Why Taiwan Claims Beef Noodle Soup as Its Signature Dish — Travel, Eat, Repeat

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[IzHarris]

That hike! That breakfast! That beef noodle! Taiwan surpassed our expectations at every step. Thanks so much for watching, can’t wait for you all to see the next two episodes, and if you haven’t already, make sure to watch the first 🙌🏻

[dariawitte]

Iz, casually hosting and eating noodles over the limp body of her sleeping child, is iconic. What a mom!

[ChristianMercadoAcevedo]

The fact that you're holding your kid while eating and talking makes this feel like a personal conversation. Thanks

[kentseng]

I’m crying watching you guys enjoy my hometown cuisine 😭😭😭 thanks for making this great content Iz!!!

[Hi_Im_Jie]

Love your series, Izzy!! Best part is that you did it with your family. Cheers!

[teawithtams]

That first sip of beef noodle soup you get especially after you just came from the cold wet weather is just heavenly.

[mark-angelofamularcano]

These two reminds me of my parents when I was really young. Wherever they go, they wouldn't mind taking me with them. Everything they did, they did it as a family 👍

[alanleealanlee]

First of all...
Traveling with 2 kiddos can't be easy.
Taiwan... Taipei is low key one of the best foodie destinations in all of Asia. Cheap, friendly, safe...
y'all foodies better figure it out.

[mcdndal]

Man, I'm about to leave Taiwan, and it's all been an amazing experience!!

[laurenleith]

Iz Harris you were Moming hard!!! At the pinnacle of your eating journey you ate an entire noodle/soup meal with a sleeping child in your lap. Not easy!! Well done and great video. Inspiring and fun to see. Great descriptors of the food.

[chinoninonino]

A round of big applause to who ever edited this video and filmed it every little details was on point and the background music 2 btw those 2 kids fill up just right in rhe video u are showing that family can travel without any problems 👌💯

[Trophywifey]

Outstanding editing and most adorable family !! I love watching all of your travel series, Izzy ( especially your Portugal travel series ) I probably consumed three dozens of egg tarts myself last week when I was vacationing there. So glad you enjoyed your visit in my home country, Taiwan. Thank you for capturing the authenticity beauty of this special place has to offer..food and more 🤩 can’t wait to visit TW this Dec ! Best wishes to your beautiful family !

[yah]

Jiufen is famous bcoz japanese used to mine gold there. Aside from the old streets, there's also a gold museum, golden waterfall and double-colored sea (not sure about how it's translated into English). All of them are just nearby and worth visiting.

[treskro]

Beef noodle history lesson! Prior to the 1949 retreat of the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang/KMT) from the mainland to Taiwan following the Chinese Civil War, Taiwan was largely a rice and pork based cuisine. Rice was the regional staple crop of the Southern Chinese sphere of Southern Fujian, where the majority of pre-1949 Hokkien and Hakka migrants came from; and pork because of a tendency to avoid eating cows since they were valued as beasts of burden for farming.

1949 brought over an influx of Chinese from all over mainland China to Taiwan. Beef noodle in particular came from the confluence of a couple cuisines. Beef consumption came from the Hui people (Chinese Muslims) of central China along the Silk Road due to their prohibition on pork consumption. The spicy bean paste known as doubanjiang comes from Sichuan in the southwest. Knife cut noodles that you find in certain varieties of the dish came from Shaanxi. The technique of red-braising meat (hong shao rou) is commonly associated with coastal China, particularly the lower Yangtze around Shanghai. The dish morphed into countless varieties during its stay in Taiwan as people experimented with now popular additions like tomato broth, Chinese herbs, and pickled cabbage (suan cai), and as such has really become its own thing.

[tiagomenger]

Such a good guide! Thanks, and congratulation Eater for hiring @Iz. Love her work style with good camera transitions, drone shots, music and graphics, all in one. Also a unique way of telling great histories in such a visual and original way.

[sampeters]

I must now go to Taiwan and get some beef noodle soup🥩🍜!!!! It looks so good!!!!

[jingcc]

Love how you took your family and had them try everything you tried. Great learning experience for them. Also the way you talked about the food and experiences holding your kids I loved it. So personable and relatable as a Mom. Kudos to your family and great travel experience!

[JackieBay]

Thank you! We are going to Taiwan in June. Wow, so much yummy food. Where to begin?

[JBF]

Look at those mountains and that is that mi dream Amazing. Need to go there

[rowanyamato]

Man carrying 2 kids around in jiu fun while filming is not an easy task. Props to both parents!