Street Food VS. Luxury HOT POT - One Is So Much Better!! | Taiwan’s HOT POT Obsession!!

Taiwan is undoubtedly obsessed with hot pot! Welcome to Taichung, Taiwan, and today we’re going on a Taiwanese hot pot tour, but two totally different styles - one that’s on the luxury modern trendy side, and the other is a street food legend. We’ll compare the atmosphere, the ingredients, and then of course the prices. Let’s go eat Taiwan hot pot!

Total price - 1805 TWD ($59.70)

Total price - 2,000 TWD ($66.14)

Oddly enough, the street food hot pot turned out to be slightly more expensive than the trendy place!

And which place did I like better… you probably can tell Taiwan Chen Hot Pot (台灣陳沙茶火鍋)!

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[rottenrobbie]

This is not just a Food & Travel channel ....This is a cultural documentary that makes me appreciate our planet and I will support this channel till I'm an old man. 👍👍👍

[kozhaev]

Mark, I am a truck driver. I have watched all your videos and I love it. I am glad I get to travel at least visually and enjoy amazing food through your eyes.

[Cindyscrossstitch]

Does anyone else eat while watching Mark? The guy at the end was funny and memorable 🌻

[Artemis]

14:55 That’s shacha sauce, a common hot pot dipping sauce, made from soybean oil, garlic, shallots, brill fish and dried shrimp, can be mixed with any combination of sesame oil, soy sauce, black vinegar, green onion, sugar, crushed peanuts or peanut powder, hot peppers …etc.

[yohohoho]

To whom wants to visit Taiwan: If you like various types of food and good public transport, then Taipei is your best option. However, as long as you go to southern Taiwan (like Taichung or even Tainan) people there are more friendly, hospitable, and welcoming (just like the shopkeeper in the video.) You can have more street food choices. Mark’s trip arrangement is good because you can enjoy different local foods and customs from northern Taiwan to Southern Taiwan. I would suggest selecting Tainan as your next destination. Thanks for your video. Welcome to Taiwan!!!

[liantoy]

Chen Shacha is one of my favorite hot pot restaurants. Tourists coming to Taichung are highly recommended to go to eat it. In the wintertime, the restaurant is truly packed and queued all the way down the alley.

Also the owner is a funny guy, always interacting with customers, like what he did in the video, even he’s not good at English, but he still tried to sing a bit national anthem.

[Yesquiteindeed]

I stumbled on the second place late one night and it was so packed we had to try it. Best hot pot I’ve had in a long time. The owner chatted to us and every table and even made us his special sauce. Seriously Taiwanese are next level generous and kind.

[t.q]

I don't skip even an advertisement he deserves so much love and support, best part is he is my eating i watch his videos every time I eat, his first bite is always the most satisfying.

[toqujmp]

Thank you Mark for coming to Taiwan, a small and beautiful country! ! Let the world see the great island of Taiwan!
Welcome everyone from all over the world to visit Taiwan

[nargisehsan]

The man actually loves street food style but still appreciates the luxury one ...anyone can tell how much down to earth Mark is.
Lots of love n respect from Pakistan 💚💚

[MBoyle]

Amazingly delicious, especially when you get into that little Backstreet alley where it's authentic and not overhyped with modernistic complexities

[mauriciopinon]

Being honest this Taiwan tour has been the best you've ever done.

[cee_el]

For those who said Mark likes EVERYTHING haha. Clearly, he thought the first place was just okay. If youve watched him long enough, you can tell when he doesn't like something. It's not just the body language or facial expressions, but he also doesn't talk as much

[amrinderpals]

Gordon Ramsay: a little olive oil (pours in half a bottle). Mark Wiens: a little bit of that chilli oil (scoops up half of the cup)

[brianchan]

I'm Taiwanese, this is the first video of your channel I've watched, really appreciate your introduction of street/ luxury hot pot in detail.

[TW-umhs]

Love that the guy at the second place knows his English lingo 👌🏼

[FlavorofMind]

So happy how much time Mark is spending in Taiwan! And a good friend of mine raved about Taichung, so I'm especially pleased to see this!

[FlavorofMind]

That 2nd hot pot spot would just melt my heart. Looks so homey, with so much variety! And the owner is a total jokester... love it 😂 You can tell Mark liked this place more!

[rickymartinme]

I love all kinds of HOT POT in Taiwan, Taichung have many famous HOT POT restaurants :) the street food Hot Pot 陳沙茶 is famous for "sacha 沙茶醬 sauce", we will put garlic, soy sauce, green onion, sesame oil, and little chili to make our own sauce for every food. Normally we use two bowls of sacha sauce in one meal ^^

[JohatsuSha]

The fact that we get free food & travel videos from Mark Wien on YouTube is truly priceless. 🙏🙏🙏