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 …
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 …
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 …


