Dan vs Food
How Much Thai Food Can ยฃ35 Get You In The UK ๐ฌ๐ง
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So I'm due a hotpot. Today I'm in London's Chinatown at the first hotpot restaurant in the city; Shu Xiang Ge. Spicy, numbing, boiling broth of fresh Szechuan peppercorns, chilli, dried chilli, chilli oil, with a selection of beef cuts, chicken feet, tripe, noodles. And of course Baijo, Chinese rice wine pushing 60% ALC volume. Divine. What a meal.
Address: 10 Gerrard St, London W1D 5PW
Opening times: 12pm-10:30pm every day
Price: ยฃ130 for everything
Tel: 07445 366666
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So, all I wanted to do was return my watch.
3 problems in less than 24 hours.
Did I deserve a refund or not?
Let me know your thoughts on this video.
Join me on a bus journey to my new area of Taipei; Luzhou. Hotel check in + good foodโ๏ธ
Join me for a mini shopping trip here in Taipei. I Fancied a market walk around in the city, needed to get a few bits, and grab a delicious bao bun as well.
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Another video of me going from A to B, and another long one; changing to a new part of the city of taipei, and of course, me blah blah blahing away โ๏ธ
Channel members video from last year, 2023, now made public for you all.
Join me for a stroll around Wanhua then lunch at a random food court consisting of pork cutlet, dumplings, green beans, pumpkin & tomato with egg plus a side of 3 saucy dips, pretty damn gooood... enjoy โ๏ธ
Channel Member's video from last year now posted publicly for you all!
So, I just landed, here's my first 30 minutes after checking into my hostel, I head out to find some fooood and have a mooch around Zhongxiao Dunhua which is located on the blue Bannan Metro Line stop in Taipei
Also, apologies for the lighting frequency in the street food restaurant, the setting on my GoPro was set to a Hertz which is different here in Taiwan.
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Hunting for the famous Ramly burger in a random part of Kuala Lumpur โ๏ธ
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Steamed buns, shawarma, and getting lost trying to find my new accommodation โ๏ธ
*Channel members video from last year (2023) now being posted publicly*
Chinatown lunch and walk and talk and eat for you all โ๏ธ
Channel members video from last year.
Buffet time
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An early evening sunset walk-around looking for something to eat to satisfy my hangover munchies. I skipped on the chicken heads & blood soup, instead I went for a simpler choice, fried chicken, fried aubergine, mixed noodles & winter melon (I think it was anyway). Meal rating 1.5 out of 10...
Channel members video from last year. After eating a ton of Mila's Lechon, which was delicious, let's walk around central Manila, close by to Santa Cruz, the streets here are insane, busy, bustling, and ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ. I love it, but still gotta have a bit of a moan ๐๐ต๐ญ๐ฅด๐ต๐ญ๐ฅต
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A bit of a walk around looking for a spot of lunch in Ueno, but couldn't decide on a place, so ended up trying out Japan's KFC ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
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Channel members video from last year. A long walk from Otemachi to Shimbashi after just eating an epic meal at Moyan Buffet, 40 minutes chatting nonsense again - Enjoy!
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Channel members video from last year. Today, I take the train from Nakai to Meguro, and of course chat a lot along the way. That's it โ๏ธ
So, of course the menu was all in Japanese, and the picture looked nothing like a hotpot, I thought it was some kind of prawn salad or something, so I ordered, thinking I can eat quickly & keep on preparing for my day's filming tomorrow. However, when this rocked up, I couldn't resist. I had to make a video for you..Enjoy ๐โค๏ธ๐ฏ๐ต๐๐ฏ๐ตโค๏ธ๐
Channel members video from last year. So, I'm here! Take a sneak peek of my local area in Tokyo; Sugamo, while I try and recover from a jetlag & chat nonsense for almost half an hour ๐คช
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Channel member's video from last year. Today, I'll be taking you around a market in Calcutta, India. I bought some shoes yesterday, but they gave me the wrong size. How hard will it be to get them exchanged or refunded.
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Channel members video from last year. By far my favourite place I've visited in India so far, today is a walk around central Calcutta.
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Channel members video, from last year. My first morning in Rishikesh, managed to film the start of an Indian wedding and the groom trying to mount the horse ๐โ๏ธ๐
Hauz Khas by night โ๏ธ
A channel members video from last year, now made public. Come check out the not so fun tourist area of Mumbai... probably won't be return :/
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A channel members video from last year, now made public. Another Mumbai walk around โ๏ธ
A channel members video from last year, now made public. Let's go on a stroll around central Mumbai.
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So, today's my last meal in Edinburgh and after eating so much insanely delicious Scottish food over the past 5 days I decided on some different; Chinese buffet!
With great reviews and boasts of more than 100 individual dishes to choose from, China Red was the one I decided on. This restaurant offers everything from chicken balls to shredded duck pancakes to teppanyaki & spicy king prawn dishes, salmon sashimi, even pizza!!
The vast array of options is overwhelming, pretty much impossible to try them all, I show you all the dishes at the start of the video just to show you but I only managed to eat maybe 30% of them, wishing I had space for more.
Considering this is a buffet and the dishes are laid out for a while, everything I ate tasted fresh and wasn't dry & was full of flavour.
If you're looking for a decent buffet at a reasonable price, I would recommend China Red.
The only downside was the mapo tofu. It was overly salty & spicy, no love & care was put into this dish. After trying mapo tofu in China & Malaysia, I'd have to say this was the worst Chinese dish I've ever eaten, very disappointed ๐
Saying that, everything else was damn good.
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Today is my last full day in Scotland so join me on the Water of Leith Walkway; starting at the port of Leith and ending up in Dean Village. Another rainy day of course. Not complaining though, it was awesome!
The path follows winding canals through the greenery of outer Edinburgh. We check out the botanical gardens too which was great, pass some ancient monuments and finally Dean Bridge and village, definitely worth a visit, and a well needed walk!
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Join me for a Vietnamese lunch feast at Nam. Located opposite Haymarket train station, this gem of a find will certainly satisfy a Vietnamese slash asian food craving.
The food here is genuinely awesome and well well worth a visit...or two.
Trust me.
That's all.
Peace out โ๏ธ
Address: 46A Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 5LA
Opening times:
Monday - closed
Tuesday to Friday - 5-10pm
Saturday - 12-10pm
Sunday - 4-9pm
Price: Varies from ยฃ6-ยฃ22 per dish
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Take a chilled stroll with me around Edinburgh's Saturday morning farmer's market. located opposite the castle, this little market offers everything from smoked cured meat and roasted hog to fudge and homemade liquor.
I only take a few taster samples in this video because straight after I'll be heading to Nam Vietnamese restaurant to eat a feast of delicious foods, even though inside i truly wanted to eat everything in sight at this market.
Well worth a visit, I'd recommend this market, just be sure to have hold luggage so you can bring back liquid foods such as honey and alcohol. I only had cabin luggage.
Stay tuned for next video at Nam!
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Opening times: 9AM-2PM every Saturday
Today I'm sampling 3 dishes at the Piper's Rest smack bang in the heart of Edinburgh; Cullen skink, steak pie, and haggis!
This is my first time ever trying cullen skink, a rich & creamy smoked haddock soup served in a baked bread roll, absolute crisp dunkiness perfection!! The soup wasn't overly fishy, the smokey rich soup was of perfect consistency, with massive chunks of delicious fish evenly spread throughout. I can see how Scottish people can easily eat this dish on a cold winter's day.
The pie was crispy on the outside, gooey and wholesome underneath, filled with a beautiful beef steak filling in gravy, served with caramelised onion sauce, mashed potatoes and roasted veggies. divine!!
To end this meal I had haggis; lungs, liver & stomach of a sheep, served with mash and turnip and a whiskey sauce. Traditionally boiled, this version is actually baked, with strong flavours, spicy, acquired...hearty ๐คช
To wash all this divine food down I had a local pint of Scottish beer and sampled a couple of whiskeys too, well, why not.
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Address: 3 Hunter Square, Edinburgh EH1 1QW
Opening times: 10AM-1AM Daily
Price: ยฃ15-20 pp
Have an awesome day!!!
Hey how's it going! Today I am in Edinburgh, Scotland, for the first time ever! This eagerly awaited trip is finally here, a 6 episode series starts off with sampling The Edinburgh Larder's famous Scottish breakfast, battered Mars Bar at Castle Rock Fish & Chips, a walk around the Royal Mile in the city centre, a mini hike at Arthur's Seat & to finish off a Scottish whiskey & a pint of Tennant's at the Oldest Pub in Scotland; The Sheep Heid Inn!
I am absolutely loving my trip here to this beautiful city, even though it's rainy & a little cold; the food & whiskey no doubt helps though...
Stay tuned for more upcoming videos in this series; so much more coming up!!!
I hope you enjoy the video, have an awesome day!!!
Today I'm gonna be preparing & cooking Vietnamese style Spring Rolls! This dish is a must try, must cook & MUST EAT!
I'll be taking you through the entire process, from what fillings to use & how to prepare them, how to roll, fry, and fry again! Then we'll make the famous & utterly irresistable nouc mam dipping sauce.
All the ingredients are mentioned in the video, I don't go by exact measurements when cooking, but if you follow my method when you make them yourselves, you should be fine.
One thing to take note on, with the dipping sauce is that ALL fish sauces, vinegars & sugars vary from brand to brand, so keep tasting the sauce as you might have to make some small tweeks. Usually 95% of the time the sauce might need added water & sugar, so keep this in mind!
I seriously miss Asian food, especially Vietnamese, so I couldn't resist making the rolls today. It's been too long since I've eaten them, so it just had to be done. These Spring rolls are an perfect starter dish if hosting a dinner party, it's ALWAYS a winning dish!!
Massive thanks to the camera person, Rachael!xx
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Have an awesone day & Peace Out!
How's it going guys! Sorry for not posting any content recently. I'm now back working in England, been hibernating throughout the past few months of horrible English weather, but now, the sun's out, and it's hot!
I haven't had much motivation to make videos since being back from Asia, I'm working at the moment which is great, just waiting for my salary to come in so I can buy some much needed vlogging equipment in time for Summer!
I am going to make a video a week as of now, but will surely up that in the not so distant future. I now have my motivation back after this long break.
In this video me and my mate take you around a bunch of different places in Sussex, eat some locally sourced cheese, fresh road-side cherries and sample some utterly delicious Biltong!!
A big massive shout-out to Doomstall for the drone footage, ya legend!! Follow his IG below ๐๐๐
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Rudyard Kipling was in fact born in India, not Burwash, he grew up in South-end, not sure why his statue is on a bench in Burwash!
Hope you enjoy the vid today, Peace out!!
In today's video we attempt to take a walk to the other side of the river, however, I couldn't find the footpath over, so we walk north up the river and explore around Dadaocheng area, with its beautiful winding alleys and streets, we end up behind Taipei Main Train Station where we finally get some lunch; a pretty decent bowl of ramen, but some of the best sashimi I've ever had. Massive chunks of salmon, sail fish and tuna with wasabi soy sauce on the side, delicious ๐คค๐คค๐คค
I hope you enjoy today's walk around and exploration of Taipei's riverfront โ๏ธ
Time for a haircut, eventually. And I've found the cheapest barbers I've ever seen in Taiwan! Most barbers/hairdressers here cost 800+ TWD which is a ridiculous price...this barbers, only 100!! ๐
Thanks Steve and Michelle for the recommendation!
After the haircut I try out some Taiwanese soya milk and tofu dessert, yum!
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In this episode I meet up with my YouTuber friend Steve & Michelle and take a walk around Zhongshan area here in Taipei Taiwan. We explore through random and shops ending with a healthy lunch of mackerel with vegetables.
Apologies I haven't been making videos regularly, just busy with works, I'm getting back into the swing of it soon ๐
peace out โ๏ธ
In today's vlog I head to Taipei wholesale market located next to Songshan airport, a bustling area where you can find pretty much anything from fruits, vegetables, meats, seafoods, cooked dishes, king crab, wine, just about anything!
I take you on a shop inside the fruits and vegetable section of the market and see actually how cheap, or not so cheap some very simple and basic staple items cost. I was surprised how much I paid for 4 items of what should be cheap vegetables, well, they are cheap everywhere else around Asia that I've visited, but here, seems not.
I end up spending a lot more than expected at this wholesale market, do locals really pay that much for cabbage???
According to the internet, this means a Taiwanese local has to work about 50 minutes to earn enough to purchase one cabbage (minimum wage stats), to put this into perspective, a UK worker would be paying ยฃ10 for a cabbage....so I'm confused...
Cabbage Cabbage Cabbage, there's no cabbage emoji, so disappointed ๐
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So, this weekend is officially Mid Autumn Moon Festival, to celebrate the end of the harvest. I take you for a stroll around Ximen to check out what events and festivities are happening, but to be honest it was just like any other Friday night, maybe tomorrow will hold more celebrations in the city.
First in this vlog I buy some of the best and freshest coffee at my go to cafe, then head around Red House area, followed by the Japanese store Don Don Donkey. After this I stumble upon a family eating BBQ on the side of the street, they very kindly invited me to eat with them, amazing!
I hope you enjoy the vlog today, happy Moon Festival ๐น๐ผโฅ๏ธ๐น๐ผ
Today, I satisfy my Peking duck craving once and for all ๐คฃ Thanks to those who commented for duck recommendations here in Taipei, you're all amazing!
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In today's video we take a stroll around Ningxia night market here in Taipei! First I sample a grilled Taiwanese sausage dish consisting of pork & sticky rice, onion, basil with chilli, then, I find a deep fried battered squid stall, which is absolutely irresistible, so I had to get some of this, next up; deep fried batter pork spare rib coated in an amazing marinade! Time for a drink, iced watermelon!! So refreshing, a must after all these fatty & fried foods. Finally, I see something that I've never seen before, Pearl Corn, multicoloured corn on the cob, steamed within hot rocks, then dunked in a salty sauce, then bbq'd until caramelised... delicious!!!
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So I haven't posted in a little while, the reason being is talked about in this video! Thank you An Nguyen for your PayPal donation, I bought a tripod and some new batteries today thanks to you ๐๐
We then head to Ximen for some famous and delicious Taiwanese fried chicken ๐๐คค๐คค๐
Thanks for watching everyone!
Today I check in to the most luxurious hotel I've ever stayed in; The Riviera Hotel Taipei. In the video I show you how much $250 can get you in terms of hotel accommodation in Taipei, this eco friendly 4* hotel, located in the centre of the city, has old Taiwanese charm, with a twist of French classical interiors & artwork, including oil & canvas painting, furniture & style.
I stay in the Deluxe Suite, a huge room that includes a living area with Seriously comfortable French sofas, a bedroom with a queen size bed, a bathroom with separate bath and shower and sinks for him and her, Japanese style electronic toilet, with a ton of space, in fact I've never stayed in such a spacious hotel room before, it is epic!!!
The Riviera Hotel prides itself on being the first eco friendly hotel in Taiwan, the rain water is collected from the roof and is recycled for toilet use, and every single toiletry is organic and contains absolutely no chemicals.
The onsite cafe, bakery, bar and restaurants and winery, is just amazing! The buffet breakfast, consisting of a thousand items is intricately placed together, and presented on another level. And of course, absolutely delicious!
If you're coming to Taipei staying at this hotel for a few nights to start your trip would be perfect, I think it's great value for money, and if you use my promo code "Dan vs Food" in the link below you'll get a 10% discount on your entire stay!
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Thank you so much for watching everybody and I hope you enjoy the video today.
Have an awesome week!
I mean I don't even know where to start with in terms of how to describe the experience I had today eating hotpot at Mala Hotpot Taipei. It. Was. Insane!!!
An unlimited buffet of thinly sliced beef, prawns, clams, squid, scallops, lobster balls, dumplings, and a medley of mushrooms with a ton of vegetables, served with over 20 sauces, chopped chilli and garlic, soy sauces, washed down with a buffet if soft drinks, tea, coffee, Milo chocolate milk, fizzy champagne, beer, red and white wine, and for dessert a buffet of every haagen dazs known to man, this is no ordinary buffet meal!!!
As you'll see, it is epic, on another level, another worldly level, beyond comprehension ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
I hope you enjoy!
Address: Mala Hotpot Taipei Ximindeng Branch
Opening times: 11:30-02:00 every day
Price: ???๐ ๐ ๐
In this episode I take you to my first ever fine dining experience at Yoru; a Japanese influenced set menu of spectacularly delicious beef rice with roasted garlic, 3 vegetable sides of cauliflower, cucumber & mushroom, as well as a Tonkatsu breaded pork cutlet and to end, the absolute best crรจme brรปlรฉe I have ever had.
This dining experience was put of this world, everything was perfect, the presentation of the food, the flavour of the food, and the ambience of the restaurant... simply awesome.
Thank you Yoru, and thanks everyone for watching ๐
Address: No. 16่, Lane 332, Section 2, Bade Rd
Price: 300-500 TWD per dish
Opening times:
Tuesday - Saturday:
11:30โฏAMโ3:30โฏPM
4:30โ8:30โฏPM
Sunday and Monday Closed.
Have an awesome day!
If you're in Taipei and looking for a tasty burger, look no further! I introduce to you Lay Back Burger, a burger joint on another level!
Blowtorched WAGYU beef patties with melted cheese, caramelised onion, butter grill toasted brioche bun, tomato and lettuce, topped with secret in house sauce....trust me order this burger!!!
I also ordered sides of deep fried chicken wings, parmesan fries, and a truffle and poached eggs Serrano ham salad!
To finish, homemade tiramisu!!!
I can not stress enough, how much you should try this burger, if even given the slightest opportunity.
Thank you!
Address: 106, Taipei City, Daโan District, Tongan
Price: Ranges from 200-400+ per dish (TWD)
Opening times: 12-3 and 5-10 7 days a week
Have an amazing week everyone! ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐คค
I thought I'd share my experience of the annual 30 minute air raid drill here in Taipei. It started at 13:30 on the dot, and finished at 14:00 precisely.
The streets and roads emptied quicker than I could process it. And the same when traffic and human movement restarted again.
Quite a surreal experience to say the least, seeing a completely silent and eerily empty Taipei, mid day.
Hope you enjoy!
I give you the BEST steak in Taipei! Tomato Steak!
I was originally going to order the marbled beef, but the owner approached me with a Google translation saying "I will customise a meal for you", how could I decline!
After having a bowl of the unlimited chicken and sweetcorn soup with garlic bread, he brought me over a sizzling hot plate of two different steak cuts, a gigantic halibut fillet, and 2 king scallops...
I was in genuine shock when he lifted the lid off the hot plate and saw what was underneath! Huge portions of everything, proteins piled on top of spaghetti and sauce, Pak choi, more sweetcorn and a single cherry tomato ๐คฃ
Love this place beyond belief, thank you Tomato Steak!!
Restaurant details are below ๐๐๐
Address: No. 11่, Section 2, Hankou St, Wanhua District, Taipei City, 108
Opening Times: 11AM-22:30 (Mon-Sun)
Price: Steaks range from 280-990 (TWD)
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I can't even describe to you how awesomely delicious the dishes here at Teotihuacan are...simply divine! The restaurant is so colourful, vibrant and energetic, and so is the food!
I ordered a bunch of dishes, some of which I've never even tried such as tamales, I had pork and chicken, because I couldn't decide, both amazing! Also a dish called mole; a chocolate, chilli and nut sauce coated chicken sprinkled with sesame seeds and raw red onion...yum!!
Other dishes included tacos 3 ways and a meaty cheesy guacamole and salsa nachos, so scrumptious it's to die for!
To drink, I had horchata, a Mexican rice milk vanilla and cinnamon concoction of deliciousness, and to pair with, a mezcal margarita!
Please, whatever you do if you're in Taipei and craving Mexican food, please please visit Teotihuacan, you won't regret it!
restaurant details are below ๐๐๐
Address: No. 9่, Lane 21, Section 1, Anhe Rd, Daโan District, Taipei City, 106
price breakdown:
Nachos $380
Tamales $260 each
Tacos $357 for the 3
Chicken Leg Mole $450
Horchata $150
Margarita $280
Opening times:
Monday 11:30โฏAMโ9:30โฏPM
Tuesday 11:30โฏAMโ9:30โฏPM
Wednesday 11:30โฏAMโ9:30โฏPM
Thursday 11:30โฏAMโ9:30โฏPM
Friday 11:30โฏAMโ11โฏPM
Saturday 11:30โฏAMโ11โฏPM
Sunday 11:30โฏAMโ10โฏPM
Thank you Teotihuacan and thanks everyone for watching โ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ
Today is my first time eating Taiwanese breakfast! Upon arrival at Yong He Soy Milk King, one of the most popular spots in Taipei for traditional breakfast, the first thing I noticed was the deep fried bread sticks...golden and crispy, towered up fresh out the fryer, the second I saw them I knew I was getting one.
This restaurant's menu is quite extensive, a ton of different soy milks, rice milks, even peanut milk, plus a huge selection of omelettes wrapped in pancakes, pancakes wrapped in roti, roti wrapped in all 3 alongside radish cakes, poached eggs & more, I found it quite difficult to decide which dishes to try out.
In the end I went for 7 dishes including pork steamed dumplings! Probably the best dumplings I've eaten here in Taiwan, perfect pockets of juicy meat and oozing with the fat's natural gravy in a soft outer dumpling casing, absolutely delicious is an understatement ๐๐๐
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In today's episode I would like to bring you on a relaxing evening walk around central Taipei, Zhongxiao Dunuoa District, to see what kinds of restaurants and street foods they have here.
I'd like to keep this vlog chilled and show you a more raw vlog, with less editing, so you can see everything I see. So, this video is longer than usual but slow paced and relaxing. If you like walk-around videos like I do, you'll enjoy this vlog.
We stay within the main city block, we don't venture too far, but as you'll see there's plenty to see! So many restaurants, street food stalls, vendors selling everything you can imagine, and many other things to discover even in this little area.
After exploring around for a while I decide it's too hot so I take refuge in a fried rice shop and order my first fried rice in taiwan, seafood fried rice!
Wow....the rice was unexpectedly good! The rice was slightly undercooked, a bit chewy, and the seafood was so fresh, squid, prawns, fish balls, yum!!
To accompany the rice, I added soya sauce, and the best chilli oil sauce on the planet! I couldn't believe how good this chilli sauce was, I kept adding more and more, it was seriously addictive, I couldn't stop adding it, more and more!! ๐
As I was almost finished with the rice, the restaurant owner surprised me by pouring me a glass of Taiwanese beer! He gave me a bottle of beer free of charge, so friendly! So we said cheers multiple times! What an amazing guy, thank you!!
I hope you enjoyed this vlog today, see you soon everyone! peace out โ๏ธ
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