my attempt at beef noodles

one of my favorite places for beef noodles uses chinese herbs to braise the beef shanks. here's my attempt to imitate them.

From my cooking

pickled clams

one of my favorite taiwanese dishes is clams pickled in garlic, chili peppers, and soy sauce. here's my attempt

From my cooking

winter in taiwan

this will be my first winter in taiwan in 26 years.  the weather dropped today below 50F, with rain and wind.  it was cold.

whiple house

I followed hungryintaipei's post to Whiple House, a fusion restaurant on the second floor of a retail store that sells furniture and clothes. The environment really made it feel like being in someone's house. The food was awesome, especially their interpretation of pasta carbonara, using uni to substitute for raw egg, and crab instead of bacon. we also got their seafood risotto, and fresh baked bread which came with some really good jam.

20101211 whiple house