Taiwan - Cuisine
If you try it just once you will
remember it forever...
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The culinary culture of the Chinese people goes back a
very long time; and while Chinese food can be enjoyed in every large city
in the world today, true gourmets know that only in Taiwan is it possible
to enjoy fine authentic cuisine from all the different regions of China.
In Taiwan, where it seems the people live to eat, it is said that there
is a snack shop every three steps and a restaurant every five. These establishments
serve all kinds of Chinese food, from the roast duck, smoked chicken,
lamb hotpot, fish in wine sauce, beef with green peppers, and scallop
and turnip balls of the north to the camphor-tea duck, salty fried chicken
with spices, honey ham, stir-fried shrimp, dry-fried eggplant, and spicy
bean curd of the south.
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As the island's economy has developed rapidly in recent
years, its culinary culture has expanded beyond the traditional Chinese
foods to Chinese-style fast-food chains, thus bringing greater complexity
than ever before to the art of Chinese dining. Foreign foods from all
over the world have also made their appearance in Taiwan, and the island
is now filled with eateries serving American hamburgers, Italian pizza,
Japanese sashimi, German pig's knuckles, Swiss fondue, and just about
everything else. All of this makes Taiwan a veritable paradise for gourmands.
Taiwan's own native cuisine has also become known around the world, and
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