I need to know where I can find these things, especially the wholemeal stuff, and their Chinese names. Any help is appreciated:
Wholemeal bread
Low fat cottage cheese
Almonds
Raspberries
Sunflower seeds (non-organic)
Sesame seeds (non-organic)
Wild rice
Walnuts
Polenta (cornmeal)
Tarragon
Couscous
Basil
Wholemeal pitta bread
Thyme
Quinoa
Avocado
Parma ham
Capers
Wholegrain rice
Honey
all of that can, more than likely, be found at Jason’s in Taipei 101.
I was going to start a topic like this too, but had one or tow places I still want to look.
I’ve looked at Costco, Tescos, Jason’s, Carrefour, and the Mami Store, and here’s what I’ve found.
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Wholemeal bread[/quote]
Scwarzwold (sp?) German cafe on Wenzhou St has excellent German bread which is great for dieting.
I have not been able to find cottage cheese anywhere, including Jason’s. But someone told me that Jason’s have it. Maybe just not on the day I went. Theyt also said the Florida Bakery somehwere on Renai Rd also have it. Whether it’s cottage cheese or not, I don’t know.
Many places. Wellcome should have it. If they don’t most of the little organic stores you see around have it. Any of the hypermarts will also have it.
Didn’t see them, although Tescos had blueberries.
[quote]Sunflower seeds (non-organic)
Sesame seeds (non-organic)[/quote]
Wellcome (although I can’t imagine why on earth you’d want non-organic?)
[quote]Wild rice
Walnuts[/quote]
Organic stores.
Didn’t look
[quote]Tarragon
Basil
Thyme[/quote]
Bigger supermarkets should have it. Even Wellcome might. I remember Tescos and Costco had a good range of herbs.
Jason’s, Tescos
Organic stores.
Now i have one to add:
Bulgar Wheat
I went to Florida Bakery today - SE corner of Renai Rd and Da An Rd.
They have low-fat cottage cheese!!! (and it’s delicious 
)
They also have wholemeal Pita bread and a range of herbs and spices including Thyme, so there’s three more off your list.
Now, I just want to find Bulgar wheat and a wider range of canned beans.
Brian
You can get those in Taipei, :raspberry: I’m so jealous. Does anyone know where in Kaohsiung you can get that kinda stuff. I’ve found Cous-cous, dried basil and thyme, walnuts and almonds. But even after looking at Costco, dollars, carrafour and the box store, I’ve drawn blanks on the others. Please lt me know where they’re hiding.
Avocado pears you can get at any outdoor market - ask for “luoli”. Try an avocado milkshake e.g. at the stall on the north side of Minsheng West Road just west of the Chengde Road junction. They told me their avocado pears are grown in the Madou area of Tainan County.
Wholegrain rice you can get at most convenience stores. It is there alongside the ordinary rice. I don’t like to ask for it by name because the first part of the word sounds like the Chinese word for “fuck”.
Polenta/cornmeal you can get at Wellcome and other supermarkets. They usually have a shelf with specialist grains and you will find small packets of cornmeal among them. You can also get it at those places that sell loose grain out of sacks - for instance there is one on Jilong Road south of the Zhongxiao East Road junction, on the opposite side of the road from Taipei City Government. There is another on the south side of Minsheng West Road a little way west of the Chengde Road junction, and one on the north side of Heping East Road between NTNU/Shi-Da and Daan Park, near the junction with Xinsheng South Road. Have you ever tried wotou (steamed bread made from cornmeal)? The one place I know where you can buy them is on the west side of Fuxing South Road Section 1, about 100m south of the Zhongxiao East Road junction.
There is at least one thread about “real” bread. Try a search.
City Super in the basement of the Far Eastern Mall has Bulgur wheat and couscous, as well as a variety of dried (not canned, sorry) beans and pulses that you don’t really see elsewhere here.
For Taipei:
There’s an organic-food store on Roosevelt Rd Sec.3, across the road from Taipower building
MRT station: Taipower Building, exit 2, walk towards GongGuan
I don’t know if it’s bigger or better than any other health/organic-food store in Taipei. This is the only one I know and combined with supermarkets already mentioned in this thread (City Super, Jason’s) and bakeries WeCare (continue walking on the same side, towards GongGuan) and Uptown’s (Warner Village), I’m pretty much covered.
Reaperjim, if you have found anything not mentioned in this thread, or anything else that might be useful, please post. Thanks.
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They also have wholemeal Pita bread and
Brian[/quote]
Did you read the ingredients? Was there lard in the pita or was it a healthy little slice of unleavened bread?
City Super also has canned beans. Garbanzo for sure, refried pinto beans, and others too.
And capers too.
[quote]Did you read the ingredients? Was there lard in the pita or was it a healthy little slice of unleavened bread?
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Sorry, I didn’t look, as I wasn;t going to buy it for myself.
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City Super also has canned beans. Garbanzo for sure, refried pinto beans, and others too.[/quote]
I also discovered that I’d missed a section of canned beans at Jason’s. They’ve got a better selection than anywhere else I’ve seen (although I haven’t been to City Super yet). Some good healthy canned soups too. (Expensive of course - it’s Jason’s).
Brian
I thought I would mention a store in the Dihua area that I found several months ago. It’s called UAT at
Ming Le No. 125
Directions:
Go up (North) Zhongshan North road from downtown Taipei. Turn left at Minsheng West Rd. which is the main road next to Mackay Hospital. Go about 1.5 k. to Ming Le street and turn right. Go to number 125 (less than 1 block). It is a non-descript looking store front typical of others in the area but they have a front window stacked high with restaurant size and regular size cans of various foods so it’s not too hard to spot.
Phone number 025534495 and 025578104-5
Fax 025534527
I found all kinds of baking ingrediants and pans. Some of the hard to find items include spices of all kinds, flavorings such as rum and vanilla, rye flour and other grains, high quality powdered sugar, good brown sugar, almonds, walnuts, fillo, pre-made cookie dough, shortning, canned pie fillings, pre-made pie crusts (just bake), bulk cream cheese, commercial size chocolate (white and dark) western style salad dressings and just about every other baking and cooking item I have been searching for. If you don’t speak Taiwanese, be sure to take a dictionary with you to ask for what you are looking for. I also see that they have a large back room area with people packaging smaller bags of various grains and flours into smaller bags. So, if you don’t see what you want, just ask. They also have Kitchenaid mixers and some others as well. If you want to cook western style foods, this place is a MUST see place.
[quote=“Enigma”]I thought I would mention a sore in the Dunhua area that I found several months ago. it’s called UAT at
Ming Lo No. 125
Directions:
Go up Zhongshan North road from downtown Taipei. Turn left at Minsheng West Rd. which is the main road next to Mackay Hospital. Go about 2 k. to Ming Lo street and turn right. Go to number 125. It is a non-descript looking store front typical of others in the area but they have a front window stacked high with restaurant size cans of various foods so it’s not too hard to spot.
Phone number 025534495 and 025578104-5
Fax 025534527
I found all kinds of baking ingrediants and pans. Some of the hard to find items include spices of all kinds, flavorings such as rum and vanilla, rye flour and other grains, high quality powdered sugar, good brown sugar, almonds, walnuts, fillo, pre-made cookie dough, shortning, canned pie fillings, bulk cream cheese, commercial size chocolate (white and dark) and just about every other baking and cooking item I have been searching for. They also have Kitchenaid mixers and some others as well. If you want to cook western style foods, this place is a MUST see place.[/quote]
I’m not sure I get your directions. Are you starting out going north or south on Zhongshan N Rd?
Go North from downtown. Sorry for the confusion. I see in my haste that I have called this the “Dunhua” area and I should have said “Dihua”. I actually know the difference but that one slipped by me. I was in that area again today and had heard of other stores having alot of hard to find items. I browsed several and found a few items but nothing like at UAT. I am also going to edit the earlier post to make it more clear and correct some glaring problems (like the area). Thanks
If you want things that foreigners eat you have to come to Tien Mu. The Wellcome grocery store has soooo much, the Matsusei under it has even more. Jason’s at Takayshimaya has tons and Johan’s at Warner Village has a lot. And then there is always “Mr. Wonderful” at the Wellman’s across from Jake’s Country Kitchen on Chun Shan N. Rd. The organic stores and then 2-3 deli’s and speciality restaurants that sell/serve homemade sausage, bread, and baked goods.
There are many yummy reasons that the foreigners like to live in Tien Mu and it is more than we are afraid of the locals. The eating is good whether you want to buy it premade or cook it yourself. 
It’s one neighborhood shopping on wide streets with sidewalks. Come experience the calmer, gentler Taiwan.
That was certainly the case 20 years ago. Things have changed a very great deal since then! There’s virtually nothing available in Tianmu these days that isn’t available in town.
You can get British Style Pies at the Frying Scotsman (Xin Yi) to takeaway
Beef & Onion
Scotch pies
Chicken & Mushroom
Meat & Potato*
Beef & Kidney*
He also has real Black pudding on the Menu!
Not yet available for sale*
I am currently living in london and i am eating really healthily, eating lentils, nuts, seeds, etc. everything is freely available here and not too expensive really. But i know when i go back to Taiwan i will go back to the “taipei diet” of eating out all the time. You just cant help it!! Eating at home seems impossible, used to just keep cereal and bread at home!! The cost of cooking heathily at home would be ridiculous.
Almonds
Sunflower seeds (non-organic)
Sesame seeds (non-organic)
Wild rice
Walnuts
Wholegrain rice
I buy these at the “grain stall” in Nan Men Shi Chang (South Door Market) just next to CKS Memorial Hall station. That stall is towards the back of the market, past the “hanging dry meat” stalls. There are 3 sellers of dried goods, grains, dried/preserved fruits, and strange cereals, on a corner.
Quinoa in Chinese would be: 印加麥，yin jia mai. I found some at Jason’s (expensive). I also found at the Nan Men Shi Chang grain stalls something that looks like quinoa’s relative, about tripple the size, but tastes slightly different. It’s sorghum, gaoliang, just like the booze. The texture turns out to be a bit too starchy for my taste, but it’s worth a try.
The Carrefour near ZhiShan MRT used to have a lot of French products such as couscous and bulgur, but they since cut down a lot. They still have capers, olives, good pasta.
For honey that tastes like what we know as honey (sorry, but longyan honey tastes like flower syrup to me), it can be found at Jason’s, Mitsukoshi’s B2 supermaket and the like.
The local avocados make superb guacamole.
Hope this helps!
[quote=“Reaperjim”]I need to know where I can find these things, especially the wholemeal stuff, and their Chinese names. Any help is appreciated:
Wholemeal bread 全麥麵包
Low fat cottage cheese 低卡起司
Almonds 杏仁
Raspberries 黑莓
Sunflower seeds (non-organic) 葵花子
Sesame seeds (non-organic) 芝蔴
Wild rice 糯米(This one I’m not sure)
Walnuts (核桃)
Polenta (cornmeal) ??
Tarragon ??
Couscous 肉丸子(The big one call “獅子頭” - lion head)
Basil 九層塔
Wholemeal pitta bread (I’ll say pitta餅皮)
Thyme ??
Quinoa ??
Avocado 酪梨
Parma ham Parma 火腿??
Capers ??
Wholegrain rice 糙米
Honey 蜂蜜
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[quote=“orpheus_lin”][quote=“Reaperjim”]I need to know where I can find these things, especially the wholemeal stuff, and their Chinese names. Any help is appreciated:
Wholemeal bread 全麥麵包
Low fat cottage cheese 低卡起司
Almonds 杏仁
Raspberries 黑莓
Sunflower seeds (non-organic) 葵花子
Sesame seeds (non-organic) 芝蔴
Wild rice 糯米(This one I’m not sure)
Walnuts (核桃)
Polenta (cornmeal) ??
Tarragon ??
Couscous 肉丸子(The big one call “獅子頭” - lion head)
Basil 九層塔
Wholemeal pitta bread (I’ll say pitta餅皮)
Thyme ??
Quinoa ??
Avocado 酪梨
Parma ham Parma 火腿??
Capers ??
Wholegrain rice 糙米
Honey 蜂蜜
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–Wild rice 糯米(This one I’m not sure), this one is not right. 黑野米 you might be able to find them in all natural stores like
li-ruhn.com
–Tarragon 龍蒿, not sure if you can find the exact “kind” you are looking for. The best is to find same plant at the plant show each week in Taipei and grow your own.
–Couscous 肉丸子(The big one call “獅子頭” - lion head), this one is not right either. Couscous is a type of pasta/rice, never seen it in Taipei.
–Thyme 百里香葉
–Avocado 酪梨, by the way, the avocados here tastes different than Haass Avocados. The only place I have seen Haass is at Costco.
–Capers, 酸豆, interestingly enough, my mom actually purchased this at the local open market one time.