Mexican...ish restaurants in Taipei

[DKaoshuing]

@Malasang88

@DKaoshuing

New Mexican Food (small cafe central Las Cruces near New Mexico State Uni near where we where on business)

Dude just because you went to New Mexico and had food at a cafe does not mean you had New Mexican food! That’s look some crap food from country buffet. I’m sorry you didn’t know where to eat, but going somewhere on a business trip does not mean you know the place.

Do you even know what green chile is?
This:

@DKaoshuing

Denver where found where people may thing Americans eat high fat/fast foods.

Sorry again you do not know Denver at all. I’m from there. Denver has one of the fastest growing restaurant scenes in the country with award winning restaurants and multiple food halls all around the city. You can even have famous places like Nobu if you want. You can’t expect to know a place on a business trip. Im talking about people who live there. Colorado is the healthiest and thinnest state in the country. Nearby Boulder is the epicenter of organic food with national brands starting there (sorry not Germany). Kimball Musk (Elon Musks brother) is a restauranteur in Boulder started a fantastic farm to table restaurant with the best infused cocktails. Why do you think he picked there and not Germany?

My wife is also vegetarian and the options there are endless. Taiwan, despite what they say is not that easy. She doesn’t care for the vegetarian buffets and restaurants will still add meat even if you ask them not to.

@DKaoshuing

Anyways this is my feedback with Taiwanese and Japanese workers there

Yes I’ve met plenty of those. I’m talking about people who actually live overseas and get to know a place. Not just passing through reliant on a superficial stereotypes and an inflated sense of one’s own cuisine.

Brunch in Denver

Tacos

Food halls

Vegetarian food in Boulder

As for El Paso, went to high school there and the Mexican food is fantastic.

@DKaoshuing

You mentioned Whole Foods market, which part of Amazon, a huge company and part factory/

Whole foods = certified organic not processed with tons of preservatives and empty calories. 25% of produce is local produce as well. And 30% of products are also local. The organic stores here are tiny and few and far between. There are also where I live family farms all over that supply produce to restaurants and have their own stores. At your traditional markets, do you know what pesticides they use to grow the food? Do you know how sanitary the conditions are?

I know green chile, dish looks like Chili Verde which I like.

The place(s) in Las Cruces we visit often is (First photo) when we in town are: Mariscos boca del rio y comida Mexicana (Mexican Seafood Place, not so much New Mexican), second one is La Posta De Mesilla (A New Mexican- Mexican place). Not as modern as your photos as La Posta De Mesilla is in Old Town area. Maybe not the best places in town but local staff eat with there often.

In El Paso: I like Dead Beach Brewery cafe/beer bar in the city centre as well nice coffee houses like: District Coffee Co. [District Coffee Co. - Google Maps]
https://www.google.co.nz/maps/place/District+Coffee+Co./@31.7590258,-106.4865621,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipNd0LxAYDaGZ5JMt0JqzPCGJW4qSQljZQXSFAV6!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNd0LxAYDaGZ5JMt0JqzPCGJW4qSQljZQXSFAV6%3Dw114-h86-k-no!7i4032!8i3024!4m5!3m4!1s0x86e75902673e025f:0x7394ef8023f2d8c2!8m2!3d31.7592158!4d-106.48636

Anayways, as mentioned we had good food and drink in El Paso (and across the boarder visiting the tech park some good food nearby). In Denver, we have gone to Smash Burger as local host liked it and said it’s local as they brought to Chipotle (Denver based Mexican fast food). As far Nobu I think it maybe nice Japanese-American chain restaurant been there another city and more than our pre diem budget for our travel budget.