Footprints Recruiting

Ever been in a restaurant and looked over at the table next to you and though... YUM... I want that.  That happens to me ALL the time. You know what I do.  I point and nod my head and say PLEASE.  Then I ask what the name is and I write in down in my little notebook.  When the food comes to me,if it's good, I give it a couple stars so I can remember what or how to order it in the future. 

Here's a list of a couple of the staple yummies:

• Dumplings or Dim Sum or Wontons
  • Whatever you want to call them, these little things are wrapped with YUMMY goodness. I love the dumpling/dim sum restaurants that bring trays of these by, I never know what I am getting but seldom am I unimpressed. When i take one I give the waiter a look like, "Is this good?", she usually nods and when I bite in I express my feeling to her, to which she usually smiles like she has achieved something. By the end of most meals the waiters and waitresses are bringing special dishes to the table nodding and saying "Try, you like."
• Mochi
  • this is a traditional sweet snack made with glutinous rice and is either dipped in peanut powder or filled witha variety of pastes incliding sesame, taro, green tea, brown sugar and/or red beans.
• Steamed Buns
  • These are a breakfast tradition for me and there are local specialties in every county in Taiwan. You can get bacon and egg in them or sausage or ham and spicy vegetables or fruit or pork filled yumminess. Try them. You'll love them. It doesn't necesarily just have to be for breaky... this is a perfect snack food any time.
• Bubble Tea
  • Bubble Tea is the catch-all name for endless unusual names of this drink such as: tapioca pearl drink, tapioca ball drink, pearl shake, pearl tea, black pearl tea, big pearl, boba tea, boba ice tea, boba nai cha, milk tea, bubble drink, zhen zhu nai cha, momi, momi milk tea, QQ, BBT, PT, and possibly many other names. Like the names, there is a myriad of flavours, colors, tastes etc that you can get in and for your bubble tea. A definite to try. Don't just stop at one though. There are a huge array.
• Shaved Ice
  • For those of you with a sweet tooth this is the perfect dessert. A snowl-like mound of finely ground or shaved ice with intense flavouring poured over it. This is likely the pre-decessor of ice-cream and sorbet or sherbet. Only concern here is where the frozen water has come from... despite this risk, I never turned down a serve of shaved ice.
• Beef Jerky
  • Beef jerky is another trademark of Taiwan. The history behind this explains perhaps why beef jerky is so special in Taiwan. Not noted as a producer of beef and not really establishing itself with power and development until recently, the only way to actually keep meat was to smoke it and then to only eat it on very special ocassions. It is now an art form and definitely something to try while you are in Taiwan.

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