headlines, UDN, 3-7-2018 ; https://guide.michelin.com/tw/en/taipei

PS:

Newly open Michelin restaurants from abroad 2018 ~ 2019/2020

★ < Michelin> 2 star restaurant <sushi MASUDA> will be open in Taipei 文華精品 at 12-3-2019

★ <Tokyo Michelin> 2 star restaurant 、2018 Asia top 50 restaurants - No.3 Florilege restaurant's chef 川手寬康 opened Logy restaurant in Taiwan (logy.tw) / UDN (聯合報), 11-29-2018

★ <Hong Kong Michelin> 1 star restaurant for 4 straight years "甘牌燒鵝" renamed "甘牌燒味" in Taiwan - contacts & address: 台北市市府路45號B1, tel: 02-2801-8258 / Liberty Times (自由時報) 周報, 12-8-2018

★ Japan's<Michelin> one star restaurant <UKAI 鐵板燒> opens a branch in Breeze (微風南山) , signature beef (黑毛但馬和牛) / Apple Daily (蘋果日報), 12-10-2018

★ Thailand < Michelin> 1 star baan restaurant in Taipei (tel: 27110528) , signature: 香茅拌松阪豬,嘎拋牛,泰式和粉 / Apple daily 12-26-2018
　

★ HK, Macau < Michelin> 1 star 漢來名人坊 in Kaohsiung and Taipei ATT 4 Recharge f2, signature: 京片皮鴨,明爐燒鴨,脆皮叉燒,潮州滷水鵝(tel: 77012111)

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pic.: BBC UK 12-12-2018:
Taiwan's loud messy

night life has

stinky tofu

(Li Zhang Bo,

NingXia night market) ...

best street food - braised pork rice in Taiwan

CNN（ 7-24-2015）"40 Taiwanese foods we can't live without" - ranking No.1 is Gin-Fon(金鋒)
Braised pork rice, which is next to Nan-Men Market (on Roosevelt Rd. - for honoring US former president);
NT50 for Large-sized , NT30 Small-sized. But, pls. note no braised egg (NT10) in CNN website's pic.
(8-4-2015) is included in the pork rice, besides, according to United Daily (4-30-2011, 6-5-2014), braised pork rice was
selected as one of 10 unhealthy, dangerous Taiwanese foods in night market (see tbl. ), however this never
affects a long queue at front of Gin-Fon restaurant.

☉

CNN: best beef noodle in Taiwan
　

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pic. left: CNN（7-24-2015）recommands 40 Taiwanese foods that we can't live without, the picture above is No.2 food ―
Lin_Dong_Fang beef noodle in Ba-de road, Taipei. (neighborhood of the headquarter of KMT, Taiwan's ruling political-party '08 ~ '16)
you can see a long queue in each weekday's dining time , but, It looks awful, even it tastes awesome,
how do Westerners feel about the "restaurant"?
pic. right: Lin_Dong_Fang beef noodle moved to a newly decor. place (322, sec.2 , BaDe Rd. in 2019), looks great, but just lost its
Michelin "Bib Gourmand" titile of 2018, a queue at its front door continues. Apple Daily 4-21-2019: the flavour of Lin_Dong_Fang changes, the price all rise
NT10 since Feb. 2019. Five restaurants losing "Bib Gourmand" in this year still attract many customers.

ps: Another one CNN recommended is TaoYuan Street Lao Wang beef noodle, their beef is sort of pink-colored (look like roast beef),
very tender, and less salty than Lin Dong-Fang's.

Other comments

	weird Taiwan tourism advertisement : Dining X Taipei 　 according to Cambridge dictionary, "X" represents (1) a number, or name or thing that is not known or stated (2) mistake - the answer is not correct (3) to remove something (4) kisses
pic.: Travel advertisement in Taipei Taiwan, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwyuCsmMqTM	ps: an unusual large "X" - hints Taiwan got food safety scare for years

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● According to "Asia's 50 Best Restaurants" (2018) , Thailand Bangkok's Gaggan consecutively got in the first place, the number of Japanese restaurants selected is 11, Hong Kong & Macao 10, Thailand 9、Singapore 7, Korea and Taiwan both are 3, but Korea won the 11th grade, the best ever position that Taiwan got in this year is the 15th (RAW, 18th MUME, 47th Shoun Ryugin), China got the 8th position. https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/asia-50-best-restaurants-2018/index.html

● The Apple Daily, 11-23-2018 : Italian <紅蝦> selected restaurants of Taiwan - Mandarin Oriental Hotel Bencotto (tel:02-27156668), J-Ping Cafe (tel:04-22585655), SOLO Pizza (tel:02-25506236), Antico Fomo (tel:02-27063322), Piccola Enoteca (tel:03-5586831), Botega del Vin (tel:02-27525330), La Mole (tel:02-25166028), DiVino (tel:02-27322552).

● According to The World's Best Restaurants (2017) , Taiwan is not included in the list, Thailand got No.7, Singapore No.14, Japan 18th, HK 24th, Shanghai 41th. In total, 5 Japanese , 4 Chinese, 3 Singapore, 2 Thailand, 1 Korean, 1 India restaurant(s) entered top 100. http://www.theworlds50best.com/list/1-50-winners#t51-100.

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● CNN (1-4-2017) "Best New Restaurants" included Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia Bali, Arab Dubai, ... but not any Taiwan's restaurants.

● New York Times (2-24-2017): Taipei ... has a street food scene as vibrant as that of Bangkok; restaurants that specialize in both Taiwanese and regional cuisines from around China; thousands of cheap and cheerful joints at which to drink cold beer with small plates and quick stir-fries; .... ref to https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/travel/taipei-taiwan-restaurants-local.html

● According to CNN (2-29-2016) "Asia's 50 Best Restaurants" , only two Taiwanese restaurants are selected (leMout Taichung (No.30) and Raw Taipei (No.46)), the number was ranked No. 9 in Asia, next to Singapore (10 restaurants selected )、Hong Kong(9)、Japan(8)、Thailand(4, but Gaggan got best award)、China(3)、Korea、India、Sri Lanka； China's 3 restaurants ranking No. 7,18, 28 respectively , higher than Taiwan's 。Besides, only one Taiwanese restaurant selected serves Taiwanese food. (http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/29/foodanddrink/asia-best-restaurant-2016/index.html)

● According to The World's Best Restaurants (2016) , Taiwan is not included in the list (Italia Osteria Francescana got No.1, Spain El Celler de Can Roca No.2 ), 8 Asian restaurants are selected, including Japan Narisawa (No.8), H.K. Amber (No.20), Thail Gaggan (23), Singapore Andre (No. 32), Japan 龍吟 (31), Thai Nahm (37), China Shanghai's Ultraviolet by P.P. (42). / UDN 6-16-2016.
● In UK's Economist Intelligence Unit - Global Food Security Index ( Sept., 2017), Taiwan is not included , China's score of 2017 is 63.7, ranks 45th among 113 nations ( Singapore 4, Japan 18, Korea 24, Ireland 1, US 2, UK 3,); In EIU Liveability Country Level Index (Jan. 2015), Taipei's "Food Security Index" ("1" means "Most Secure") is "42", same score as all other communist China's major cities, e.g., GuangZhou, TianJin, Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai. Most-secure-food cities include New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington D.C., all are Index "1", Paris Index is "3" , Zurich and Amsterdam index "5", Brussels "7". China's "Food Security Index" of 2016 is No. 42, some other top 40 Asian countries are Singapore No.3, Qatar No. 20, Japan No.22, Korea No. 28, UAE No. 30, Saudi Arabia No. 32, Malaysia No. 35, Thailand No. 51, Vietnam No. 57, world top 11 are USA, Ireland, Singapore, Australia, Nederland, France, Germany, Canada, UK, Sweden, NZ.

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understand Taiwan in 1 minute !! TAIWAN review Taiwan comment Taiwan No.1 rankings on the net !

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◎ Discovery (USA) called oyster omelette as "Taiwanese Viagra". Oyster omelet is best dish / most typical snack in Taiwan. ◎ Taiwanese government (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) announced via Guardian (UK) and United Daily (Taiwan) in 2010 that Taiwan will spend NT1 billion dollars on promoting "country brand" by popularizing typical foods, oyster omelet and stinky tofu... although Bizarre Foods of Andrew Zimmern in Nov. '15 mentioned Americans are afraid of street foods ...
		ShiLin night market's "Grandmom's family" (「阿婆之家」) oyster omelet was one of 2 stores earliest-selling oyster omelets in Taiwan. "Loyalty" / "Zhong Cheng" (「忠誠號」) is another most famous Taiwanese oyster omelette in ShiLin night market.
"The Circle Side" ("圓環邊" no.46 Nin-Xia Rd., ) oyster omelet was reported by Discovery (USA), this program was replay a number of times in recent years.	"Lai Ji" oyster omelet was ranked as No.3 "Taiwanese foods we can't live without" by CNN (July 24, 2015)	ps: The Liberty Times (9-18-2015 Weekender): some businesses used soaking in phosphatic water to enlarger oysters, formaldehyde (HCHO) to extend oysters expiration, borax(硼砂) to whiten (or avoid dark / black color) oysters ... better select shops with reputation.
● BBC, Dec. 12, 2018: New York is the city never sleeps, Taiwan must be the island never gets full - there's a fourth and final meal (Xiaoye) in Taiwan... loud messy night life has stinky tofu (Li Zhang Bo, NingXia night market), oyster pancakes, blow-torched steak, honey sweet pearl milk tea, comically fat pork sausages ...

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Taiwan food
　

Taiwan president Tsai: Food safety problem is
one of biggest challenges to Taiwan / The China Times, 8-6-2016
Taiwan food safety ; Taiwan's medical Doctors... click to read issues in the past

pic. above: This sites-group - No.1 ranking on google
by keyword "comment Taiwan night markets"
in Chinese, test at 10-15-2018, 9-3-2018, 2-20-2018, 9-21-2017.
No.1 on Bing, Yahoo search engine, 10-15-2018, 9-3-2018

before Michelin in Taiwan

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● Which restaurants may get Michelin star ?? predicts by UDN 10-19-2017, United Daily, 11-7-2017
If Le Guide Michelin come Taiwan, the following restaurants have chance to win star / ref. to

● L'ATELIER de Joël Robuchon (侯布雄法式餐廳,Taipei)

● ShinYeh (欣葉) Taiwanese cuisine restaurant

● Landis Taipei(亞都麗緻), Paris 1930 (avg price of dinner : NT3300-3800 plus 10%)

● Mandarin Oriental Taipei (東方文華), Yage (雅閣), PUTTO BELLO Italian cuisine

● 寒舍食譜, 君品酒店頤宮, 101食藝軒, 明福Taiwanese cuisine, 山海樓 Taiwanese cuisine

● 祥雲龍吟 (3 star in Tokyo, 2 star in Hong Kong)

● Orchid Restaurant, Mume, 態芮, 世貿聯誼社, 蔦

★ "Michelin Star" "branch restaurant" in Taiwan: (data till Mar. 2018)

Actually, There's no Michelin starred restaurant in Taiwan before Mar. 2018. All below are Michelin restaurants' Taiwan branches without any star.
　

● TimHoWan (添好運): With nick-name "Global cheapest Michelin Star restaurant", Hong Kong's TimHoWan 3 branches in 北角、深水埗, 大角咀 at 10-30-2014 gained Michelin one star title respectively, 3 stars in total。 Till early 2018, their Hong Kong (not Taiwan) restaurants won 1 star for consecutive 9 years. But CTV evening news (12-12-2015 7:15pm) criticized some foods in Taiwan's TaiChung branch is not up to Michelin level, they have 9 branches in Taiwan now 3-'18. contact 02-23703978, 04-24623078.

● L'ATELIER de Joël Robuchon (侯布雄法式餐廳,Taipei) : Taipei's L'ATELIER ( Robuchon ) located in Bellavita is not a Michelin starred restaurant, although their fine-dining restaurants in Macau, Japan(惠比壽), Moroco won Michelin 3 star title each, L'atelier in New York, Paris, Singapore got 1 or 2 star, in Hong Kong got a 3 star. For Taipei branch contact 02-87292628. for full details pls. check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Michelin_starred_restaurants。

● "龍吟" (name in Japan) won 3 star in Michelin Tokyo for consecutive 7 years - till early 2018, 祥雲龍吟 (its name in Taiwan) uses Taiwan's vegetables and seafood as ingredient. contact 02-85015808.

● YeShanghai (夜上海) in AMBROSIA Mutsukoshi XinYi (信義三越A4) : Hong Kong's YeShanghai (馬可波羅6F) obtained Michelin 2 stars in 2012, one star in 2013, 2014 till present early 2018, its restaurant in Shanghai and Taipei never won a star till early 2018。contact 02-23450928.

● low-price Asian Michelin (since May 2017) - Liao-Fang Hong Kong chicken (了凡香港油雞 Hawker Chan ) in Singapore won 1 star for 2 years, it's just a stall in Singapore, however, it takes a form of restaurant in Taiwan, contact the one in opposite side of Taipei Main Station by 02-2311-8078, another branch is 04-24626178..

● Din Tai Fung / Taiwan's Din Tai Fung was advertising itself a Michelin Star restaurant in 2015-2016, even Hong Kong branch just lost Michelin star title in 2015, 2016，Taiwan branch never won any star。http://hk.ulifestyle.com.hk/topic/detail.html?id=ABFGD1ozBwlZFQNo

● The 2016 Michelin Guide is now featuring wallet-friendly street food in the latest instalment of its Hong Kong and Macau hospitality guide edition (no "star" awarded). The 'branch' of Taiwan's Dai Gwan Hujiao bing (wheat buns more accurately, pies or pockets, 台灣帝鈞碳烤胡椒餅) in Feng-Chia (逢甲) night market is included in 2016's street food list of Macau. The boss said there're some difference between Taiwan's and Macau's. The Hujiao bing in Macau's branch taste more salty, those in Taiwan taste more spicy (SETV news 11-6-2015).

● Kanpai Classic (老乾杯), in DaZi (大直), contact 02-8501-5556, in Mutsukoshi XinYi (信義三越), 02-27253311.

◎ ● Tsuta in Japan won Michelin one star in Tokyo for consecutive 3 years. They opens 2 branches in Taipei, TaiChung, Tsuta makes noodles by using Japan's flour, and uses stew-7-hours full chicken and very small clams (海瓜子) as soup base.
● Celebrity Cuisine (名人坊), in Hi-Lai Hotel at Kaohsiung (高雄漢來), and then Tai-Nan and Tai-chung. / ref. UDN 3-28-2018, The China Times, 10-12-2017

● ibuki by Takagi Kazuo (日本料理，日本神戶2星), 2 starred Japanese cuisine restaurant in Japan.

● 厲家菜 (北京宮廷料理，東京2星), Beijing Palace cuisine, won Michelin 2 star in Tokyo Japan.

● UKAI-TEI (日鐵板燒，東京1星), Japanese cuisine won 1 star in Tokyo Japan, they opened branch in Taiwan's Kaohsiung 晶英國際行館 . ● 鳥喜Toriki 照燒 avg. NTD1000, 02-27232288.

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2. Eating in Taiwan / Chinese restaurants

中餐廳 (Chinese cuisine in Taiwan)

Best Chinese cuisine restaurants in Taiwan include:

★Din Tai Fung ( 鼎泰豐), Its branches in Hong Kong obtained Michelin one star, but not any more at end of 2014, CNN (July 2015) dropped it to No.20 restaurant in Taiwan, Daily Meal (Oct. 2014) let it fall by 6 positions. Din Tai Fung has been using MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) till present('15), being suspicious of getting involved in Taiwan food scandal, and used G.M.(genetic modified) material until July of 2015. details ... comment Din Tai Fung

★ YinYih restaurant - belongs to Chinese HuaiYang cuisine, intro. by Discovery of USA ("銀翼", 淮揚菜系, 美國Discovery介紹 ) tel: 02-23417799

★ "Lon" restaurant - Shanghai original flavor, intro. once by Wall Street Journal, USA (隆記菜館, 上海本幫菜, 美國華爾街日報Wall Street專文介紹)

★ Celestial restaurant, known for its Beijing Roast duck, intro. by Japanese magazine (天廚, 北京烤鴨, 日本刊物介紹)

★ Peng Yuan restaurant, Chinese HuNan province cuisine (彭園, 湖南菜系, 台灣大報介紹)

★ Beijing Do It True, since 1949, intro. by Discovery USA。

★ Chin Garden - SiChuan province cuisine, In XiMun Din there's a SiChuan cuisine street where is not as popular as before ("黔園", 台灣大報介紹, 四川菜系, 西門酊康定路25巷是川菜街... 但沒落中 )、

★ Chinese two provinces - Yunnan and Kweichow cuisin 人和園(雲貴菜) - CTV(中視) 4-28-2018, 14:00 : Famous writer Li Ao (李敖) came here usually every weekend, other favorite restaurants included 彭家園、驥園(敦化南路)、吳炒手, etc;

★ NanMen market, a most famous cuisine shop - ycyf.com.tw ("億長御坊", 年菜、中國傳統家常菜 - 自由時報等介紹)、a branch in Taipei 101 F1 supermarket (南門市場內有些知名年菜店如合興糕餅、隆記等)、

★ Braised snacks / munchies: JengJi.com.tw(正記, salty ducks鹽水鴨etc)、LauTianLu.com.tw(老天祿,braised duck tongue滷鴨舌etc)、LaoTianLu.com.tw(上海老天祿 braised duck tongue 滷鴨舌etc )、信遠齋(smoked chicken燻雞etc)。

★ some Chinese restaurants in some best 5 star hotels。

★ Taiwanese cuisine, YongKang beef noodle, other widely known beef noodles include Lao Wang, 15 Tao Yuan St., Lao Dong which won 1st award in 2006 int'l beef-noodle contest (news report: " Japanese and HongKongers heard YongKang's name and came (永康牛肉麵, 日本、香港客聞風來")", but I personal feel YongKang beef noodle is more soy-sauce flavour according to experience about 5 years ago , so I agree CNN's evaluation in July 2015)

★ Ay Chung flour rice noodle ( since 1975 阿宗麵線) in Shi-Mun Din(西門町) is a popular Taiwanese cuisine shop for tourists.

DinTaiFung in USA Nearly Shut Down for Unsatisfactory Health Inspection...The Brand Personality ?

★ Apple Daily, 1-2-2019, headline news: Din Tai Fung declared in its authorization book that using expensive ocean wild Spear shrimps (劍蝦) in dishes, but secretly replaced with farmed white-legged shrimps and sand shrimps (白蝦, 沙蝦) without noticing customers since early 2017.

★ According to 2 US local news (4-15-2016), Din Tai Fung ( Bellevue, WA, USA ) failed to pass health inspections (violating cooling procedures, handwashing, and having valid permits and operating procedures, among other items) and garnered 85 critical food safety violations, Din Tai Fung ( Seattle ) also received unsatisfactory health inspections 3 times ... (China Times, 5-22-2016)
★ Din Tai Fung's Hong Kong branches were just eliminated their Michelin one star title at Oct. 31, 2014,
Taiwan's Din Tai Fung never won any Michelin star title, but it is advertising itself a Michelin star restaurant by posters at front of largest Japanese mall, Mitsukoshi Dpt. Store in Taipei (photo Aug. 22 2015) and in SOGO Dpt. Store
(2-27-2016).
★ Din Tai Fung USA website (http://DinTaiFungusa.com) has also been advertising a similar one in its front-page. (tests till present at 9-17-2015)
ps: the China Times analyzed losing Michelin most likely it's because of inconsistent quality problem. (http://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20141031001358-260405)

★ Apple Daily, 9-22-2016: Din Tai Fung did not get any star in Michelin Shanghai, HK, and Taipei.

★ Taiwan prosecutor charged Din Tai Fung for violating copyrights law / UDN 4-12-2018, https://udn.com/news/story/11315/3081736

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★ You may ref. to Apple Daily's Next Magazine "The Best Restaurants 2013, Taiwan - high end and low end ones" ( <壹周刊>出版之「美食大賞2013」之"高檔餐廳"與"平價餐廳"二版本)。

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Taiwanese foods
Beaviss : dummy ! there's no poison, addictives, MSG, lard oil, gutter oil, etc

being added in these Chinese

heritage arts - pork stone and

cabbage jade
Butter-Head: so, we can eat these

health foods now?!

a creativity by Z. Zu

pic. below: former US president Bush was in

Taiwan's restaurant - Beijing Do It True.
ps: DIT doesn't have Bush's favorite, Beijing roast duck,

the best duck in Taiwan is in Celestial (天廚) restaurant.

US president Bush was in Taiwanese restaurant

Snake Alley, HuaXi street's special ― snake

(Cobra, etc) soup (a bowl for USD 5 ),

snake gall, snake blood;
clsd fr lacking snake source, may '18.

Pic. above is a huge golden-color Patteraless

(python) Vedio below shows peeling a painful,

curling, long snake for a regimen-meal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUX6sVx3pFU

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M.D.s advised Taiwanese favorite new-in spicy hot-pot may causes illness if having much; pic. above is tranditional Chinese ShanXi hot pot in Taiwan for instant boiled meat, was no longer popular.

I ate turtles and alligator-tail

in Florida before, a widely saying

in China & Taiwan ― eating soft-shell turtles is good for regimen, however, Taiwan just found turtles (甲魚/水魚) in a famous restaurant chain contain poisonous LMG, etc. (CNA, 7-25-2015)
pic. above is a tourism site in S. TW.

Hong Kong's TimHoWan is a Michelin restaurant, but

Taiwan's branch restaurant is not. Others like Singapore's

了凡 are same.

Since 1953,

Original Shanghai flavor foods was Introduced by Wall Street Journal.
Chiang (Jiang) G.K. (蔣經國),

Former president's favorite-food restaurant was no longer crowded.

closed 1-1-2019 , for urban development...

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Comparing to restaurants in China,

the price in Taiwan is not so competitive,

generally speaking.

pic. left is what I saw on

Asia Travel Channel

< Cook Eat China> (made in Singapore ) in Mar. 2018,

YangZhou city's signature food - YangZhou Fried noodle (揚州炒麵) only ask RMB 5 (USD 0.7) for one order,

Several years ago, I came with my American friend to a well-known brand YangZhou Fried Noodle (China's restaurant brand) in 晶華城 mall, Bade Rd. Taipei ,

The price is much higher than that.

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3. Eating in Taiwan / int'l & Chinese cuisines

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★ <The Daily Meal> 101 Best Restaurants in Asia, The Daily Meal celebrates the most exemplary epicurean endeavors in Asia :

At 10-10-2014, http://www.thedailymeal.com/101-best-restaurants-asia , ranks best restaurants in Taiwan:
No.6 Din Tai Fung (was already wiped out of Michelin star list of 2014/2015)
No.43 Le Mout, Taichung (the official website spelt wrongly - "Taiching")
No.42 DN innovation, Taipei, Taiwan
No.61 Osteria de Angie, Taipei, Taiwan
No.73 La Cocotte, a French restaurant, Taipei, TW
No.79 七十二牛肉麵 (Seventy-Two beef noodle restaurant, Taipei, Taiwan)

In its report of May 16, 2013, 4 out of top 5 are communist Chinese restaurants (全鴨季,Beijing; 紫雲軒茶事,Beijing; Temple Restaurant, Beijing; 前門M餐廳, Beijing).
There're 6 restaurants in Taipei rank "Top 101 Asian best restaurants", in addition to 鼎泰豐:
No. 43: Tainan Tu Hsiao Yueh Danzai noodle (台南度小月擔仔麵).
No. 50: Non-zero restaurant, Taipei(非零餐廳).
No. 70: Osteria by Angie, Taipei, Taiwan, it's an Italia restaurant.
No. 74: Seventy-Two beef noodle restaurant, Taipei, Taiwan (七十二牛肉麵).
No. 76: La Cocotte, a French restaurant, Taipei, TW.
No. 86: Hiroshima, Taipei , TW (鐵匠鐵板燒居酒屋).

ps: Best dish in Taiwan : oyster omelet (introduced by Discovery channel of USA) ― it is most typical Taiwanese food( street snack everywhere in night markets), but not exquisite & elaborated food.

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★ According to New York Times (12-12-2015), French La Liste's top 10 best restaurants include 3 Asian restaurants, but no any Taiwanese restaurant was included, the Liberty Times (12-13-2015) mentioned no Taiwan's restaurants included in top 1000 list.

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★ According to < Miele Guide> of 2011/2012, There's no Taiwanese restaurants is included in top 20 Asian best, but inside Taiwan, 5 restaurants are listed as below:
   (1) Din Tai Fung, ps: This restaurant admits they do use Monosodium Glutamate as addictive, and won't change this policy so as to keep major cuisine (e.g., steamed bun, chicken soup) delicious, according to United Daily News 5.9.2013.
   (2) 銀翼 (best dishes:文思豆腐,蔥開煨麵)
   (3) ShinYeh Taiwanese cuisin 欣葉 (02-25963255, best: 煎豬肝, 菜埔蛋)
   (4) Le Mout French restaurant 樂沐法式餐廳, a French restaurant (excellent, evaluated by Relais & Chateaux in 2011)
        in Taichung city (04)23753002(best dish: 經典套餐NT3800)
   (5) La Cocotte, a traditional French cuisine restaurant own by Fabien Verge (02)33223289 (best dish: NT980白酒墩牛肚)

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★ According to < Country Brand Index> of 2007( 2008 Top Country Brand Index Ranking )，Japan is the only Asian country ranking top 10, Red China is a rising star.

"Fine dining" category: 2007-2008	Italia, Singapore, Japan, US, UK, UAE, Malaysia, Spain, Argentina .( underscore for Eastern nations)
"Food" category: 2011-2012	1 Italy, 2France, 3 Japan, 4Spain, 5 Singapore, 6 Thailand, 7 India, 8 Brasil, 9 Malaysia, 10 Swiss, 11 Germany, 12 Vietnam, 13 Greece, 14 Australia, 15 USA (underscore for Asian nations)

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★ The World's 50 Best Restaurants 1-50, 2013 sponsored by S. Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, April 29, 2013 http://www.theworlds50best.com/list/1-50-winners/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World's_50_Best_Restaurants (by Wikipedia)

In this list, top 10 are in Western world (Spain, Denmark, Italia, USA, UK, Austria, Germany), Hong Kong's 龍景軒 is the highest ranking (No.75) Chinese restaurant, no any Taiwanese restaurant included. Taiwanese chef Jiang (江振誠)'s "Restaurant Andre" located in Singapore ranks No.38.

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★ The Best Restaurants 2013, Taiwan / High End restaurants list , published by Apple Daily's Next Magazine, Taiwan. (「美食大賞2013」高價餐廳， <壹周刊>出版)。

   (1) ● Taipei City & New Taipei City/
          3 star high end restaurants:明福Taiwanese cuisine 。
          2 star high end restaurants:
                ● Chinese Dishes(中菜): Bamboo Village Cantonese cuisine(竹家莊粵菜香港料理)、真的好Cantonese seafood cuisine、Le Meridien艾美酒店寒舍食譜Cantonese cuisine、Palais de Chine 君品酒店頤宮Si-Chuan&Cantonese cuisine、軒維小館Ze-Jian & Jian-Su cuisine、客家小館Hakka & Ze-Jian cuisine、新東南Taiwanese cuisine 。
                ● Western & other cuisine (西菜與其他):  n/a.
    (2) ● West (Tao-Yuan City, Tai-Chung, Tai-Nan, Kaohsiung, Jia-E City, etc)/
           3 star high end restaurants: Thomas Chien French cuisine,
           2 star high end restaurants:
              ● Chinese Dishes(中菜): Tai-Nan City台南阿美飯店Taiwanese cuisine, Tai-Nan City阿霞飯店Taiwanese cuisine, Kaohsiung City高雄海天下Taiwanese seafood cuisine。
            ● Western & other cuisine (西菜與其他):    n/a。
           1 star high end restaurants: n/a.

    (3) ● East (Kee-lung, New Taipei coast, Yi-Lan, Hua-Nien, Tai-Dong, remote tiny islands Ludao, Sanasay, Jitanasey)/
            3 star high end restaurants: none was selected,
          2 star high end restaurants :阿國Taiwanese seafood、陶甕百合春天Taiwanese aborigines cuisine,
            1 star high end restaurants: n/a.

(n/a restaurant-names, Pls. contact Next Magazine <壹周刊>。)

PS: Apple Daily (蘋果日報) 10-12-2018 "Ridiculous Food Safety (離譜食安)": Disgusted !! A widely known beef noodle restaurant wash dried bean curd with mold, then braise and sell those bad stuffs ... (噁 !! 滷清洗過的霉豆干再出售, for details pls read news a6 edition)◎

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4. Eating in Taiwan - 5 star buffet

SET TV news ( 三立新聞網), 9-14-2018 "a clever chef revealed the cruel truth of all-you-can-eat-buffet in Taiwan": 「You turn into a loser (虧本) as soon as you step in buffet restaurant ! 」―― Why ? You will see all about in this website !

Although world media always introduced Taiwan's "small eat", Taiwanese also love "big eat" ―― There's a widely-known slang in here: Taiwan has 3 "worth-the-value" stuffs: health insurance, labor insurance, and all you can eat buffet.(台灣有三"寶"，健保、勞保、吃到飽) Apple Daily of Taiwan, 9-5-2018: All you can eat buffet is very popular in Taiwan, main-stream buffet emphasizes themed, diversified, and delicate, average price is about NT1000. The China Times (中國時報) 2-3-2018 , United Daily (聯合報) 9-23-2017: Taiwanese love having all-you-can-eat buffet, even economic is still bad. Apple Daily (10-31-2015): Euro. style all you can eat buffet turned into "Cash Cow".

This site's article, Taiwan's 5 star hotels - all you can eat buffet , has been ranking world top on US Bing, google and yahoo for years, pls. click for full text.

● 5 star hotel scandals - ◆ A book (Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taiwan Veterans General Hospital's physician Jiang So-San M.D. 江守山 "食在安心" (10-2014)) said many 5 star hotel restaurants don't wash vegetables ... some 5 star hotels made sashimi raw fish slices by using fresh-water fishes, this may increase the probability to get cancer (for details 台灣餐廳 or 台灣美食Taiwan Night Markets ) ; ◆ Epoch Times (大紀元, 3-14-2017):Okura Prestige Tpe (大倉久和, a 5 star hotel) sold expired frozen shrimps, molded taro (vegetable 芋) etc; ◆ SETN news ( 三立新聞 5-16-2016): Some 5 star hotels in northern Taiwan sold black-hearted expired seafoods ; ◆ LTN (5-17-2016): 5 star hotels Ambassador and Howard (國賓、福華) clarified this news; ◆ Apple Daily (蘋果日報 6-7-2016): Sheraton (喜來登) 's white shrimps contained bleaching agent (漂白劑)，4 times higher than the legal standard，Ranina (Spanner crabs 旭蟹) contained heavy metal Cadmium poisoning (重金屬镉) 14% higher than the standard...; ◆ Apple Daily (蘋果日報 7-2-'13): Taiwan's tourist hotels' food ingredients expired 2 years, only 3 out of 21 hotels passed the security check and sanitary examination etc conducting by Taiwan Administration, e.g., Shangri-La's (tnn) did not separate their cutting tools for cooked foods and raw foods; ◆ FTV news, 5-18-2017: 13 ingredients / materials expired in a 5 star hotel in Taiwan; ◆ CTI TV news (5-17-2017, 19:33): What can we eat in Taiwan? people are uneasy for food here... ◆ United Daily, 11-26-2017: Only 2 pieces of Japanese sashimi (raw fish) slice ( e.g., Tuna, Swordfish) exceeds safety standard, because those kind of large-size deep sea fishes in Taiwan contain "甲基汞" (CH3Hg, heavy-metal material, methyl mercury intoxication). ◆ CTV 5-8-2018 19:23 reported that some restaurants or business may add something (non-nature Astaxanthin) to farmed salmon's feed for better look (orange color)◆ TVBS 12-12-2013: Nitrite，NO2⁻( '亚硝酸盐' may cause cancer ) may be applied to raw tuna for bright red color look - ref to https://news.tvbs.com.tw/life/513840

● Cheaper/economic-price buffet restaurants are everywhere too, but "Eastern Broadcasting Co., Ltd.，EBC (東森) TV" evening news (11-30-2015, 8:42pm): having those fake / restructured / glued meat (beef, pork, mutton, seafood: abalone, calamari, etc) is easy to get food poisoning.

5 star hotel all you can eat buffet in Taiwan

ref. to Apple Daily (蘋果日報), 10-28-2018; Liberty Times(自由時報), 10-13-2018; United Daily(聯合報), 9-21-2018; China Times (中國時報) 10-20-2018,2-3-2018;
UDN(聯合報), 9-23-2017, and dining experiences, interviews, ~ 3-13-2019, etc

5 star hotel

Mandarin Oriental
Taipei (文華東方)

Hyatt
(君悅)

Sheraton

(喜來登)

Hi-Lai Harbour Taipei
(漢來)

饗食天堂

Sherwood
(西華)

Howard(福華)1F, 4F, 2F

Ambassador
Hotel(國賓)

Grand Taipei (圓山飯店)

Le Meridien, (艾美)

Shangri-La's(香格里拉遠東)

Regent Taipei

all you can eat buffet

1-29-2019 data:

weekdays buffet:

Beijing duck, US strip sirloin, braised US beef in red wine sauce, pan-fried salmon dill cream sauce, sweet sour pork vegetables w dried scallop, braised mushroom, wok fried prawn soy sauce stewed sea bass, pan fried Radish cake XO sauce,US beef Bolognaise Lasagna), deep fried dim sum, Thai seafood fried rice w pineapple, crab sweet corn soup, clam chowder, wined chicken. seafood bar: snow crab, brown crab, mussel, sea shell, mussel, shrimp, etc

Sat. and Sun. 'semi' all-you-can-eat buffet feast serves various red crabs (12-1-2018 data)

2-18-2019 updated

seafood bar added: scallops, ,mussel,catfish,whelks, ... hot dish: wok fried lily asparagus shrimps...

12-26-2018 data

Western signature dish: roasted US beef rib eye chimichurri (weekdays), Sirloin steak (weekends);

Western: sauteed pork knuckle green pepper, Caribbean grilled fish, char grull lamb chop rosemarry, pork piccata,

5-6 kinds Japanese raw fish, sea whelks, crab, shrimp, a-bu-ri-su-shi ;

Chinese main: made to order mutton soup (weekdays), made to order seafood (fish, shell, squid or tiny oyster 蚵)soft rice;
Ningbo style braised eel fillet yellow chive, braised sea cucumber, Shanghai dumpling, roast duck, wok fried chicken basil, braised pork belly bamboo shout preserved bean curd sauce, wok braised fish preserved vegetable...;

8 Häagen-Dazs, blue cheese, cheese cake, kiwi, orange juice

3-4-2019 updated

hot dishes same, add clam chowder soup, fruits add kiwi and small apple

2-22-2019: updated hot dish: soak rice with abalone、braised crabs w wine sauce、 grilled salmon w sea salt 、braised fish vegetable Turmeric、beer stewed pork、roast chicken w Truffles, nuts、pork spare rib w salt pepper、stir-fried pork w black pepper、rose ginger marinated chicken、

5-6 raw fish slices : salmon, cobia, snapper, swordfish, etc (no tuna 11-13-'18);

seafood bar : shrimp, small crab、、mussels , squid;

NZ Natural ice cream 6 items, Haagen-Dazs 4 items;

12-10-2018 updated /
Hot dishes:soak rice with abalone..., ox-tongue garlic butter, grilled salmon w sea salt, spicy spare-ribs pork, stir fried beef w water bamboo, green onion, grilled pork w herb, crab & onion w curry, braised pork w sweet sour sauce, roast beef ...

11-13-2018 data / hot dishes: braised pork rib w sweet olive, fried crab w egg yolk, stir fried vegetable, chicken w chili, stewed fish (basa) w SiChun(四川) sauce or steamed fresh-water fish w lemon, wok fried squid w celery, grilled salmon w sea salt ...

updated 3-13-2019:11 different sashimi, but raw fish about 7 :salmon、swordfish, tuna、snapper, sand barracuda、Aishin、cuttlefish; attractions:

spanner crabs and crabs; mussels (

黑貽貝與孔雀), beef a-bu-ri-su-shi(握壽司),assembled abalone(貴妃鮑)

hot: Kung Pao frog legs, Si-Chuan spicy prawn, Xi-Lin sausage, beef soup, Beijing roast duck, 滷大腸、BBQ chicken thigh, steamed sparerib w Fermented black beans, steamed crab shiao-Mai(蟹黃燒賣)、Fried shrimps ball, Thai green curry w duck, seared scallop, German pork knuckle, US roast beef, smoked salmon fried rice, abalone soup, stir-fried cuttlefish w snap bean,Japan deep fried shrimp;

8 items Häagen-Dazs icecream.sorbet,

lots dissert, home-made yogurt

EBC (東森/靖天育樂TV) 5-4-2018 3:00pm :

Hi-Lai serves 10 different kinds of Japanese raw fish slices,

and abalone;

Middle-east Blue Crab (奶油蒜香中東花蟹)、

Thai style spicy pepper Pacific White shrimps(泰式辛辣胡椒藍鑽蝦)

、

steak(

肋眼牛排)、

fried scallop(煎干貝)、

French style shoulder mutton(法式羊肩排)、

Sushi( Japan's beef a-bu-ri-su-shi和牛握壽司)、

baked oyster(焗烤生蠔)

3 different items of raw fish slices : Dolphin fish (鬼頭刀), Nagao Coast snapper(雞紅鯛), Bonito (鰹), from Tai-Dong, Taiwan.

Germany cuisine festival ~ 10-21-2018 (德國美食節 ― 包括德國豬腳, 烤蜂蜜帶皮火腿, etc)

3-4-2019 updated:

lunch, mainly, serves South-East Asian (Thai, Malaysia) cuisine, all are cooked foods, no raw fish sushi those cuisine, dinner adds shrimps (L) and duck, etc

afternoon tea buffet:

South-East Asian (Thai, Malaysia) cuisine,

cold seafood bar : shrimps, crabs, etc,

hot dishes : Malaysia spicy assorted seafood, Thai style steamed fish, fried mussels, Singapore fried rice-noodle, vegetables, HK style disserts (4 different kinds);

small sweet cake/dissert should be taken by working staff, not allowed to take freely.

Haagen-Dazs ice cream.

4th floor is American style buffet, dinner's main are oven ribeye steak, baked scallops, shrimps (明蝦), 3kinds of raw fishes (price about : mon~thur 950, 1050; 1050, 1150, from 2019)

2nd floor offers semi-buffet or economic buffet

4 items of raw fish slices : : Tuna、Cobia、Salmon、竹莢魚or swordfish，all are fresh cut upon req. (it's fresh cut, but not too "free" for foodie);

deep fried shrimp, and

、deep fried 4-season beans (四季豆)、corn flour (玉米粉);

crabs: Three-spotted Crab (三點蟹)、Spanner/Crimson (旭蟹)、white shrimp (熟白蝦) ;

rib (牛小排) and prime steak in dinner only, lunch only serves roast beef

Häagen-Dazs and Cold Stoneice cream, 8 flavors each brand

4 different kinds (afternoon tea usually 2~3 kinds) of raw fish slices (生魚片) : BigHead Carp (鰱魚?), Cobia(海儷), Swordfish(旗魚) and Great Amberjack(紅魽);

lunch and dinner attractions: N.Z. roast beef，all-u-can-drink beer(生啤酒)，seafood include shrimps and crabs, hot dishes usually varies day by day

various hot dishes(蘿蔔絲餅(Crispy pasrty with silky turnip ) 、燴香菇(braised mushroom)、海鮮小干貝(braised small scallops), etc), more items than those in Sheraton's afternoon tea buffet ;

But, LTN (自由時報)10-13-2018 gave bad score to their buffet - see http://ent.ltn.com.tw/news
/breakingnews/2579148

raw fish slices 3~4 items;

emperor crabs soup out, oyster & pork rib soup in (原帝王蟹改香菇鮑魚雞湯現再改為牡蠣排骨湯);

oven ribeye steak(爐烤肋眼牛), HK dim-sum(蒸籠港點)、grilled chicken(烤雞)、grilled large shrimp (烤大蝦);

厚切赤味噌烤牛舌(grilled Miso thick-cut beef tongue )、鳳梨蒲燒鰻(grilled eel w pineapple)假日不定時提供;

脆皮烤乳豬(crispy bbq suckling pig), 焗烤生蠔(baked oyster), served irregularly

Seafood bar serves tiny snail, tiny octopus, mussel, shrimps, sushi,

and Japanese raw-fish slices : tuna/ swordfish, salmon, Great Amberjack(紅魽)

;

Haagen-Dazs4 items;

India style cuisine 5 items;

Candonese style Siu Mei / Barbecued cuisine (廣式燒臘) , a few items;

data of Sept., 2018

3-12-2019 updated/
buffet's main attractions:seafood bar: Three-spotted Crab (三點蟹)、Spanner/Crimson (旭蟹)、sakura crab(櫻花蟹),

手卷bar: a-bu-ri-su-shi(握壽司)、炙燒、12~15 different sauces;

raw fish slices about 5~6 different kinds;

signature hot food: oven roast beef(爐燒牛排), Japanese wine (清酒) steamed clam;

CTV(中視)evening news, 12-18-2018: Regent's breakfast buffet serves many Chinese style cuisine, which was intro. by CNN;

Deputy mayor of Shanghai has breakfast in Regent buffet restaurant, has dinner in Grand Taipei (圓山飯店)

price

lunch Mon ~Thurs NTD 1580, weekend lunch NTD 1980~3380, depends which main dish you order; 02-27156888

weekdays 1480, Sat., Sun.1680, fri, sat. 8:30 pm~10pm 30% off late bird price

lunch NTD1090,
dinner1190

Taipei Dun-Hua(敦化),天母 branches: 850,600,980;

Others: lunch 730, afternoon580,dinner 850;

reservation: 02-87736656

lunch NTD 798,
dinner 898

lunch 888, Fri, Sat, Sun dinner 1288, Mon~ Thurs no dinner

afternoon tea buffet about 600; Mon.~Thur.750, 800; Fri, Sat, Sun 800, 880

NTD 980 , NTD 1280

afternoon tea buffet about NTD 600;

lunch 900、dinner 1080;
weekend lunch 1100、dunner 1180

Mon~Thur lunch, dinner NTD 1590;
Fri, Sat, Sun 1690

Mon~Fri lunch 1090; Mon~Thu, sun, dinner 1290;
Fri, Sat dinner 1390

lunch 1180、dinner 1380;
weekend lunch 1480、dunner1480

ps: Marriott Hotel : SEMI buffet, need to order a main dish, together with salad & dissert bar, Sat. Sun. have seafood bar, but number of seafood are limited, weekdays NTD 980-2280, weekends NTD1280-2880, ps2: Palais de Chin Hotel buffet are semi too; ps3: Westin Taipei's closed in Dec. 2018; ps 4: further details pls. ref. to the web-pages

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Taiwan / 5 star buffet brief of The Liberty Times (自由時報), 7-15-2016, 7-16-2016, 7-17-2016
oven roast pib-rib tender, various countries flavors for more choices, but, pork chops in Chinese medicine soup(藥燉排骨) tasted not tender & juicy; part of seafood open for freely taking ; cakes limited	Emperor crab、mussels(貽貝)、stone-crabs(石蟳)high class and fresh, lots of Sashimi raw fish slices served , various and fresh seafood in mini-bar refrigerator, but 3-Spot-swimming-Crab (三點蟹) not fresh; various-items and fine quality desserts	roast duck、oil-chicken(油雞)、roast beef steak and roast mutton are high quality ; Sashimi raw fish slices、white shrimps(白蝦)、whelk meat (香螺) are fresh ; crabs not too fresh ; desserts are 5 star ranking	special made roast Ribeye Steak(乾式熟成肋眼牛排)smells great; frozen Boston lobster tasted bit too soft after being defrosted, more than 50 hot dishes tasted great, lots of drinking options	India curry flavor is great, various meats , HaiNan chicken tender, India spicy meat overdone, fresh appetizer , high class vegetables	shrimp, scallop(扇貝) fresh, advice starting from seafood; Grilled pork ribs(炭烤豬肋排)、ham(火腿) tender; traditional style desserts	meat is not upto 5 star ranking, roast duck not tender; Haagen-Dazs ice cream without clear marks ; white shrimps, (旭蟹)Spanner Crabs are fresh, 3 Spot swimming Crab (三點蟹) not fresh，large shrimps, middle-sized Inshore squids(中捲) good flavor(海味足)，fish soup taste good	flagship food is various seafood: 4 kinds of fresh crabs, Assorted Sashimi(綜合生魚片)、smoked shark(鯊魚煙)、meat roll with green onion (三星蔥肉捲)、roast pork rib with plum sauce(蘇梅醬燒豬肋排) are good	angle red shrimps、epicure beef steak, Grilled pork ribs(炭烤豬肋排)、freshly-made Frei(現烤布蕾)、brown-sugar bee-nested cake(黑糖蜂巢蛋糕) good; Sashimi fresh, 3 kinds of crabs	flagship food is seafood: Spanner Crab、Mangrove crab(旭蟹), Mud crab　 (紅蟳)，lots ice at the bottom to keep them fresh; Hong Kong style pot boilcookcrab with XO sauce(港式XO蟹煲)、grilled Ayu(烤香魚)taste good; grilled beef suppose US Prime ramk, various desserts for selection	8~10 different kinds of Sashimi raw fish slices，seafood are various kinds and fresh，cold dishes and hot dishes both are excellent; 30+ different kinds of desserts	beef ribs(牛小排) great，，bratwurst sausage(德式香腸)smells good ; various cooking styles of seafood cuisine (料理手法多元), particularly Pan-fried Sea Bass fillet(鐵板煎鱸魚排); many items and high quality desserts	a lot fresh and different items of cold plate seafood	Emperor crabs fresh ，short-necked clam(熱炒海瓜子)no good; pan fried chicken、oven roast beef(爐烤牛肉)、india flavor curry clay oven rolls(印度咖哩燒餅)、 Vietnamese noodle soup usually served with beef (pho bo) or chicken (pho ga 越南河粉) Good; most of cold-plate meats are Semifinished products; desserts less items and bit too sweet	Sashimi raw fish slices fresh ; not enough meats on the bar, but the balance of rare and well done is controlled in right place ; desserts are not open for freely taking (須服務人員協取)
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Must eat in Taiwan's 5 star buffet restaurants ref. to The China Times, 12-6-2014 (中國時報)
(寒舍艾美酒店, France) Le Meridien	Hyatt (君悅)	(西華)Sherwood	Shangri La's Far Eastern (遠東)	(福華) Howard	大倉久和	(晶華) Regent	(老爺) hotel royal taipei	(凱撒) caesar
Emperor crab, steak must eat, don't forget 現烤芙蕾!	long tern reputation, all cuisins above average level	Shabu-shabu, one wok for one person, in winter seasm oil and Chinese medicine added	various exotic cuisines, recommand roast beef imported from USA (肋眼牛排)	mutton chop	angle red shrimps with raw fish rank, only French-Japan mixed buffet in Taipei	various seafood,(麻油安康魚), salad	steak, Hawaii cake(夏威夷州果仁蛋糕)	imported roast equipment cost NT3 million, don't miss its pizza
66228000	27201230	27181188	23763238	0800011068	21815135	25238000	25423266	23115151
◆ New buffet Mandarin Oriental serves new buffet (NT1880 + 10%) since Oct. 2, 2017, low-temperature US prime roast beef is different from other 5 star buffets / China Times, 10-1-2017 ◆How to eat & worth-the-value? 1.Focus on seafood and roast beef/steak 2. Pay attention to: where those food came from, materials ranking, current season fresh food? how's the sauce, staff taking care the buffet bar often? room-lighting, desserts kept in ice/cool box? too much addictives or original flavor? etc. ◆Health info. see full text 1. FTV (民視) - July 5, 2012 : British latest studies found eating 60% full in each meal can last your life for 20 years more. 2. TTV news 2-27-2015: Buffet triple your stomach in size - A study found 65% buffet restaurant customers' gastric capacity increased from about 800 c.c. up to 2000~3200 c.c., which can be main reason to be a fatty.

top rankings◎

pic. : No.1 "5 star hotel buffet" (Chinese version), on US Google search engine, 7-16-2019.
　

No.1 "5 star hotel buffet" (Chinese version), "5 star buffet in Taiwan" (Eng. version) on Yahoo search engine, 9-3-2018.

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5. Critiques on Taiwanese restaurants

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● Chang Gung Mem. Hospital professor Yen T.H. M.D. (顏宗海, Doctor, Univ. of London ): Minimize the times of dining out to protect your health ! ( ref. to book <食品不安全的年代如何自保>("how to survive in this bad food-security time", April 2016))

● The China Times, 10-20-2018 opinion (editorial) https://opinion.chinatimes.com/20181019003889-262101 :

Why do high-ranking officials always fudge Taiwanese people's only, and humblest request ？? (brief)

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● The China Times (中國時報), 2-28-2019, opinion (editorial) questions Taiwan officials are trying very hard to hide the epidemic state of Marek's virus in chicken eggs ...

● The United Daily (聯合報), 12-4-2018 opinion (editorial) : food safety issues never end (未曾間斷的食安事件) ...

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◆ 台視新聞 (TTV) 10-25-2018 12:23pm : Imported crabs (大閘蟹) found to contain excessive level (6 times) of Dioxins perhaps were purchased (or used) by star-rated hotels of Taiwan already.

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◆ Apple Daily, 4-25-2018 : Taiwan's food safety systems failed for gov. lab's intentionally throwing away test samples immediately after the tests, which is similar to destroying the evidence and trace. （方儉）https://tw.appledaily.com/headline/daily/20180425/37995680. Apple Daily, 11-20-2017 : Almost all world countries are more and more strict with food safety, only Taiwan is more and more relaxed in legislating for food safety. In this way, how can Taiwan have a reputation on "fine food kingdom" ? (breif) / by 邱致穎, chair, and teacher of food science, TungHai University. ● UDN ( medical edition, 3-31-2018) : "food safety problems happened again and again, I prefer to eat at home" (食安連環爆我在家吃便當)

◆ TTV (台視 2-11-2017 12:24pm) news reports: People dining out should be careful not to eat food containing Borax, Sodium borate(硼砂), fluorescent brightener(螢光增白劑), plasticisers (朔化劑), Rongalite (Sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate dihydrate 吊白塊 )... deep-fried foods, plastic container, and pesticide residue may cause cancer. natural food is better.

The China Times (5-19-2016): Taiwanese love foods, government estimates the revenue of Taiwan's catering industry will up to NT430,000,000,000. (each person aged 1 ~ 100 spends NT19,000 per year, in average)

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◆ Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taiwan Veterans General Hospital, etc. Jiang So-San M.D. book "食在安心" : Most 5 star hotel restaurants in Taiwan don't wash the vegetables ... see picture & text below. Another book "Fruits , Vegetables" (Chinese namely, "遠離毒蔬果") written by IMEI (義美) group's leader Luis Ko (高志明), page 162 quoted Dr. Gaston J.C. Wu (professor & dean, Taiwan Normal University) that Taiwan's vegetables and fruits should be flush thoroughly with plenty of flowing water before cooking or/and eating. No just soaking vegetables and fruits in water in a large basin ...

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◆ National Taiwan Normal University - graduate school of Chemistry, dean Dr. Gaston J. C. Wu (化學所長吳家誠教授)'s book <Those black-heart products toxin-experts never buy (毒物專家絕不買的黑心商品)> (Nov. 2013): Most of the time I eat at home, and has never dined out in street-side shops / small-eat markets (路邊攤), because those small-eat shops usually/always do not meet the minimum standards of cleanliness. In case I can't reject some dinner party or must dine out, I select only some restaurants I fully trust. Besides, I've never touched processed food or cured products, and any drinks commercially available(市售飲料) in Taiwan, particularly, pearl milk tea which already is a world known Taiwanese food. PS: The China Times (8-15-2015): Taiwanese favorite drinks contain high Kcal/g heat, you will gain 5.1kg if having pearl milk tea one regular cup (not less-sugar option) per day for 2 months. Green Tea with Yakult(多多)'s Heat 341 Kcal/g, which is 3.2 times the upper limit of free sugar(游離糖) advised by WHO., Yakult drink, Orange juice, milk tea are high-heat too.

controversial fish

pic.: TVBS (Taiwan) 2-10-2018: experts expressed their concern or scares of eating Basa fish imported from Vietnam. Some international experts like Vancouver Aquarium's Ocean Wise doesn't recommend consumers buy Basa, some states of the US even banned Basa, for using illegal antibiotics, questioning polluted Mekong river and the practices used to farm Basa, those factors.
Some 5 star hotels in Taiwan seemed love to serve cheap-price Basa ― however, they used English name Bassa or Balsa ( not fish name ), instead of Basa, but, the Chinese name used is Basa for sure
pic. left is a hot dish served by a Taipei's 5 star hotel buffet restaurant, "Thailand steamed Bassa fish" (photo at 4-24-2018); Pic. right is another top hotel Sheraton Taipei's buffet food - "Balsa" fish ( photo in Nov. 2017 ).

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pic.: Formosa TV , 2-19-2018: Many hotel buffets had bad records of using bad food materials or ingredients before, even now, some kind of official certified marks may not be a food-safety assurance in the near future.

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◆ World famous 5 star hotel hides fish name on the sign-plate, we can't even know those are sea fish or fresh-water fish 　 quora (2015) had some discussions about "why don't westerners eat river fish?". Independent UK 1-11-2015: Chemicals in fresh water fish put health at risk - according to a new report, they may be putting their health at risk... Singapore's foodie TV program < Cook Eat China > likes to ask chef the fish name before they try. Medical book <you can conquer cancer> (target readers include patients and healthy people) advised to know what-about before eating fish or seafood ...... ◆ pic. left: World famous hotel Shangri La's in Taipei at 5-18-2018: upon my question, the kitchen man answered it's Dory fish ("多利魚")，but had no idea about sea fish or fresh water fish (rivers, lakes, etc). Taiwan's CTS TV news (華視新聞) at 4-27-2017 reported (news.cts.com.tw/cts/life/201704/201704271863633.html#.Wv6-Rjoh2Uk): all Dory fishes in Taiwan were fake, foodie gourmets have been fooling for a long times ! Dory then were renamed as Basa ― a fresh-water fish farmed in Vietnam, S.E. Asia 。 Real John Dory is also named as Cat Fish, the author had many in Florida's buffet restaurant (even "none star" restaurant marked fish name ), however, in Taiwan's "5 star" hotel can only eat fake Dory ??? ◆ pic. right: Another world famous 5 star hotel (Sheraton Grand Taipei, headqtr in USA) in Taiwan also hide the fish name (5-17-2018)。Westerners tourists may like to know they're eating sea fish or fresh-water fish ? The chef confirmed steamed fish are basa (9-12-2018)

pic.: <Cook Eat China> TV program introduced ChongQing (China) low-price spicy hotpot using Catfish as main ingredient, is that a Basa fish imported from Vietnam ? if not, Taiwan's 5 star restaurants may not be better than China's average (non star-rated) restaurants !? ref to https://www.bilibili.com/video/av7493983/
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◆ pic. left: Weird !! the deep fried fish in world well-known Grand Hotel Taipei buffet restaurant has no any signs (July 2018)，upon my question, the kitchen said it's snapper (鯛魚), then John Dory, eventually said Taiwan is very "good" at this, so he does not know what it exactly is.
◆ pic. right: CTS (華視新聞) 4-27-2017(news.cts.com.tw/cts/life/201704/201704271863633.html#.Wv6-Rjoh2Uk) reported Dory in Taiwan are fake! For details pls ref to the CTS website as above.

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◆ pic. : Expert in TVBS (2-14-2018) advised that
so called Parabramis Pekinensis(魴), Dori, Basa all are Catfish (鯰) from Vietnam, basically,
the Dori we eat are not Dori, the Patagonian (鱈) we eat actually are Toothfish (比目魚).
Further more, those have addictive and even medicine problems.
◆ Too many fakes and tricks !! even in 5 star hotel restaurants.
Do we have fake chickens ? tricky coffee ...?

GM food

◆ pic.: Famous 5 star hotel buffet's tofu (豆腐皮, July 23, 2018) did not have any sign, upon my req., they answered it's not GM-free soybean, therefore, some sign must be there
　

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◆ left: Grand Hotel Taipei used GM beans, photo 6-8-2018

◆ right: Sherwood(西華飯店), photo 5-28-2018
Braised Bean Curd with Crab Powder tastes good, but got no answer if they used G.M.(genetic modified) , GM was called as "national scandal", The China Times, 3-29-2013.

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Sushi ? eat it SOON !!!

pic.: United Daily (聯合報) 6-10-2017: Gov. urged eating raw fish as SOON as possible !! 12 minutes after those raw fish slices left cold-storage (7c), the number of Vibrio Parahaemolyticus (腸炎弧菌) keeps growing double every 20 minutes (倍數滋生) or so, in normal temperature (常溫 30c~), ... ref to https://udn.com/news/story/7186/2512857;TVBS,11-1-2016.
　

◆ Shangri La's Hotel in Taipei Taiwan (6F, 8-28-2018) expressed, their raw fish slices leaving cold-storage will display on serving plates for 45 minutes for customer's taking.
◆ A Hong Kong media revealed some widely-known Japanese restaurant in Taiwan displayed raw fish and other sushi more than 30 minutes.

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		◆ pic. left: watermelon, grape, tuna in Sheraton buffet (top~bottom) 　　　 ◆ pic. middle: tuna in Shangri La's Taipei, cafe (8-9-2018) 　　　 ◆ pic. right: Tuna and Salmon in a 5 star hotel (9-12-2018) .
◆ Raw Tuna fish slices - 　 How do you choose Tuna for 100% safety ?? No too beautiful-color ones ! No dark brown (tan) ones ! ◆ University studies (高雄海科大) found that 80% of raw fishes (Cobia, Tuna, Sword-Fish, Tilapia 鯛) in Taiwan market were stained ―― business men pump CO. (carbon monoxide) into those fishes in an enclosed space for beautiful or bright color look / CTS TV news, 2-20-'06 ◆ Fishes adding CO is illegal in Europe, Korea, Singapore, etc, because of possible food-poisoning, or even causing Sepsis to die / Epoch Times, 2-20-'06 ◆TVBS 8-15-2018: M.D.江守山 commented Taiwanese government ignoring pumping CO into fishes which is illegal in Taiwan (法律禁止政府未執法) , therefore Taiwanese have risk of eating slough and some unknown consequences. Some other business people used chemical addictives (e.g., 檸檬酸鈉) to keep raw-fish's color unchanged. Red meat fishes after being frozen are still "bright red" colour might be "processed" meat. (ref. to 《食在安心》book by 江守山) ◆TVBS 12-12-2013: Nitrite，NO2⁻( '亚硝酸盐' may cause cancer ) may be applied to raw tuna for bright red color look - ref to https://news.tvbs.com.tw/life/513840 ◆ ETtoday News : Cutting red-meat fishes like Tuna to slices made its Myoglobin (「肌紅蛋白」)，iron having oxidized and its meat becoming tan or brown in color. Brownish-red colored meat can indicate spoilage. Taiwanese gov. advised that people should avoid eating those brown colored, or drying out, or no longer elastic fish meat, which were cut long time ago. Eating cooked fish is perfect safe. (health.ettoday.net/news/1017291) ◆ Daily Mail, UK reported an American guy having raw Salmon almost every day had a 167 cm parasite in his stomach. ◆ 今周刊(1-19-2018): The best way to avoid parasites and bacteria, e.g., Listeria monocytogenes or Vibrio parahaemolyticus , is eating cooked fish. (www.businesstoday.com.tw/article/category/80731/post/201801190019)
\|pic. : TVBS news of Taiwan - color was fixed in 3 seconds, harming our health
pic. ( left side ) : Tuna before and after being illegally treated with CO. pic.: ( right side ) : Salmon before and after being illegally treated with CO.	pic.: Media of UK reported sushi raw fishes are being treated with 'DEADLY' CO (carbon monoxide) to fix the color of the flesh (ref to May 2018 https://www.auliving.com.au/zh-tw/201805/91186.html)

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pic. left: Wild Salmon ( without or with little oil stripping), pic. middle: farmed salmon, pic. right: shrimps in 5 star hotels

◆ Almost all 5 star hotel buffet restaurants served farmed Salmon, instead of wild Salmon (expensive).

wild Salmon are orange in color, because they eat shrimps and crabs containing carotenoid, farmed Salmon suppose are sort of gray, because business won't feed them with shrimps which are more expensive than Salmon itself.
However, many dye Salmon by canthaxanthin (斑蝥黃素) to be bright orange in color, eating many those Salmon hurts your liver.

◆ In 5 star hotels in Europe etc, you might see fresh nature "black-headed" shrimps, some Taiwanese business men used chemical addictive (「蝦鮮」保鮮劑，亞現酸鈉plus聚合磷酸鈉) to modify that unpopular black color, eating too many those shrimps might cause allergy、asthma those problems ... ref. to 《食在安心》book by 江守山MD

◆ Lots of seafood problems / Epoch Times (大紀元, 3-14-2017):Okura Prestige Tpe (大倉久和, a 5 star hotel) sold expired frozen shrimps, molded taro (vegetable 芋) etc; SETN news ( 三立新聞 5-16-2016): Some 5 star hotels in northern Taiwan sold black-hearted expired seafoods ; LTN (5-17-2016): 5 star hotels Ambassador and Howard (國賓、福華) clarified this news; Apple Daily (蘋果日報 6-7-2016): Sheraton (喜來登) 's white shrimps contained bleaching agent (漂白劑)，4 times higher than the legal standard，Ranina (Spanner crabs 旭蟹) contained heavy medal Cadmium poisoning (重金屬镉) 14% higher than the standard...

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◆ pic. right: a fly in a most popular buffet restaurant
of 5 star hotel (Mar. 2019)

◆ pic. left: a flying insect was caught by me
in Taiwan's 5 star hotel restaurant,
one of most popular ones. (Sept. 2018)
I also saw a fly in
another Taiwan's world famous hotel restaurant in 2018,
and a top hotel buffet restaurant in South Korea about 20 years ago.

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◆ 東森新聞(EBC TV news), 12-27-2017

Customers saw a fly (「果蠅」) flying around,
and another one fly in their soup, while having
buffet in 5 star hotel restaurant (NT 1000 per person)

https://news.ebc.net.tw/news.php?nid=92189

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8O7sI_Wmsg

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restaurant servers ??
◆ Restaurant servers of some 5 star hotels in Taiwan, repeatedly sniffed at customers (excuse or 'reason' is getting cold)、took back used plates by "dragging over the table" and making noises 、gossiped with low class phrase or slang ...... Taiwan's 5 star hotel restaurant servers (not all) even failed to follow server rules for American's non star restaurants - ref. to articles in New York Times and Forbes !!

◆ Apple Daily (蘋果日報), 10-7-2018: customers - servers inequality (平等尊重) in Taiwan's restaurants..... customers don't respect restaurant service. (顧客不尊重餐廳服務)

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◎ Pic. above: 90% of what we eat and use contain poison or toxin - The secret that Taiwanese business won't tell you, the cover-page of book <Those black-heart products poison-experts never buy (毒物專家絕不買的黑心商品)>, written by professor Wu (吳家誠), consultant of Taiwanese government and dean of National Taiwan Normal University.

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pic. left: Most 5 star hotel restaurants in Taiwan don't wash the vegetables, they just soak in water and cut them for cooking ... It's 5 star restaurants' "S.O.P.", not to mention average Taiwanese restaurants... , besides, the food-safety specialty of restaurants deserves my concerns. A 5-star hotel restaurant made Japanese sashimi by fresh-water fishes, this may causes serious infection and even cancer, according to Japanese studies in 2013...hence, people should minimize the number of times for dining out in Taiwan to assure safety ... / Jiang M.D.'s book "食在安心"(by 江守山, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taiwan Veterans General Hospital, etc.), printed in Oct, 2014.
Another book "Fruits , Vegetables" (Chinese namely, "遠離毒蔬果") written by IMEI (義美) group's leader Luis Ko (高志明), page 162 quoted Dr. Gaston J.C. Wu (professor & dean, Taiwan Normal University) that Taiwan's vegetables and fruits should be flush thoroughly with plenty of flowing water, those tiny gaps and hollows also need to be brushed before cooking or/and eating. No just soaking vegetables and fruits in water in a large basin ...

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◆ United Daily (5-18-2016, 5-19-2016, head page ): expired seafood (expired 5~11 years) were in 5 star hotels, e.g., Westin(六福皇宮), Howard(福華)、Palais de Chine(君品)、Ambassador(國賓)、Royal(老爺)、TienLai(天籟)、Fleur de Chine(雲品)...
◆ Apple Daily (10-29-2015): Black-heart firm sold ARBELLA Italia noodle with disgusted worms to 268 restaurants including 5 star hotels French Le Meridien and Hotel Royal Taipei, etc.

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Taiwan
food

◆ <Business Today>, Taiwan

◎ Pic. above: The secret that restaurant bosses don't dare to speak out !
Fatal & Horrible cooking materials/ingredients !
A top chef : "These cuisine are made for customers, you guys (assistants in kitchen) don't eat them ! "

◆ The New York Times, The Economist (11.29.2014) comment and analyzed that a series of food safety scandals is one of few main factors causing the KMT, Taiwan's ruling party, has suffered one of its worst electoral defeats since Chiang Kai-shek and his forces fled to the island at the end of Chinese civil war in 1949.

◆ Taiwanese government never does some soul searching and corrects the wrong, according to Business Weekly (No. 1436, June 2015), "It's weirdo !!, Taiwanese government's food-safety check only focuses on 3 dried products - dried daylily, dried radish, and preserved fruits (snacks)", National Taiwan University professor Wu K.Y. comments it as "Completely evading the crucial point", "those 3 items are very low risky products", and "Taiwan's food safety is nothing but a slogan (台灣食安只有口號-apple daily 3-28-2015 http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/20150328/582381/)".

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pic: "Comment Taiwan food" ranks No. 1
on English Google, 2-20-2018, 8-14-2017

◎ Pic. right: Taiwan's government is unable to do administration on food industry, all Taiwanese people are in deep risk !
Black hearted soy sauce harms the whole Taiwan! it appears almost all night markets, snack shops, restaurants ... <Business Today> no. 856

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◆ Apple Daily News (蘋果日報) 8-28-2015, A2 Prime News Edition

The incidence rate of Taiwanese people suffering colon/rectal cancer was ranked world No.1 (2nd is Korea, 3rd Slovakia) , Taipei Medical University Hospital's director of surgeons expressed Taiwan's food scandals constantly happened in recent years, many black-heart tainted foods containing Carcinogen (cancer producer) is a factor causing high incidence rate.

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◆ TVBS 2-10-2018 9:30pm (健康2.0): Taiwanese business usually take lousy means for better profits ― renamed Basa as 鯰魚(catfish), or faked (pretended it as) 魴魚(chinese bream, Zeidae) or 多利魚(St. Pierre, John Dory Fish, pangasius hypophthalmus) to sell.

　
◆ The Liberty Times - Weekender 9.18.2015 Industrial bleaching agent, plumping agent with Aluminum, Industrial adhesives Maleic Acid, Sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate dihydrate (CH3NaO3S) , Gypsum of pharmaceutic , corn starch, phosphatic, formaldehyde (HCHO), etc were used as foods addictives by some businesses for better selling. (for full details pls. ref. to Liberty Times)

Business Today.no.856, 2013 : not only banned colouring agent, copper chlorophyllin cooking oil, toxic ('poisonous') starch, dangerous levels of industrial plasticisers, poor-quality rice, deceptive advertising bakery ... were exposed in Taiwan media, but also dangerous materials/ingredients like hydrogen peroxide, Rongalite (Sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate dihydrate 吊白塊 ) , Formaldehyde Solution(福馬林), borax(硼砂) , salicylic acid (水楊酸), NaNO2 nitrite (亞硝酸鹽), fluorescent whitening/bleaching agent (螢光增白劑), copper salts (铜鹽), Sudan (蘇丹红), Butter Yellow(奶油黃), Rhodamine B (鹽基桃紅精), Auramine (黃色色素鹽基性芥黃), H202 (過氧化氫), 4-ethoxyphenylurea(乙氧基苯脲), Lead oxide (氧化铅), potassium bromate；bromic acid potassium salt (溴酸钾) etc food additives were found in Taiwan's black-heart food & cuisine industries.

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◆ Apple Daily 11-20-2015: Taiwan food scandals is still flourishing and still in the ascendant, even the law was amended to increase punishment, major events include poisonous (Methyl yellow, chemical 二甲基黃 illegally added) dried bean curd, chemical-soak kelp, sea tangle, pepper powders with industrial-used Magnesium carbonate (工業級碳酸鎂), and Unagi Kabayaki eels with Malachite green, tea drink with DDT residue, food scraps and kitchen waste entered food market supply chain, besides, food imported from Japan high-radiation area were hidden or covered / NTU professor 林鈺雄. Furthermore, The Liberty Times (9-4-2016): black-heart sauce entered night market, and street-front shops ― small-eat shops, breakfast shops ... in Northern Taiwan for 1 year already.

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◆ <CTV> (中視 "新聞一點通"), 9.25.2013 13:35pm

Even you cook by yourself, still have chance to eat some black-heart ingredients/materials... ("台灣小吃幾乎淪陷" 就算你三餐自己烹調也不見得避開所有黑心食材)

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◆ <BBC>, 6-6-2013 "台湾来鸿：危机四伏的饮食"High-risk industrial starch foods like oden (黑轮, fish cake), Taiwanese meatball, black tapioca pearl (粉圆) are popular Taiwanese small eats in night markets, Most of toxic/poisonous soy sauce were sold and delivered to night markets, including best-known Shih Lin night markets... Taiwan is the only country eating cured products made by animal-feed, G.M.(genetic modified) soya beans. (主妇联盟说台湾是世界上唯一直接食用饲料级基改黄豆加工的豆制品国家。)

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6. Fast foods/burgers/pubs in Taiwan

NAT GEO (4-16-2016) reminded customers that burger's stuffed meat may not be good because it mixed with unknown part of beef, chemical materials, and probably some germs ... ('不得而知的部位、香草、黏合劑與化學成份，或許還有絞前肉表面的病菌' brief translation)

◆ US Wendy's already pull back from Taiwan market, McDonald's already withdrew (Taiwanese business took over around 2017), a Burger King near "US Embassy" ( American Institute in Taiwan ) was closed in 2015, You still can have some other choices - Western business, e.g., KFC, Pizza Hut, 7-Eleven, StarBucks, Subway, etc, and Japanese MOS Hamburger (摩斯), Family Mart, etc。A Big Mac takes 3+ days or 51 days to digest ? click for Controversy of McDonald's in Asia .

       ◆ supermarkets or hypermarkets, such as RT-Mart, Costco, Carrefour, etc, sell fast-food as well.

    ◆ As for Taiwanese-Brand hamburgers, pls. ref. to the Liberty Times - Weekend Life(9-12-2015) :"You must have a bite - A List of Super Evil Delicious Hamburgers (超邪惡美味漢堡 - 必咬名店大公開)"。

                  ● Must-eat in Northern Taiwan:
                        ● Burger Ray (Cardiac Heart-disease burger ) phone: 8771-5811;
                              ● Burger Fix 27516628 , Ambassador Hotel (國賓大飯店) 1Bite2Go restaurant;
                              ● Burger&Co 27840182;
                              ● Cali burger (Mexico flavor) ZhongXiao E. Rd., Sec. 4, Ln.205, Alley 7, No.1;
                              ● Bravo Burger 8771-9787;
                        ● Palais de Chine Hotel (君品酒店) Le Bar 2181-9999 (Alaska Crab Beef burger NT680),
                  ● Must-eat in Central Taiwan: ●傻子漢堡 04-2375-9113; ●牛逼洋行 04-2372-1755; ●For Farm Burger 04-2234-3535
                  ● Must-eat in Southern Taiwan: ●A J Burger 06-2095171; ●布雷克漢堡 07-5224205; ●豐盛廚房 07-5509893
                   for reference

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◆ Asian flavour pub/bar (酒館) / The Liberty Times (自由時報,LTN) Weekly (周報), 12-8-2018

name	brief	contacts
New Trend (新串)	Japanese traditional painting decoration (東方味餐酒館浮世繪現代居酒屋)	Taipei city 02-2711-6169
Broccoli Bear	Korea cuisine combined with Taiwanese cuisine , plus creative Korean cocktail (韓菜結合台菜食堂 + 創意韓式調酒, 引入台灣)	Taipei city (松江路) 02-2523-6878
Thai Bistro (泰常玖)	Thailand Royal sour & spicy dishes (皇室酸辣泰菜)	Tai-Chung city 04-2320-6889
肥灶聚場	New way to have traditional Taiwanese dishes (辦桌菜新吃法)	Tai-Nan city 06-299-2588
Woody I Love You	Taiwanese atmosphere pub , stir fried dishes (台式餐酒館情韻熱炒)	Kao-hsiung city (楠梓區) 07-363-5838

◆ Taiwan's vegetarianism restaurants / Apple Daily, TW, 12-9-2018

name	brief	price
饗賓餐旅<果然匯>	buffet	lunch NT538, dinner NT638
玉品集團<舒果>	combo meal (套餐或單點)	NT398 ~
<漢來蔬食>	meal	price by items ordered

◆ Taiwan's tasteful breakfast for gourmets / Apple Daily, 3-12-2016

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Taiwan's best breakfast for gourmets

pic.: This site commenting Taiwan restaurants

in both Chinese and in English

was ranked No.1 on US Google , 9-3-2018, 2-21-2018

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PS: Kao-hsiung city mayor, a rising star, 韓國瑜's " favor list"

☉富野路鴨肉本 ☉興中二路正牌白糖裸 ☉立德街鄧家粉圓冰 ☉武廟路府城虱目魚 ☉彌陀區文山伯府虱目魚 , etc

PS1:

Taiwan president Tsai's favorite food (蔡英文美食地圖)

Taipei	street-front shops / address	Taiwanese cuisines
	華山6165小吃殿/北平東路二八號	Japanese style olen/Kantoni & "prince noodle& half-done-egg bun 甜不辣&王子麵&半熟蛋包
	正宗台南意面/鎮江街七-1號	Tainan style spaghetti noodle意麵
	歐華酒店/林森北	euro. steak 地中海牛排
	老爺酒店	deep fried shrimp 炸明蝦
	逸香園/忠孝東一152	Hakka ethnic group quick-fry客家小炒
	美濃屋拉麵/長安東一段22-18	Ramen (Japanese noodle)喜多方拉麵, 煎餃
	田園台菜/東豐2	fried eel 炒鱔
	三峽山泉/民生街149	Douhua (dessert made from the softest, silkiest tofu )水豆花
	金合和/新莊路269	salty pancake/pies 鹹光餅
	板橋第一家/南雅夜市後段	pig-blood pie 豬血糕
	鶯歌勇伯/中正一路157	Taiwanese "trash" noodle垃圾麵
	三峽池家/大同105	Ba wan (Giant meat dumplings) 肉圓
	油庫口/文化路一188巷44	Oa misua / oyster vermicelli 蚵仔麵線
	阿典/三重雙園58	Ba wan (Giant meat dumplings) 肉圓
	無名/蘆洲信義146	Taiwanese Checkr Dry Noodle 切仔面
The China Times, 5-29-2016

Taoyuan桃園	street-front shops / address	Taiwanese cuisines
	楊記/中壢新生路109號	Flat rice noodles美濃粄條
	大江屋/龍潭大北坑街1998巷65號	stuffy local Crucian carp 闷土鯽魚、spicy& wine pork knuckle五香醉豬腳
HsinChu新竹	城隍廟柳家/中山75	ground pork & mushroom with rice肉燥飯
HsinChu新竹	清香/關西中豐一段422號	Fried flat rice noodles炒粄條
MiaoLi苗栗	楊文忠/寶樹路10	yolk noodle蛋黃麵、 wonton餛飩
TaiChung台中	阿嬤/后里民生149-3	pig-blood soup豬血湯
	阿二現炒/南屯黎明路二79	tilapia fish吳郭魚
	Frajo法爵/南屯公益路二1	state banquet combo meal國宴套餐
ZhangHua彰化	阿璋/長安144	Ba wan (Giant meat dumplings)肉圓
ZhangHua彰化	阿添/民族455	clam noodle蛤仔麵
YuanLin雲林	西螺福記/建興277	smoked goose noodle煙燻鵝麵
YuanLin雲林	阿貴/虎尾林森路一311	small steam bun小籠包
JiaEe嘉義	林聰明/中正路361	fish head en casserole沙鍋魚頭
The China Times, 5-30-2016

Tainan 台南	street-front shops / address	Taiwanese cuisines
	灣裡火城麵/南區灣裡404號	soup noodle火城羹麵
	無米樂米食館/後壁墨林里292號	fa cakes 發粿
	連得堂/北區崇安54	pancake煎餅
Kaohsiung 高雄	阿香廚房/美濃中山二635號	choppork山茶排骨
	華仔店/三民同盟二路 61號	hot pot筒骨鍋
	高雄婆婆冰/七賢三路135	shaved ice with mango and milk/cream芒果牛奶冰
	魚壽司/前金成功一路358	egg fried bamboo shoots 蛋炒綠竹筍
	吳媽媽饺子/左營翠峰8	boiled dumpling 水餃
TaiDong 台東	楊記家傳/大同149-1	fried sweet potato balls 地瓜酥
	陳記麻糬/博愛186	swordfish mochi/Rice cake旗魚麻糬
	海草健康輕食/中山205	chicken soup steamed dumpling 海草雞汁湯包
	金花軒卑南包仔/卑南更生北182	pork bun with bamboo shoots筍丁肉包
	津芳/正氣358	salty ice candy鹹冰棒
	寶桑/正氣192	sweet (rice) dumplings 湯圓
PinDong 屏東	東港/勝利196-2	boiled dumpling水餃
	大埔/柳州19	rice cake; rice pudding米糕
	張記/潮州育英35-1	Taiwanese meatball/ba wan 肉圓
	旭功/枋山光復70	Sweet and sour pork ribs糖醋排骨
	The China Times, 6-5-2016

PS2: Legislators tips street foods, make u full / The China Times 中國時報, 2-20-2018

*legislators*	city	favorite cuisines
蔡適應	基隆Keeling city	孝三路 - 簡家蚵仔煎(雙醬), 基隆傳統燒賣
蔡易餘	嘉義JiaEe	景山國小旁古早味肉嗲(NT25)豆菜麵(NT20)
張麗善	雲林Yuan-Lin	虎尾近福安宮河堤大腸包小腸
王惠美	鹿港Lu-Gun	樂群路阿桑麵線糊 (NT30)

PS3:

pic.: This sites-group was was ranked No.1 by "comment

Taiwan restaurants" on MetaGER of Europe, 10-26-2018

pic.: This site was was ranked No.1 by "comment

Taiwan restaurants" on US Bing, 10-14-2018,
9-3-2018, 6-22-2018,
3-19-2018 (Chinese version)

pic.: This sites-group was was ranked No.1 by "comment

Taiwan restaurants" on Baidu of China, 10-26-2018

pic.:"comment Taiwan restaurants"
was ranked No.1 on US Google, 10-14-2018,
9-3-2018, 6-22-2018,1-26-2018

(Chinese version)

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pic.: This site was was ranked No.1 by "comment Taiwan restaurants" on Yahoo search engine,
10-14-2018, 9-3-2018, 6-22-2018 (Chinese version)

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pic.: This site was was ranked No.1 by "comment

Taiwan foods" on US Google, 9-3-2018,
6-22-2018, 3-19-2018

This site was was ranked

No.1 by "comment

Taiwan foods" on US Bing, 10-15-2018,

9-3-2018,
6-22-2018, 3-19-2018

This site was was ranked No.1 by "comment Taiwan foods" on Yahoo search, 10-15-2018,
9-3-2018, 6-22-2018, 3-19-2018

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pic.: No.1 "comment Taiwan restaurants"on Yahoo , 10-14-2018, 9-3-2018
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pic.: No.1 "comment Taiwan night markets"on Bing , 9-3-2018
(Chinese version)

pic.: No.1 "comment Taiwan night markets"on Google , 9-3-2018

PS3-1:

pic.: No.1 "comment Taiwan restaurants"on Baidu ,

6-22-2018, 4-29-2018, 3-17-2018

(Chn version)

pic.: No.1 "comment Taiwan night markets" on Baidu of China
, 3-9-2018

pic.: No.1 "comment Taiwan restaurants"on Baidu ,

6-22-2018, 4-29-2018, 3-17-2018

pic. : The sites-group was ranked No.1 and No.2 by "comment Taiwan restaurants" on Baidu of China, 1-26-2020, 11-29-2019

pic. : No.1 "comment Taiwan night markets" on Yahoo Japan (largest search engine in Japan), 10-31-2020

Pic. left: Ranking No.1 on google by English keyword "comment Taiwan restaurants" ,
10-14-2018, 1-1-2018, 9-19-2017, 6-5-2016, Oct. 6, 2015, Sept. 2, 2015.
Pic. right: Ranking No.1 on Yahoo by keyword "comment Taiwan foods" or "comment Taiwan delicacies",
2-20-2018, 1-10-2017, Sept. 2, 2015.

　
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Lao Shan Dong Homemade Noodles

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Sate House

Tao Luan Ting Roast Peking Duck Palace

Lo Chi Hsiao Chao

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Yu Pin Yuan Iced and Hot Tangyuan

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Liang Chi Lu Wei梁記滷味

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A Kuo Noodles

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Tien Hsia San Chueh

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Liu Yu Zi

Yuan Fang Guabao

Fang Chia Shredded Chicken on the Rice

Stinky Tofu Boss

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Yong-Kang Beef Noodle永康牛肉麵

Hsiung Chi Scallion Pancake

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Good Friend Cold Noodles

Dian Shui Lou (Songshan)

Chen Tung Pork Ribs Medicinal Herbs Soup

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Hai Yu Pork Ribs

Peng Family彭園

A Kuo Lu Wei

Rong Rong Yuan榮榮園

Saffron Fine Indian Cuisine

Talking Heads

Mother's Kitchen女娘的店

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Halal Chinese Beef Noodles (Da'an)

Sung Chu Yuan

Mai Mien Yen Tsai

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Cabbage Rice and Pork Rib Soup

Lo Chi Hsiao Chao 駱記小炒

Yu Pin Yuan Iced and Hot Tangyuan御品元冰火湯圓

Liang Chi Lu Wei 梁記滷味

Golden Fried Chicken格登炸雞-通化夜市

A Nan Sesame Oil Chicken阿男麻油雞

Wu Wang Tsai Chi

Unnamed Clay Oven Roll無名推車燒餅

Corn House Grilled Corn 玉米家烤玉米

Shan-Nei Chicken 山內雞肉

Stinky Tofu Boss 臭老闆臭豆腐

Chang Hung Noodles

Yuan Fang Guabao

Wang's Broth小王清湯瓜仔肉

Lan Chia Guabao 藍家割包

Hsiung Chi Scallion Pancake 雄記蔥抓餅

Beef Noodles and Beef Entrails Soup紅燒牛肉麵牛雜湯

Tung Fa Hao

東發號油飯麵線

Mochi Baby (麻糬寶寶)

Chen Tung Pork Ribs Medicinal Herbs Soup陳董藥燉排骨