ADDRESS : Going Aboard with Buddha Boy & Buddha Girl
PHONE # : xxx-xxx-xxxx
When you're on the trip with two old ladies...what's their favorite thing to do? SHOPPING!!! From clothing to books...you name it...we were everywhere!!! We had a tight schedule today...so for lunch, I brought Buddha Boy and the two aunties to Yon-Kang Cut Noodles...this place is famous for their cut noodles, but I never tried it before...the place that I usually go to (as I was growing up) was further away and was out of the way...
This place really only serve three types of noodles...Beef Noodles, Beef Soup Noodles (no meat, just soup), and Cha-Chiang Noodles (dry noodles with pork sauce and shredded veggie)
Other than noodles, you can also order Taiwanese Pork Meatball Soup, Clear Beef Broth, and appetizer dishes...
We went quite early...so they have not yet put everything out...
Grabbed some tea from the fridge...ok...I came across a blog the other day that blogged about Liu's Taiwanese Restaurant in Richmond...the author did not like the place because Liu's did not have BBT or animal inner parts for appetizers...he/she thought those items are a must for any Taiwanese restaurant...um...maybe in Vancouver...but definitely not in Taiwan...it's very rare to see BBT on the menu at any restaurants in Taiwan...unless it's a BBT house or a student hang-out...what you see on the menu (for food) at 604 BBT places are not even the same as the ones in Taiwan...in Taiwan...most of those BBT houses serve items similar to HK-style cafes...just wanted to clarify...
Two of our four appetizers (or side plates)...Cold-Marinated Seaweed and Cold-Marinated Tofu Noodles
The other two appetizers...Cold Marinated Pressed Tofu and Cold-Marinated Taiwanese Cabbage.
I shared a Cha-Chiang Noodles with Aunt F since both of us don't eat beef...
Buddha Boy and Aunt V each had a Beef Noodle...
Pickled Veggie and Spicy Bamboo...to mix into the Beef Noodles...
After all the shopping...we met up with my mom and went to a place where the Sifu (Master) takes you into underworld...sound scary???
I have came to this place many times...apparently...I was one of the first from my mom's group who actually "saw" things when I "went in"...you may be wondering where I went and what I saw...well...it's a long story...if you are interested...email me...lol!!!
Anyways...due to language barriers, Buddha Boy usually sits on the side while I am "inside"...but he always wanted to come along because his favorite place for Taiwanese Crispy Popcorn Chicken was right by the temple!!!
Look at all those selections...basically...Taiwanese Crispy Popcorn Chicken is only one of the items you can get of vendors like this in Taiwan...but it's been generalized as Yian-Su-Gee (meaning salt crispy chicken)...but we generally call it Crispy Popcorn Chicken...Taiwanese-style...lol!!! Common items include squid, popcorn chicken, yam fries, blood pudding, chicken butt, fish balls, firm tofu, tempura, potato fries, etc...
After visiting the "underworld"...Uncle L and Aunt S (who also came with us to the temple) invited us to Haw-Gee (Cantonese...Ho-Kee)...
Oooh...Mullet Roes...
Pick and choose...cook on the spot...look at all that food!!!
Mmmmm...all that seafood....yummy!!!
Huge mushrooms...LOL!!!
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Since mom won't let me drink Taiwan beer (since I have been drinking from the moment I step onto Taiwan soil)...I ordered few bottles of Ramune...ahhhh...brought back childhood memories!!!
