Morning! Woke up at 730am to msn and email... see those chinese characters on the keyboard... seeing them is like seeing *stars*, they all look the same to me...
Woke up early so as to try the dim sum at Yong Kang Street - The Restaurant with the Vertical Red Signboard - Gao Ji - We travel all the way from Xi Men Ding for this, as it was mentioned in some guidebooks and forums to be good.
When we reached there, the first dissapointment - dim sum menu is not ready until 1100, so we only get to eat the limited selection of the breakfast menu which are mainly just baos (buns). Tea wasf irst served...
2nd Disappointment - Nothing spectacular... not worth mentioning...
Xiao Long Bao - third dissapointment - Din Tai Fung in Singapore makes better XLB
Black Sesame Bun - 4th Dissapointment - The black sesame filling is so little as you can see... and its not very tasty lar...
Remember this restaurant - The price is not very cheap and food is not very nice... do not be conned by the travel guidebooks, they merely recommend this just because the restaurant setting is nicer... What matters is the food...
We are determined to find something nicer along this street, no, not Din Tai Fung pls! The queue for Din Tai Fung may be long, but mostly are locals who are attracted by the nicer deco, food wise nothing spectacular too... eat in Singapore lar. So we roam around and found this hidden Jewel! Omg... This is the best best best find we had in the days that we spent in Taipei. Pls listen to me and go to this shop along Yong Kang Street! You defintely won't regret! As i am typing now, i am missing the food from this place terribly...
Note the shop name
All the baos, su, chinese pastries... and a huge pot of oil... tsk tsk.. you know what's that for... it goes into your food!
First elation - Black Sesame Biscuit
Look at the amount of paste inside... its not just the amount... the quality rocks... the moment we ate our first bite, we really go oooohh... this is soooo good in sync. Without any hesitation, we asked the server to pack 3 dozens for us to bring back to Singapore! lol. this is how good it is! It is damn good... if i were to give it a CAP score, this thing scores 5.0/5.0! Its dry and crisp outside, but the black sesame paste melts in your mouth into watery black sesame.. The aroma filling your mouth - indescribable...HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
This is the address
2nd elation - Prawn Meat Dumpling
Unlike normal prawn dumpling or Har Kow, this one is so special! There is one big juicy and fresh prawn that literaly burst as you bite on it! along with minced meat wrapped in the dumpling skin. As you bite, the hot soup oozes out, just like xiao long bao, but this has prawn, and this gotta be the Xiao Long Bao that I have ever eaten... beats Din Tai Fung downright!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Eight Treasure Yam Cake - Ba Bao Orh Nee - this is steam yam cake with 8 treasures, which are Chrysanthemum, Tangerine peel, Hawthorn, medlar, wild tea, honeysuckle, cassia seed and rock sugar. The first bite into it is like eating orh nee, but with the sweetness of the 8 treasures... niceeeee... But too bad cannot bring back...
And inside has hot red bean paste that ooz out... man... nice...
Red Bean Cake - This is a Chinese cake that has red beans embedded within, and red bean paste inside. It is steamed until soft, taste sweet and the texture is kinda chewy... love this too...I love everything from this place... but too bad i have no time to go back there again, cos we are leaving the next afternoon. Back in hotel, I made a call to this place to check out what time they open, as I wanted to buy more of the Black Sesame Biscuit back to give to friends and also to have my breakfast there again, but sadly it is only open at 10am. =(
SO do take note... This place opens for business at 10am! It is a MUST GO! A hidden treasure that not many people know... Do not judge a book by its cover...
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