Seafood Dinner in Taipei, Taiwan

Our flight landed on a dark and wet runway in Taipei, Taiwan. The clouds were quite low and depressing – much different from the sunny weather in Hong Kong.

That night, we had a huge dinner with some family and friends that welcomed us. To be honest, most of the dinner was a blur.

I do remember that this sashimi was super fresh. It was so fresh that the fish was still twitching. Seriously. Can you see the slight blur of the tail?

My favourite dish was the noodle dish. No surprises there.

And here are some of the other dishes we had that evening:

We were all stuffed before the sweet and sour pork arrived. There were a few other dishes that I didn't take photos of. Crazy, huh? I swear two large set meals were ordered. It was so overboard!

Two people got the Taiwanese vegetarian set instead. Taiwanese Buddhist vegetarians cannot eat meat and smelly vegetables like garlic, onions, shallots, and the like. Since there are a lot of people that practice this religion in Taiwan, it’s quite easy to find restaurants that serve vegetarian meals.

These two vegetarian dishes were among the many that were served that evening.

Although I don't remember much of that evening, I do remember that I was happy to be back in Taiwan! What a great welcoming dinner.


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More links from the Tea in Asia 2011 trip:

• Arriving in HK: Hello from Hong Kong!
• Day Trip to Macau: Window Shopping in Macau
• Arriving in Guilin, China: Breakfast and Tea Tasting
• Arriving in Taiwan: Seafood Dinner
• Arriving in Shanghai: Muslim Restaurant