MUST TRY dishes from Taiwan

Today we're trying some of the most famous and popular street snacks and breakfast foods from Taiwan!

Restaurant: Mother Chu's Taiwanese Gourmet
Address: 1/84-88 Dixon St, Sydney



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[boynamed_sue]

14:07 Amy's mom is such a positive person even when she doesn't like a dish. She always has something nice to say about the dish. :)

[chiurosanna]

Big thanks to you for introducing Taiwan on ur channel. Welcome to Taiwan as soon as you can travel overseas and I am more than happy to be your guide to show u around. ❤️

[lolalim]

You are so blessed. Your parents are very nice people and so supportive of all your activities.

[hellobeatles]

It's so amazing to see how much life seems back to normal in Australia. Here in the Philippines we've been on lockdown for a year already and cases are currently surging like crazy. So thanks so much for these videos! They've been a good way to relax and unwind amidst these trying times :)

[supposenot]

love the openmindedness of your parents to trying new foods that may not fit their palate! everyone was so positive and the food looked amazing! gained a new sub!

[etychang]

I think the reason Chinese desserts aren't sweet is that they're meant to balance the main meal and ease digestion (yin balancing the yang of the often fatty meat and carbs). Red bean is a natural cleanser which is why it is good to eat post meal. Whereas I think the origins of western dessert were to fill people up when times were hard - all the sugar and butter supplemented quite thin main meals.
Great to see rice balls featured here :)

[wasabi]

Thank you for sharing your love for Asian culture. Living in Canada, I can see that the general sentiment towards Asians in America has been worse since last year. Your content really contributes to our community

[guinep]

Taiwanese food is much much similar to Fujian Food since many people in taiwan come from Fujian since their ancestors. Both provinces are great in making food. Love it!

[majorcalvary]

Good stuff. I was born in Taipei, and certainly those are quite authentic Taiwanese Dishes. I would recommend a few more dishes and different places for breakfast. When I was a kid in Taiwan, Yo Fan or oily rice was my favorite. It’s stick rice made with pork fat dried shrimp, and peanuts. It’s stick rice that can be eating with your hand out of a plastic bad. Breakfast item by definition need to be finger food. It’s literally fast food Taiwanese style. Also another you must try is Taiwanese Style bakeries. Portuguese Egg Tart, Milk Custard bread, Potato Salad bread, deep fried pork chop sandwich or chicken. Wash them down with milk tea with boba.

[enochshen]

Just love the atmosphere and nice relationship in this family. Some jokes, some chats, kinda hearty.

[Liz]

The food in Taiwan is so cheap & so good. Even their ordinary food “Pian Tang” sold in the train station areas taste so good.

[yangyangxi]

definitely agreed when Amy said "you have to be sophisticated before you can really enjoy the taste of the hundred years egg". Not a single ingredient can replace 皮蛋 for its unique sophistication.

[happylobsterpatatas]

Amy's mom appreciation of food is so wise 😍

[mch]

Amy you all are so lovely and positive about all the dishes. It s such a pleasure to watch you all enjoyin' all the food🌺

[josephtanku]

In Malaysia, we usually dip youtiao into soy bean milk😍

[Heartadia]

Taiwanese food, in particular Taipei, is very internationalized these days due to the large foreigners population living and working in the major cities.

Globalization has its wonderous side, but along with it, the smothering of old traditional recipes which become endangered and thus sometimes pricier to eat.

For example, there is a special Taiwanese rice cake dessert called "Chuang Yuan Gao". One of my favorites but also rarely found these days in Taiwan.

Taiwan, like some of the other more internationalized and recently historically complicated places from China such as Shanghai and Hong Kong, have a very vibrant and multiplural cuisine.

Strictly speaking, Modern Taiwanese cuisine is a mishmash of American, Japanese and Chinese cuisine combined - predominantly still led by strong Chinese roots and influences - in particular from Fujian but also a mixture of Shanghai and Szechuan.

[littleblueorchid]

Hope you get to go visit Taiwan soon some day. As someone that is from there I miss the food being over seas.

[wywk]

OMG I love braised and minced pork with rice. My grandmother is from Taiwan and she would cook this all the time. I like the century egg with congee, it's delicious! :)

[andrewlam]

You need to try Singapore/Malaysia Oyster Omelette. I tried Taiwanese one so many times but it just cannot grow on me. I get Taiwanese to tried Singapore/Malaysia style one they immediately switch sides. Ours is not Q but it is much tastier and the chili it comes with makes a big difference.

[phobuz]

Amy. Love your show. Please come visit Taiwan after the pandemic is over. The Taiwanese people are very welcoming and the food is delicious. You'll definitely have a great time there.