My love affair with tofu began some years back though I didn’t eat much of it then–sampling it in tasty Thai dishes, ordering a tofu burger on occasion, torturing my brother with a tofu hot dog (I once snuck him a tofu dog instead of the ‘real’ thing. He was not happy). When I moved […]
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Stinky Tofu in Taiwan
Taiwanese love to eat tofu and in Taiwan tofu takes shape in many forms. Being a lover of bean curd myself, I’m quite happy with the many varieties the country has to offer. One can find it deep-fried, thrown into soup/salads/lunch buffets, cold, grilled, steamed, and one of the more famous ways it’s eaten–in its […]
Worlds Within Worlds
My journey to Asia began in late 2009. What I’d read about Taiwan hadn’t prepared me for the sights and sounds which were about to assault my senses. I started out in Taipei county before I moved on and spent a year in the ‘Silicon Valley of Taiwan.’ During this time I learned that sidewalks […]