Food

Ma Po Tofu

18 March 2010
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I used to absolutely hate tofu but Liv made this pretty spectacular tofu dish called Ma Po Tofu. Even though she’s my wife I can’t recommend her Chinese and Taiwanese cooking enough. It’s far better than any Chinese food I’ve eaten in this country and as good if not better than food I’ve had in [...]

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Glasgow trip

17 February 2010
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Liv had to apply for her indefinite leave to remain visa, to stay in the UK indefinitely, so we went to Glasgow for the day to sort out the visa as well as check out Glasgow. Have to say we both really liked the city. Has a completely different feel to Edinburgh and who knows, [...]

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Food in Taipei

7 February 2009
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One of the best things about Taiwan and especially Taipei is the food. Taiwan has some absolutely gorgeous food but Taiwanese food itself tends to be richer in taste than it’s Chinese counterpart with Taiwan’s Americanization there is also some really amazing American food there. Bento boxes have to be one of the coolest things [...]

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Mitsui Japanese Restaurant, Taipei

4 February 2009
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I really love seafood but have yet to experience really good seafood in the UK. While in Taipei, we went to this really popular Japanese restaurant. By Taipei standards it’s quite expensive but relatively cheap in the UK. The food and service were exquisite, the manager kept checking we were ok and took our order [...]

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Yangmingshan Mountain Taipei (陽明山)

31 January 2009
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On the 31st of January we went up Yangmingshan Mountain for the day which is just north of Taipei. We stopped at the hot springs and eventually went to a large burial site where Liv’s grandfather is buried. After paying our respects we then headed back down the mountain where we stopped at a recreational [...]

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Kenting Taiwan (墾丁)

27 January 2009
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In January 2009 Liv and I travelled to Taiwan for Chinese New Year. Taiwan is her home country but it was the first I had been there and I fell in love with the country. Taiwan has a really diverse culture which while being well Westernized it still has a Chinese/Taiwanese feel to it. Kenting [...]

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Shanghai part two

3 July 2007
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In total I spent about 10 days in Shanghai throughout my month in China. Shanghai and Xian were easily my two favourite cities. Both have a very different feel to them and both have their own highlights but I absolutely loved the modernism and food in Shanghai. Shanghai is incredible because it mixes hundreds of [...]

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