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kellyxhunter · 6 years

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Taiwan is truly a food heaven. We spent 7 days just in Taipei and our trip was planned around food – all sorts of food – from street food to night markets to any famous eateries.

My Favourite Street Food

福州世祖胡椒餅.重慶路.開封街

First eat in Taipei, a famous 胡椒餅 (NT$50) just next to our hotel 🤤 Super crunchy and the meat inside was tender and juicy, so gooooood 😍

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Beef Noodles

劉山東牛肉麵

When in 🇹🇼, how could you pass on Taiwanese beef noodles? From the award winning noodle joint 劉山東👈🏻 紅燒牛肉麵 Braised Marinated Beef Noodles & 清燉牛肉麵 Plain Braised Beef Noodles 👉🏻

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永康牛肉麵

東門第二吃🥢

This is a very well known beef noodles restaurant in Taipei and a number of famous TV shows have featured this shop in the past. Let me put it up front that I was very disappointed with this and it was probably the worst bowl among the whole trip. We have ordered a mix of tendon and brisket noodle and it came in a big serving. The soup was a bit on the sweet side but lack of body. Both the brisket and tendon were a bit too tough to chew on, while the noodles was on par. Not to mention that it was the most expensive bowl of beef noodles I have ever had in Taipei, complimented with a good 20 mins wait. 永康牛肉麵是台北其中一家有名的牛肉麵，之前康熙來了一直推薦所以我對這一家很是期待。我們兩人點了一個大的紅燒半筋半肉麵，真的很大一碗。喝下第一口原味湯底只覺偏甜偏辣，湯底沒有想像中有深度也沒有想像中入味。牛肉很淋但沒有達到傳說中入口即化，牛筋好吃但偏硬，如煮得再軟一點點會更好吃。價格在台北來說算貴，差不多是平常牛肉麵的雙陪價錢。總體來說我個人覺得一般，也許期望越大失望越大吧 🙁

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西門町富宏牛肉麵

Supper time! 🍜 After midnight after some cocktail o’clock. We came to this 24/7 noodle shops for some drunk food and they serve me just right. We had a bowl of mix noodle with some tripe and meat. The noodle can be chosen between thick and thin and we went for the classic thin one. It was chewy and delicious, while the soup base was packed with beef bone flavour and it was not overly sweetened. Every piece of meat / inside has its own texture and they are all marinated for a long time with some flavourful herbs. Compared to all other beef noodles I have ever had, I would definitely prefer for this bowl of honest hot noodles. 喝完兩杯已是零辰時份，我們來了這家廿四小時經營、很多本地台灣人來的富宏牛肉麵吃一碗牛肉牛雜麵。這裡有一種很特別的佐科，就是牛脂肪（分辣和不辣）來調整湯的油度。老實說個人認為這碗比永康牛肉麵便宜一倍有多的綜合麵（牛肉加牛雜）好吃得多。湯底沒有厚厚的油脂，湯頭口味也是有牛味之餘不會太甜太辣比較淸，我絶對比較喜歡這一碗 👌🏻♥️

Matcha Business

Matcha One 永康店

Matcha One 🍵 matcha roll cake and ice cream are really tasty. Love the strong tea aroma yet not overly sweetened. I personally think it’s just as good as the Japanese ones and it’s even better than Via Tokyo in Hong Kong. 抹茶蛋糕和雪糕真的很好吃，茶味很濃又不太甜，能媲美日本的抹茶口味 🇯🇵 個人覺得比香港 Via Tokyo 更好吃 🍦

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Oyster Rice Noodles

阿宗麵線

One nostalgic spot to visit when in Taipei. The taste is always consistent after so many years and the queue is still super long but it’s worth lining up because it moves pretty quickly, thanks to their efficient staffs.

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Raohe night Market 饒河夜市

陳董藥膳排骨

饒河夜市第一站 👉🏻 米芝蓮必比登推介陳董藥燉排骨🍖 點了一個藥燉羊排，藥材湯底偏甜真的不是我杯茶，實在有點失望 😕 但自家製辣椒醬真的很好吃 😋

First stop at Raohe night market, Michelin Bib Gourmand Chen Dong Lamb Ribs Medical Herbs Soup 🍖 The herbal soup base was a bit too sweet for my liking though 😕 That home made chilli though was delish! 😋

饒河夜市第二站 👉🏻 米芝蓮必比登推介施老闆麻辣臭豆腐🌶 第一次吃不是炸的麻辣臭豆腐，還蠻特別味道不錯。就是略嫌不夠辣不夠臭 😂

Second stop at Raohe night market, Michelin Bib Gourmand Shi Boss Spicy Stinky Tofu 🌶 This is the first time I ate a soup based / non-fried stinky tofu, which tasted pretty good! If only it was spicier and stinkier, that would’ve been even better 😂

饒河夜市第三站 👉🏻 米芝蓮餐盤推薦東發號🍜 百年老店只賣三種東西，我們點了期待已久的蚵仔麵線 😋可惜湯底又是偏甜，個人還是比較喜歡阿宗麵線 😂

Third stop at Raohe night market, Michelin Guide mentioned Dong Fa Hao 🍜 This hundred year old joint only sells 3 items. We decided to go with baby oyster vermicelli soup which we’ve been looking forward to eat in Taiwan 😋 Unfortunately I find this soup base to be slightly too sweet again, I personally prefer the soup base from Ah Chung Noodle Soup last night 😂

饒河夜市第四站 👉🏻 不是米芝蓮但在饒河夜市很有名的下港名彭臭豆腐🌶 嫌上一家不夠辣不夠臭，再試了這家台灣人比較喜歡的臭豆腐。這次點了炸的，真的很好吃 😍 一開始不知道原來外帶也是自己加辣醬，還以為他忘了放 😂 跟之前那家各有各好吃，但我還是比較喜歡炸的脆嫩口感 🔥

Fourth stop at Raohe night market, not Michelin but the pretty famous Xia Gang Ming Peng stinky tofu joint at Raohe night market 🌶 Thinking the last one was not spicy nor stinky enough, we tried out this joint that is more popular amongst local Taiwanese. We ordered fried this time and it was gooooood 😍 At first we thought they forgot to put the chilli sauce in our tofu, then we realised you actually add your own from the shop 😂 I think both stinky tofu places we tried were good in their own ways, but I decided that I like crispy on the outside and tender on the inside texture of the deep fried version more 🔥

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Bubble Tea & Gua Bao

陳三鼎黑糖青蛙撞奶

“Black Sugar Frog” is indeed an interesting name for a drink. From my research, they made their name unique so as to avoid other competitors from stealing their fame by copying their names. The black sugar was flavourful but it may taste even better if we didn’t shake it that much. 黑糖青蛙 🐸 黑糖味很香很好吃，但不知道是不是我們有把珍奶搖均的關係味道偏淡，不搖均可能更好喝吧

藍家割包

Known as the best Gua Bao in Taipei. We chose half fat half lean and it’s yummy when it’s complimented with some sweet and savoury crushed peanuts and coriander. 半肥瘦刈包甜甜咸咸的很好吃👌🏻 Four Herbal Soup – a healthy soup with a strong bittersweet Angelica taste. Delicious and definitely rejuvenating 四神湯有當歸味好喝之餘感覺很補👍🏻

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Mala Hot Pot

市民大道無老鍋

We have received way too many recommendation for hotpot places in Taipei and we particularly wanted Mala style. After some not so deep considerations, we went to this spacious shop that is almost ‘marinated’ with cumin. The hotpot smell rushed out from the door and you can tell that it’s a herbal kind of healthy soup base.

All ingredients were super fresh and the service was on point. Our cold tofu and duck blood got refilled a few times complimentarily, as well as their refreshing palette cleanser.

However, their menu is quite small and you need to be mindful that there is only 1.5 hours for each table. We were a bit rushed at the end because we weren’t told in advance. Yet, it is a very quality hotpot place and I would still recommend it if you are after somewhere comfortable and painlessly affordable.

p.s. all-you-can-eat white rice

這次來台灣實在有太多朋友推薦不同的麻辣火鍋，基於訂得到位為由我們最後試了這家無老鍋 😂 一進店內就撲鼻而來陣陣孜然香味，其實這正是這家店辣味湯底的味道。這裡的辣味鍋不是麻辣，而是在藥材湯底上加上孜然風味的辣味調料，味道獨得非常好吃 😋 藥材湯底也非常濃郁，伴飯很好吃感覺也很養生😍不得不提這一家提供白飯任裝，湯𥚃的百頁豆腐和鴨血店員也會主動續加，店員的服務態度也非常好👍🏻百頁豆腐吸收了湯汁很好吃，鴨血也很滑非常好吃 🤤這一頓吃得很滿足，唯一美中不足的是魚片略腥和有少量骨頭，菜單沒有太多選擇，還有店員一開始沒有跟我們說有1.5小時的時限，到還有半個小時的時候才提醒我們，讓我們最後吃得有點匆忙。整體來說我還是覺得很滿意，這一家可以推薦一下 🙌🏻

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Jiufen

頼阿婆芋圓

You wouldn’t want to walk pass this place during a hot summer. We ordered the iced one which literally came with sweet ice and the Taiwanese signature chewy mochi bites. Oishi!

九份阿蘭草仔粿

Pickled cabbage steamed rice cake is one of the specialty in Jiufen. I loved the chewiness from the thin mochi skin and the pickled savoury and still crunchy shredded radish was delicious. It tasted so much better when compared to the taro one which is just below this photo. 在九份阿蘭草仔粿買了個菜蒲米味的回家吃，這個實在比芋頭味好吃太多了😍 草仔粿皮很軟很煙韌，甜甜的味道配上裡面咸香幼脆的蘿蔔絲真的很好吃👍🏻

Taro steamed rice cake – tastes just like rice cake. I was a bit disappointed with the light taste from taro. 芋頭草仔粿，味道就是茶粿🍃

基隆廟口-魚丸伯仔

Probably my favourite spot in Jiufen. This combo costs an economic NT$90 and it consists of some fish balls, fried tofu stuffed with fish paste, and some potato starch noodles. This balls were as crunchy as I was expecting but rather chewy. The tofu with some spicy sauce was out of this world delicious and the spicy smooth noodles was a great match to complete this light meal for two. 這個魚丸/豆腐包/冬粉套餐才NT$90，非常化算。魚丸不像想像中彈牙但很煙韌，冬粉調味很好吃，很推薦 👍🏻

張記九份傳統魚丸

A combination soup of a different types of meat balls. There are some squid balls, shiitake mushroom balls, pork balls, and some bursting meat balls. They all tasted just like any other frozen meat balls that you can find at grocery store but they are still good, just nothing really outstanding. 點了一碗綜合丸湯，裡面有一顆花枝丸，一顆冬菇貢丸，兩顆福州丸 (即爆漿魚包肉丸)。花枝丸和貢丸跟外面賣的急凍丸沒甚麼兩樣，福州丸味道也很普通，沒甚麼亮點，不推薦 🤷🏻‍♀️

阿妹茶樓

A must visit place when in Jiufen is this tea house which was believed to be the same house from the movie “Spirited Away” . You may choose between iced and hot oolong tea and there will always be some local delicacies to go with it. p.s. the tea is buffet style and they will keep refilling non-stop

去了傳聞是《千與千尋》中湯婆婆的湯屋取景地品了一杯茶。冰凍的凍頂烏龍和糕點很配 🍵🍡

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Braised Pork Rice (Lu Rou Fan)

阿英台灣料理

First bowl of braised pork rice in Taipei, ordered a normal and crazy version (with a runny egg) . Japanese rice is their selling point and the fattiness from the meat wrapped around every kernel of rice 台灣第一餐魯肉飯，點了普通的和中瘋魯肉飯(即加蛋)，日本米加分佈適中的油脂很美味 🤤

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燈籠滷味創始店

師大第一吃🥢 Marinated goodness is probably one of the most underrated Taiwanese food. You may find all sorts of organs and some tofu products marinated with flavourful sauces, and some pickled cabbage and extra chili sauce is not to be missed. 燈籠滷味，服務態度偏差 😂 烤麸吸了滷汁味道很夠很好吃，其他都好吃但滷汁沒有驚豔感也偏不夠入味。

題外話💭老實說這一次來台北很多服務態度偏差的經驗 (當然也有好的) ，比起幾年前來真的差很遠。我印象中的台灣人都非常有禮貌又親切，以前我都覺得去台灣服務素質都媲美日本。這一次來不知是不是不走運，老實說有某些地方對顧客的態度可以算得上沒禮貌。印象中的台灣好像不再存在了，有點失望。

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巧之味手工水餃

This impromptu Taipei trip was pretty much based on Google reviews and we found this dumpling shop with high rating so why not? Interesting, they do a kind of black-colour dumpling with scallop meat stuffed inside. As a boring person, I still prefer their traditional pork dumplings and veggies dumplings. Their sour and spicy soup are very good too! 這家水餃味道不錯 🥟 比起它有名的綠藻皮干貝水餃我更喜歡招牌水餃和韭菜水餃的味道。酸辣湯胡椒味重頗好吃，仙草蜜含仙草果粒很解渴👍🏻

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鬍鬚張寧夏店

This is probably the only time we sat down at a chain restaurant during our trip. This “Beard Cheung” is famous for thier Lu Rou Fan ( Braised Pork Rice) which was decent , and we also tried their deep fried chicken rice and A vegetable. Everything was up on par and I wouldn’t mind coming back again. 去了連鎖式經營店鬍鬚張吃他最有名的魯肉飯，味道其實不錯和今早吃的三元號差不多好吃👍🏻 A菜配蒜香滷汁很好吃 🌱♥️ 麻椒雞的脆漿入口即化加上酸甜汁做底味道不錯 😋

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龍潭豆花

Just in case you haven’t noticed already, tofu product can be found at almost every Taiwanese dessert place and this bowl of tofu dessert was amazing! The iced tofu fa was nothing like I was expecting. It was literally served with sweet ice made with rock sugar and the bowl also came with some boiled peanut. OMG One more bowl please! 這碗豆腐花真的非常好吃 😍 豆腐超滑花生很香配上用糖水做的冰花消暑解渴又不會沖淡味道，好好味 👍🏻😋

華山市場阜杭豆漿

This place is very famous and there was a long line every day. Despite the rude attitude, they did serve me the best salted tofu drink I have ever had in my life. It was so thick that it was almost like tofu paste, and their fried dough in flat bread was just on point. I had been dreaming about their salted tofu drink since I left. 這家在華山市場裡的阜杭豆漿很受歡迎，很多很多人排隊但很快就能排到。服務態度很差很沒禮貌但食物相反好吃。燒餅中的油餅很脆但不夠熱，蘿蔔絲餅好吃如果更熱會更好。甜豆漿豆味很香很好喝，咸豆漿更是濃得像豆腐花非常好吃。

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三元號滷肉飯

This honest local eatery definitely has better Lu Rou Fan when compared to the last one which came with a fried egg. It was not as fatty and the flavour of the braised minced meat was long lasting. The shark fin (probably not real) thick soup was surprisingly delicious too. 這一家魯肉飯絕對比上一碗好吃 😋 魚翅肉羹也很好吃🐟👍🏻（雖然叫魚翅肉羹但應該不是真的魚翅）

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Shilin Night Market

忠誠號蚵仔煎

Came here just for their oyster pancakes, however it’s rather disappointing because their stinky tofu wasn’t really good and the squid soup was not that great. 為了吃蚵仔煎而來了這家，蚵仔煎味道不錯，臭豆腐很脆不錯好吃但嫌不夠臭，魷魚羹裡的魷魚肉厚但偏甜不好吃令人失望 🙁

官芝霖大腸包小腸士林店

Big sausage wrapped small sausage is one of the specialty in Taiwanese cuisine. This snack reminds me of my last visit and it was just as good as I can remember. Chewy on the outside, crunchy on the inside when I bite into it. We ordered extra hot but instant regretted it because it was a little too hot that it covered the taste of the sausage and the pickled cabbage. 上次來台北士林夜吃過的大腸包小腸美味得讓我難忘，這次回士林夜市最讓我期待的也是大腸包小腸。這家備受好評的大腸包小腸和別家不同夾了酸菜黃瓜，我點了蒜味中辣真的太好吃了😍 唯獨中辣有點太辣真後悔沒點小辣。但也成了這次去士林夜市吃過最好吃的美食😋👍🏻 話說我上次來士林夜市時還沒有市場，感覺味道和景觀好像差了很遠，難道是回憶中的才是最美好？🤔

士林區南港老張胡椒餅老麵燒餅

Wanted to try their pepper cake originally but decided have their sesame plain flat bread instead since it was fresh out of the often. It was super big in size and had a good yeasty nutty aroma because they use sourdough flour. 本來想試胡椒餅，但因為不知已烤好了多久怕已涼了不好吃，改等新鮮出爐的老麵燒餅。新鮮出爐的燒餅很大一份，又熱又脆的餅皮配裡面的蔥油味道不錯，可惜蔥不夠多不然會更好吃。

好朋友涼麵

Sad noodles with a bit of sesame sauce but not as tasty as I wish it should be. Won’t recommend it. 這家涼麵評價不錯，滿心期待來吃這家涼麵，結果是一碗太甜也不夠麻醬香味的一碗普通涼麵，頗感失望。

We have also tried a white bitter melon juice with honey. Refreshing with a light sweetness and a well balanced sweet and sour taste. Give it a go if you see it one of the food stalls. 蜂蜜白苦瓜汁，酸酸甜甜配微微的苦味很清新很好喝 🍯🥒👍🏻

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寶藏巖國際藝術村 Treasure Hill Artist Village

We also stumbled upon this art village and it definitely worth a visit. Since it’s a food post, I am going to leave you to it with my photo collage.

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AirAsia Turns 9

For those who are skeptical about in-flight meal, thanks to the decade long bad reputation, I can guarantee you this Malaysian airline, AirAsia, has always been on top of their game when it comes to food. From Malaysian classics, western, vegetarian, to kids meal, they got you covered.

Once we got on board, we found the seats are quite spacious with good leg room. I liked the little coat hook on the side of the seats for you to hang your jackets. Just like any other airlines, some in-flight magazines and booklets are available for you to browse through some of the latest holiday plans and shop for souvenirs. It also comes with their food, snacks and drinks menu.

On the other hand, flight entertainment is not available unless you pay for the add-on tablet, Xcite Inflight Entertainment , which is complimentary for all Premium Flatbed seats. Alternatively, you may download an app called, roKKi, which is only compatible with some flights for you to enjoy Wi-Fi internet connection onboard.

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For our trip from Sydney to Taipei, we each have a layover at KLIA2 airport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We ordered some meals in advance so we can skip the hassle and have to find cash on the plane to buy food. (p.s. Different flight serves different food served so better check prior)

Thai Green Curry with Rice

I was a bit skeptical about this pick but it actually turned out really really well. That fragrant from the herbs and rice just rushed out from the sealed container once the meal was brought to me by our professional good looking flight attendants. I love that fluffy jasmine rice with with aromatic green curry that is perfumed with bay leaf. The heat was just right for our airplane palette.

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Nasi Lemak

The infamous Malaysian classic that has brought back all my good memories. It was a bit pretty spicy meal but it’s just perfect to my liking. That flavourful marinated meat has a really strong savoury taste, which complimented nicely with the coconut infused rice. Load the rice with some crunchy peanuts and dried fish which comes in a separate pack for extra umami.

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Uncle Chin’s Chicken Rice

I have heard good words about Uncle Chin’s food and he didn’t disappoint me. The chicken pieces were thinly sliced and were super tender. The savouriness from the meat went exceptionally well with the “chicken oil” rice, which is a traditional way to prepare this dish. Besides, that chili sauce just made everything tasted even better.

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Sweet & Sour Chicken Meatballs with Garlic Rice

This is a dish that I used to love and I used to order it all the time whenever I want something comes with lots of sauce. The sweet and sour balance was on point. The little meatballs were tender. Just a great choice especially when you don’t have a big appetite on plane.

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Glutinous Rice with Chicken and Dim Sum Combo

The last in-flight meal we tried was very interesting. It a combo of my childhood memory. There are two types of siu mai, a dumpling wrapped in lettuce, and some sticky glutinous rice that’s full of lotus leaf aroma.

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There are a lot more meal options and snacks for you to purchase on flight at a very affordable price so you don’t need to be worried about food and staying hungry when you are flying with AirAsia.

Layovers

If you only have a few hours layovers, I would recommend you to stay at KLIA2 and explore some of the local food, or maybe buy some Malaysian souvenirs to share with your friends and family.

We tried this Indian restaurant in the food court upstairs and it has probably topped most of the Indian restaurants in Sydney. The long grain saffron biriyani with spicy hot mutton curry that would make you sweat.

Toast Box – You can’t go wrong with traditional kaya butter toast and two shiny wobbly soft-boiled eggs with thick dark soya sauce. Dip that bad boy in the eggs, then take a sip of the strong and sweet teh si peng or kopi. Indeed, we need a caffeine fix after a long haul.

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I have flown with AirAsia multiple times and I can’t stress enough that I have always appreciated their professional service and comfortable seats, not to mention their exciting in-flight meal. Just after roughly 14 hours flight, we have landed Taipei safely with more food shares. Stay tuned for the next post…..

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kellyxhunter · 6 years

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Holy Duck! This is good!

Holy Duck is famous for their duck dishes but it’s more than that. The duck shop has just opened a new branch in Castlecrag, Quadrangle Shopping Village, just right next to Bistro Mekong.

The place has a similar exterior design compared to the one in Kensington Street in Chippendale, and the interior embraces a strong oriental feel.

Today, we have tried some dishes that’s more than just duck,…

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kellyxhunter · 6 years

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Fix Your Late Night Hunger @ Belly Bao

Let me get this straight, Belly Bao has been like a home coming to me. The dedication and the creativity from this restaurant in Newtown is inspiring. From just serving delicious gua bao, they have recreated the recipe and have introduced a new “Late Night Eats” menu featuring “Sambao”.

What’s Sambao?

No! Not the sauce because it’s called Sambal not Sambao No! Not the Studio album by Kenny Barron…

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kellyxhunter · 6 years

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This may have been one of the most exciting dinners ever. Master Chef Bryan Zhu’s project called Levitate Instant Restaurant has partnered with The Rice Panty for a reunion dinner at Precinct 75, which is next to Willie The Boatman in St. Peters.

Embracing Chef Byran’s Chinese background, the menu consisted of fusion elements and vegetarian options are well catered.

Kicking start at 6pm, the table is set, the music is on, and the light is dimmed. Two sharing snacks were served while we were waiting for everyone to arrive. The toasted bread came with a small dish of smooth creamy butter, and some seasoned popcorn.

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The chef table is right at one end of the big room, every small little action is like a display to diners. What’s more exciting then seeing how your food get constructed in front of your eyes? Not only Byran was a talented friendly chef, but the team at the dinner service was professional, attention to details, and very efficient to make sure we get fed at the right pace.

DOWN AND DIRTY

Vietnamese fried chicken is nothing like the crispy ones in Korean or Western style, but it has a rather thin layer of batter. The bite size tender chicken nuggets were spiced with sriracha mayo, cucumber, and sour pickles. This dish shows how chef strike the perfect balance to excite our palate.

The OCEAN BED

Hands down my favourite dish of the night. It’s not just because of its expensive taste but it did actually taste amazing. I normally dislike any kind of congee but this one used mixed grain crab congee with abalone, king mushroom, ocean crumb, and fingerline. The congee base is not rice but mostly barley with a little of quinoa, and the floss on top elevated the whole dish with that a little bit of sweetness.

CROUCHING BEEF, HIDDEN MANDARIN

Another amazing dish that took us by surprise. It’s not just any kind of beef dish, but the crispy beef was almost jerky-like with some sweetness from the mandarin ginger glaze. Though it’s like jerky, it’s still very tender and the more you chew it, the more flavour would come out. The beef is sitting on top of a bed of miso potato puree and some thinly sliced gai lan threads, topped with crispy deep fried enoki mushroom. It’s so good I wish it never finishes.

PALATE CLEANSER

Some chrysanthemum sorbet and osmanthus jelly to basically make our tongues ready for dessert.

Byran Zhu doesn’t take dessert easily. A magic dry ice show was pulled off at each table before two different desserts were served for us in no time.

p.s the dry ice is poured over on some lemon tea, giving us another sensation of enjoyment

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First dessert was a lighter sweet dish. A spoonful of silky soy milk and ginger ice cream that melted in my mouth instant. The diary taste was so similar to what I had in childhood, what’s more? It was complimented beautifully with kinako crumble (soy bean ), lemongrass sago, and mango mochi. It’s it just everything I wanted when I think of dessert? I particularly liked the kinako crumble rather than the overly used soy bean powder in lots of other desserts out there.

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The next dessert is a bit heavier because it’s whipped chestnut mascarpone with toasted chestnut soil and brown butter tuille. First off, the toasted chestnut taste was powerful and I am all for it! It’s smooth and sweet but not the artificial sweet taste from chestnut products. All those crumbs and crisps around it gave the dish a bit of bites that make you can’t stop eating.

PETIT FOURS

Sometimes people may skip petit fours because they are either too full but mostly because petit fours can be quite boring. At our dinner, you definitely don’t want to miss it because they are just as exciting as the courses (coconut bliss, rocky road, lemon tea mashmellow, osmanthus jelly) .

Conclusion

For a decent price, it’s a true unique experience to try the masterpieces from Master Chef. Each dish is nostalgic especially the ocean congee that was full of ocean flavour. The open space at the venue in Precinct 75 was perfect for the event because it was absolutely peaceful and quiet at night, while the dining area was buzzing with banters and music from the live band. The 2.5 hours dining experience left us joy and a very satisfying stomach. I hope to come back again for another bespoke menu, or the regular menu at The Rice Pantry!

Address:

75 Mary St, St Peters NSW 2044

Website:

http://www.precinct75.com.au/

http://www.thericepantry.com.au/

Master Chef Bryan Zhu’s Levitate Instant Restaurant X The Rice Pantry – “The Reunion Feed”

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