Taiwan always has a nostalgic place in my heart, especially when it comes to food. The greasy smell of fried foods wafts through the air and makes your mouth water.
One of the most common things to eat for breakfast here in Taiwan is Shao Bing You Tiao(燒餅油條) with Dou Jiang (豆漿)- Scallion cookie oil stick with soy bean sauce (literal translation) or scallion pancake with chinese donut and soy bean milk.
the first pit stop the morning after arrival here to Taipei was to get a big bowl of Tien Dou Jiang (甜豆漿)(sweet soybean milk, warmed, no vanilla essence) and Shao Bing You Tiao. This paricular road side stall happens to be one of the most famous You Tiao makers in Taipei. Many of other restaurants like the one in Taipei 101 will come and buy their You Tiao because they are crispy, flaky, airy, and not overly greesy feeling You Tiaos.
Most people opt to eat the You Tiao ( if with sweet soy bean milk) wrapped in a Sao Bing or Scallion Pancake with a fried egg in between. As many calories as this breakfast was, I devoured the whole thing, savoring each crunchy flaky bite.
The salty sweet combination creates a taste known in Minnan (Taiwanese dialect) as "Gam gam"- an essential taste like salty is to western cooking and umami is to japanese cooking.
Location: Between Dun Hua North Road Section 1 , Lane 190 and Daa Ann Road, Section 1, lane 51.
Over the next few weeks, join me on my journey as I eat through Taiwan!!!
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