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Taiwan

Ask what Taiwan eats and the answer starts with this: night-market paradise of Hokkien, Hakka and Japanese flavors; braised pork rice, noodle soups and bubble tea. Look for Beef Noodle Soup (slow-braised beef shank and chewy noodles in rich soy-spiced broth), Lu Rou Fan (minced pork belly braised in soy and shallots, ladled over steamed rice) and Bubble Tea (sweet milk tea shaken with chewy tapioca pearls, invented in Taiwan). Created by Sichuanese veterans in Kaohsiung’s Gangshan military villages after 1949, using broad-bean chili paste; Taipei has held a beef noodle festival since 2005. This atlas has 53 Taiwan dishes catalogued below, from everyday cooking to food kept for festivals and special occasions.

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  • Iron Eggs

    Eggs repeatedly braised and air-dried until dark, chewy and intensely savoury. Ready in 30 min prep and over 3 days…

  • Lei Cha

    Hakka ground tea of green leaves, sesame and peanuts pounded and mixed with water. Ready in 30 min prep and…

  • Mango Shaved Ice

    Mountain of shaved ice piled with fresh mango and condensed milk. Ready in 20 min prep and 10 min cooking.…

  • Milkfish Soup

    Clear ginger broth with fatty milkfish belly, Tainan’s breakfast of choice. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 25 minutes cooking.…

  • Michiu

    Cheap rice cooking wine splashed into sesame chicken, braises and postpartum soups. A wine & spirit recipe from Taiwan.

  • Oriental Beauty Tea

    Heavily oxidised Hsinchu oolong with honeyed peach notes from insect-bitten leaves. Ready in 5 minutes prep and 5 minutes cooking.…

  • Oyster Vermicelli

    Thick bonito broth with thin wheat noodles, oysters and pork intestine. Ready in 30 min prep and 30 min cooking.…

  • Papaya Milk

    Papaya blended with chilled milk and sugar; thick night-market shake. Ready in 10 min prep and none cooking. 2 glasses.…

  • Peanut Ice Cream Roll

    Taro ice cream, planed peanut brittle and coriander wrapped in a thin crepe. 20 minutes to prepare. Serves 4. A…

  • Pepper Bun

    Peppery pork and spring onion bun slapped onto a clay-oven wall and baked crisp. Ready in 1 hour prep and…