Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Enjoy traditional Chinese food in Taiwan

There are various kinds of cuisine that you can enjoy in Taiwan. Taiwanese cuisine itself has the influences from mid to southern provinces of China, most remarkably from the province of Fujian. Taiwan cuisine has also the impacts of Japanese style of cooking. Tourists can enjoy traditional Chinese food in Taiwan, alongside Fujian and Hakka-style as well as native Taiwanese dishes.

Pork, rice, soy are the most common ingredients found in Taiwanese cuisines. Beef is far less common. Seafood too forms an important portion of Taiwanese food which comprises of different things varying from large fish such as tuna and grouper, to sardines and even smaller fish such as anchovies. Seafood in Taiwan also comprises of crustaceans, squid, and cuttlefish are also eaten.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Taipei places of interest


Earlier the streets of Taipei were chaotic and were the city was known as the ugly duckling of Asia. Today, Taipei is a dynamic capital city of Taiwan. Tourists will surely figure out the striking balance maintained by Taipei as business city and tourist destination. Shrines, temples and old colonial buildings have been featuring since the ancient times.

People visiting Taipei can make visit to Bao-An Temple, Botanical Garden, Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Confucius Temple, Longshan Temple and more.