The must-visit cha chaan teng in Hong Kong, according to our HK cousin. We always recommend visiting one based on proximity and convenience, as every Hong Konger will have a different favourite spot. Australia Dairy Company 47號 Parkes St, Jordan, Hong Kong We spent: HK$157 / US$20 We recomme

Taiwanese black peanut butter taste test Taiwanese peanut butter contains salt, sugar, milk powder, and nothing else. Its sweetness is hard to overcome as we're used to salty pb. Black peanut butter is much milder, though they could have roasted the peanuts less. #taiwanesepeanutbutter #b

When in Wandan, eat red beans. The region is famous for growing them, with red bean farms even offering tours (for larger groups!). Many people stop for red bean desserts, with a popular item being griddle cakes, because you can take them back home to enjoy. 📍 #(黃)萬丹紅豆餅 No. 631號, Section 2, Zho

Taiwanese single-origin chocolate taste test 🍫 DiRaja chocolate Shipping within Taiwan (give it 1-2 weeks!) https://www.twdiraja.com We recommend: nama chocolate, 75% dark, dirty beans #singleoriginchocolate #tastetest #chocolate

Taiwan grows cacao and makes chocolate, and it's one of their most underrated souvenirs because no one knows abut it. We visit DiRaja in the Pingtung County for look into the small but growing industry. 📍 DiRaja #御巧可可巧克力坊 No. 21-1號, Xinmin Rd, Wanluan Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan 923 ht

This is the best beef noodle soup shop in Taiwan... for the dumplings. Stall 144 in the Longhua Public Market makes beef soup and pork rib soup, which can come on its own, with noodles, or with dumplings. We would go back just for the dumplings, but we'd get it in one of the soups. 📍 #龍華市場144號

This is the place for banana lovers! Qishan Old Street, about an hour by bus from Kaohsiung in Southern Taiwan, is known for their banana growing, and has made bananas their whole personality. It's best when it's busy, so weekends in the late morning to afternoon is your best bet. Recommended so

Sometimes the best meals travelling are just the local people's everyday food. The simple Taiwanese "biandang" 便当 was one of the most memorable meals we had visiting this little island country. You choose a protein, and some side dishes which can be stir-fried vegetables to pickles, tofu, etc. As a

This drink will solve all your problems, provided that all of your problems is limited to wanting to eat a little bit more beans. This activity is available in pairs and takes about 45 minutes. 📍 Red Barn Factory and Tours No. 709號, Minzu 1st Rd, Zuoying District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 813 En

If you learn a new language for travel, these are the 3 word groups that we've found has always been helpful in a pinch. Everything else can pretty much be communicated through inferencing, hand gestures, and translation apps, because there is an expectation after all that tourists won't always be

The best food factory tour we've visited is Red Barn in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, the factory for Greenmax, a grain-based nutritional drink sachet manufacturer. 📍 Red Barn Factory & Tours No. 709號, Minzu 1st Rd, Zuoying District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 813 Entry fee: NT$100/person / US$3 #factory

Don't get Din Tai Fung in Taiwan 📍 #富錦饕小籠湯包左營富國店 No. 548號, Fuguo Rd, Zuoying District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 813 Xiaolongbao 小籠湯包 7pc NT$70 / US$3.80 #xlb #dintaifung

Eel noodles are a must-eat dish in Tainan, Taiwan (鱔魚意麵). 📍 #德興鱔魚意麵 No. 112號, Section 1, Lin'an Rd, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700 We recommend: eel thick soup noodles #鱔魚焿意麵 NT$120 / US$6.50 #tainaneats #taiwanmusteat

Milk mochi is mochi, but better. The original spot we had was at the Wusheng Night Market, Tainan. The spot we visited was at the Ruifeng Night Market, Kaohsiung. Quick clarification: the place we first had in Tainan is not the origin of milk mochi. We called it the original as it was the first sp

Jidan su #雞蛋酥 egg crisps are a must-eat street snack unique to Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 📍 #賣到天黑雞蛋酥蔥肉餅 No. 180號, Lixin Rd, Zuoying District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 813 Recommended: Egg crisp NT$25 / US$0.65 #kaohsiungeats #uniqueeats

Soy milk is the best breakfast in Taiwan. There are plenty of breakfast shops throughout the country that we don't recommend going out of your way for a specific shop. Just find one close by, and order what everyone else is ordering. 📍Chun Niu Soy Milk King #春牛豆漿大王 No. 176號, Chenggong Rd, No

Would you eat this controversial candy? A caramel peanut brittle, crushed into a chunky paste and rolled with fresh coriander leaves (cilantro). Add to that heating the brittle over charcoal to melt the sugar enough to peel off the plastic coating - that's another question entirely. 📍 #土豆伯府城花生糖

Tainan beef soup might be better than Taiwanese beef soup 📍 Xiluodian Beef Soup #西羅殿牛肉湯 No. 98號, Gongyuan S Rd, North District, Tainan City, Taiwan 704 We recommend everything we ordered: beef soup, offal, stir-fried vegetables with beef, braised pork rice We spent: NT$400 / US$12.50 #b

Tainan mi guo 米果 rice cakes are one of the best things we ate on this trip to Taiwan. 📍 A Wen Rice Cakes #阿文米果 700, Taiwan, Tainan City, West Central District, 保安路74號 We recommend: 招牌米果 (signboard rice cakes) NT$55 (US$1.70) #tainaneats #localeats

Taiwan is an up-and-coming country for coffee. We visit SongYue Coffee Manor, the largest coffee farm in Taiwan's Yunlin County to learn about the coffee industry in Taiwan. #songyue #coffee #taiwan #taiwanesecoffee