Taiwanese vs. Vietnamese food

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@jimipresley

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I quite like some Taiwanese dishes, if that counts for anything.

I “quite” like some Taiwanese dishes, too, but if I had to choose between them and stuff from other countries, there’s just no competition. I’ve never eaten any FAMOUS Taiwanese food that blows me away.

Some of the indigenous food is something else. But that requires leaving one’s house and traveling elsewhere.

[jimipresley]

@BiggusDickus

Some of the indigenous food is something else. But that requires leaving one’s house and traveling elsewhere.

Why on earth would I travel through shit traffic for a day to schlep up a mountain, when my wife’s in the kitchen making a delightful curry?

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@jimipresley

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Some of the indigenous food is something else. But that requires leaving one’s house and traveling elsewhere.

Why on earth would I travel through shit traffic for a day to schlep up a mountain, when my wife’s in the kitchen making a delightful curry?

A Taiwanese curry?

[jimipresley]

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A Taiwanese curry?

Yeah, but it’s not FAMOUS! Filthy night market gunk like rotten tofu, sugary bubble tea and greasy oyster omelets are FAMOUS!

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@jimipresley

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A Taiwanese curry?

Yeah, but it’s not FAMOUS! Filthy night market gunk like rotten tofu, sugary bubble tea and greasy oyster omelets are FAMOUS!

I need to drive you further south than you’ve ever been in Taiwan. Where my limey mate who’s married to an indigenous lady lives. Maybe some time.

[Dr_Milker]

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I quite like some Taiwanese dishes

Any examples offhand?

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@Dr_Milker

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I quite like some Taiwanese dishes

Any examples offhand?

Fried clams are cheap and cheerful. Fried frog is excellent, IMO. Then anything three cup.

[Gain]

@jimipresley

Yeah, but it’s not FAMOUS! Filthy night market gunk like rotten tofu, sugary bubble tea and greasy oyster omelets are FAMOUS!

Can you have a conversation like an adult?

[Dr_Milker]

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Fried clams are cheap and cheerful. Fried frog is excellent, IMO. Then anything three cup.

OK, yikes. We’re not going to agree on food.

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@Gain

@jimipresley

Yeah, but it’s not FAMOUS! Filthy night market gunk like rotten tofu, sugary bubble tea and greasy oyster omelets are FAMOUS!

Can you have a conversation like an adult?

That’s one reason why I’d like to take him down south. He’s fun.

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@Dr_Milker

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Fried clams are cheap and cheerful. Fried frog is excellent, IMO. Then anything three cup.

OK, yikes. We’re not going to agree on food.

Really? That’s surprising. I assumed you had a decent palate.

[Dr_Milker]

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decent palate.

That’s why I don’t like Taiwanese food.

[jimipresley]

@Gain

Can you have a conversation like an adult?

Sure, if you stop behaving like a child.

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@Dr_Milker

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decent palate.

That’s why I don’t like Taiwanese food.

Bollocks, it’s not that bad.

Actually, the cockerel testicles are a bit of a mouthful.

[Dr_Milker]

@BiggusDickus

Bollocks, it’s not that bad.

I wish I agreed. It would certainly make my life a bit simpler.

[jdsmith]

@jimipresley

I’ve never eaten any FAMOUS Taiwanese food that blows me away.

Then you’ve never had the purple rice spicy fan-twan for breakfast!

[jdsmith]

@Gain

Can you have a conversation like an adult?

Why should he/she/they? He/she/they might come here simply for the fun. You do know about fun, yeah? It involves laughing and unclenching one’s arsecheeks at the same time. It’s how one makes friends even from far away.

[jimipresley]

@TT

@Dr_Milker

Another interesting tidbit is that when Taiwanese immigrate to the U.S. and open restaurants, they often don’t sell Taiwanese food. They’re not dumb, after all

Sure. I would also hazard a guess that they have the capital and education to have better opportunities, or at least better things to do, than opening restaurants.

I think he means that it would not be expedient opening a restaurant that sells Taiwanese food in any other country but Taiwan.
Taiwanese open “Chinese” places when they move, selling sweet and sour pork, Shanghai steak, Peking duck, fried noodles and fortune cookies.
Most certainly not century eggs, rotten tofu and gummy, sweet, oyster omelets.
The FAMOUS muck just doesn’t feature.

[jdsmith]

@jimipresley

Taiwanese open “Chinese” places when they move, selling sweet and sour pork, Shanghai steak, Peking duck, fried noodles and fortune cookies.
Most certainly not century eggs, rotten tofu and gummy, sweet oyster omelets.

There are two Taiwanese restaurants around Albany, NY. One is more HK noodles, and the other is a sit down place with sushi and regular western “Chinese food.” The family thinks its very good, but I think it’s OK. I just smile and pay the bill. They happy, me happy.