蛋花玉米汤 Sweet Corn Egg Drop Soup

Egg drop soup is a well known dish outside of China and versions of egg drop soup are too many to name. The recipe I want to share with you today is a thick and creamy sweet corn egg drop soup. I fell in love with this soup at Mcdonald's of all places in Taiwan. The Mcdonald's version has big delicious chunks of ham inside the soup. 

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咖喱鸡肉盖饭 Japanese Influenced Chinese Chicken Curry Over Rice

As promised here is my favorite tried, tested, delicious and true recipe for Chicken Curry. You can find the original recipe at www.yacook.org/node/1156. The recipe I have linked for you is just perfect, same taste I remember from Taiwan. The only changes that I made was to swap out the store bought curry roux for a homemade curry roux as well as a few spice additions. Some people like their curry thin and others like it thick. I like it some where inbetween and that is what this recipe will give you. For a thin curry just reduce the flour in the roux to 3 Tbsp. For a thick curry increase the flour to 5 Tbsp.

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大鸡排/香鸡排 Taiwanese Giant Fried Chicken Breast

Taiwan is famous for their street food and especially their night markets. Much of the food you find in Taiwanese night markets has been deep fried in some way like Taiwan's 大鸡排 Giant Fried Chicken Breast. Maybe not the kind of food you want to eat everyday but for a thrilling night out Taiwan style it is just perfect. Hot, juicy and moist chicken bursting with exotic flavor, encased in a delicious crispy coating and sprinkled liberally with chili powder and Sichuan peppercorn salt. Yum! Best Fried Chicken I have ever had.

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台式蛋饼 Taiwan Crispy Breakfast Egg Wrap-Dan Bing

If you have been to Taiwan you are very likely to have tried Dan Bing and also likely to still have cravings for it.You don't have to suffer craving anymore because this post will teach you how you can make them at home including the delicious Sweet brown sauce that they serve it with in Taiwan!

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肥牛饭 Beef Rice Bowl

Paper thin slices of beef and onion simmered in a sweet and salty sauce flavored with rice wine, soy sauce, sugar and mirin. It is served poured over a bowl of hot rice. The delicious juices seep down into the rice for delicous flavor in every bite. For those of you who are familiar with Japanese Donburi dishes this is one of the many versions but with beef.

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三杯鸡 Three Cup Chicken or Basil Chicken

Moist succulent chicken meat, cooked down in a flavorful sauce and tossed with fragrant basil leaves. Pleasure for the senses...mmm...mmm..so good. And simple and quick to prepare. I love dishes with those qualities. I think just about every cook is always on the look out for more dishes that are quick, easy and delicious, I know I am.

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酱油炒饭 Authentic Restaurant Style Soy Sauce Fried Rice

It took me many years to figure out how to make fried just like I used to order from restaurants in Taiwan. It was so so worth it. In this post I will teach you several techniques straight from the mouths of  Chefs that will help you get authentic restaurant style results. Whenever I serve this to my family it always brings big smiles to their faces. I hope you and your family will enjoy it as well.

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台南炒米粉 Tainan Stir-fried Rice Vermicelli

Many versions of Stir-fried Rice vermicelli can be found all over Asia. In Sichuan, this dish is called ants climbing up a tree' and is tossed with chili oil. The version of this dish I have here is from Taiwan, specifically Tainan, also called 'The Phoenix City' and is the oldest city in Taiwan. I spent a year and a half in Taiwan and the rumors about the food being delicious are true. Everything I tried there was bursting with flavor. 

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台式牛肉面汤Taiwan's Famous Beef Noodle Soup

While my husband was living in Taiwan he fellowshipped a man named Mr. Yang who lived in San Xia. He used to own a restaurant that served Taiwan's, well-known throughout Asia, beef noodle soup. He gave my husband his recipe and also gave him some tips.

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包子Bao zi-Steamed Bread with Cabbage Pork Filling

I struggled for a long time (years) to get the dough right for baozi. I fell in love with baozi in Taiwan, man are the baozi there good, and I wanted to get the same texture and mouth feel.

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Taiwan Crispy Pot Sticker Cook Off and My Favorite Dumpling Dipping Sauce

When I was in Taiwan I was totally in love with a Restaurant Chain called 四海龙 (4 Seas Dragon).

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葱抓饼 Green Onion Bread

 Flaky, soft, layered, fragrant and flavorful flat bread.

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肠蛋饼 Soft Egg Bing

Taiwan has many Dan Bing varieties. This version is made with a batter and is more crepe like. All are delicious but the crepe variety featured in this post are much faster and easier to cook up.
The ones in the picture have chopped green onion in the batter but it is also done plain. After it is cooked up you can just roll it up and Dizzle with Sweet Sauce (recipe found in this post) or sweet chili sauce or you can stuff with pork floss. thinly sliced ham or sausage. Corn and processed cheese slices can also be added on top of the egg while it is cooking. Corn and cheese Dan Bing was my favorite way to have Dan Bing while living in Taiwan.

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台式牛肉燴飯 Taiwan Style Beef in Gravy over Rice

I must of eaten this dish hundreds of times during my time in Taiwan. I never got tired of it and I have been trying to find a recipe just like what I had there for the last almost 6 years.I finally have the perfect recipe that brings back so many memories for me. I know you all with just devour this like I do so I hope it goes on your list of to try soon recipes.

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台式凉面 Taiwan Style Cold Sesame Noodles

This is a delicious cold sesame noodle dish. This is both a popular street food and home cooked dish in Taiwan. When I lived in Taiwan I would often grab cold sesame noodle out of the fridge at 7-Eleven for a quick and delicious lunch. The one at seven eleven came with two sauce packets- a sesame sauce and a sweetened vinegar sauce like you see in the photo below. In home cooked recipes all ingredients are just mixed into one sauce.

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洋葱猪肉炒蛋 Egg, Pork and Onion Stir-fry

This is comfort food to me. The flavor and look remind me so much of a Japanese dish called katsu don

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猪肉燴飯 Pork in Gravy

This was a dish I got out at restaurants often when I lived in Taiwan. One of my favorites, but I have way too many favorites from Taiwan. Taiwanese food is a mixture of Chinese, Haaken and Japanese cooking styles. No wonder I like it so much.

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烘烤馅饼 Baked Meat Pies

I can't say delicious enough; flaky pastry encasing flavor bursting fillings. The first time I had these was in Beijing but they are from Taiwan. There were a handful of shops selling these in Beijing and the line ups were insane when ever we would go but they were well worth the wait.

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韭菜盒子 Chinese Garlic Chive Pocket

The English have their turnovers and the South American's their Empanadas. I am sure there are many other cultures that have their own versions of this tasty snack. Knowing this I was still a little surprise when I first discovered that Chinese also have there own version that is pan fried. These are done Taiwan style but not unlike turnovers or empanadas, there are many variations. Those found in Beijing leave out the pork and noodles and have a simple filling of chive, egg, chicken bouillion and sesame oil, you can watch this style being made in this video here.

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