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Despr\u00e8s de m\u00e9s d’un any aqu\u00ed i ens hem adonat que encara no hem parlat del menjar!! Amb el que els agrada als taiwanesos menjar! (i fer fotos del qu\u00e8 mengen!).<\/p>\n
El primer que hem de dir en defensa del menjar taiwan\u00e9s o xin\u00e8s en general, \u00e9s que no t\u00e9 res, absolutament res, a veure amb els restaurants xinesos que tanta fama tenen a qualsevol pa\u00eds europeu. Diguem que aqu\u00ed no existeix l'\u00bbarr\u00f2s tres del\u00edcies\u00bb (tal i com el coneixem nosaltres) ni els \u00abrollitos de primavera\u00bb.<\/p>\n
A tot arreu hi ha gran varietat de restaurants i mercats nocturns, molt populars a Taiwan, i on es pot trobar tot tipus de menjar i a preus a vegades rid\u00edculs. De fet, resulta m\u00e9s pr\u00e0ctic i econ\u00f2mic menjar fora de casa. Ho hem comprobat! Degut a la seva hist\u00f2ria o simplement per proximitat geogr\u00e0fica, tamb\u00e9 \u00e9s f\u00e0cil trobar restaurants japonesos i alguns coreans o tailandesos, vietnamites…<\/p>\n
L’ingredient b\u00e0sic \u00e9s l’arr\u00f2s o fideus i despr\u00e8s s’hi afegeix verdudres o carn, ja sigui amb sopa o sense. Hi ha\u00a0 molts altres plats, per\u00f2 no pot faltar mai l’arr\u00f2s que serveix com acompanyament, com el pa en la dieta mediterr\u00e0nia. Per\u00f2 sobretot els aliments han d’estar cuits, antigament era una prevenci\u00f3 per evitar qualsevol malaltia o infecci\u00f3, i el costum ha durat fins ara i costa trobar una amanida als restaurants.<\/p>\n
Com que no podem resumir totes les especialitats culin\u00e0ries, sin\u00f3 ens agafaria gana, aqu\u00ed teniu els plats m\u00e9s famosos (que no vol dir exquisits) de l’illa:<\/p>\n
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I per quedar b\u00e9, res milor que dir que tot est\u00e0 molt bo, o en xin\u00e8s \u00abhao chi\u00bb!. Aqu\u00ed teniu una mostra del qu\u00e8 podem menjar durant la setmana…<\/p>\n [salbumphotos=81,64,max,n,n,picasa_order]<\/p>\n Els mercats nocturns<\/a>, com ja he dit, s\u00f3n molt populars a tota l’illa. Carrerons plens de botigues i paradetes de menjar on es barregen olors i gustos de tot tipus. Tot el menjar \u00e9s en porcions petites per tal de poder-ho menjar tot caminat o com si fos un pinxo. Una de les paradetes m\u00e9s populars entre els locals \u00e9s all\u00e0 on et tries tu els aliments, els poses en un petit cistell i despr\u00e8s ho bullen tot junt… una mena de buffet-self-service all\u00e0 enmig del carrer. Una altra cosa que ens va sorprendre d’aquests mercats \u00e9s que no hi ha cap mena d’ordre per situar les parades, aix\u00ed que pots estar comprant mitjons i tofu alhora.<\/p>\n [salbumphotos=80,64,max,n,n,picasa_order]<\/p>\n Tamb\u00e9 \u00e9s molt popular la versi\u00f3 taiwanesa del \u00abTupperware\u00bb, la \u00abbento box\u00bb<\/a> o caixa pel dinar, de fet origin\u00e0ria del Jap\u00f3. Si no portes el dinar preparat de casa, en la majoria de restaurants es pot demanar el menjar per emportar. Vagis on vagis hi ha menjar… tenim la sensaci\u00f3 que els taiwanesos sempre estan menjant :)<\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n La cultura del menjar est\u00e0 molt arrelada i qualsevol activitat social es fa al voltant d’una taula plena de menjar. Per quedar b\u00e9 amb els convidats, els taiwanesos sempre tenen por que falti menjar… per aix\u00f2 sempre demanen o cuinen m\u00e9s del compte. A part tamb\u00e9, cada poble o ciutat t\u00e9 la seva especialitat, el seu plat caracter\u00edstic o els dsus dol\u00e7os t\u00edpics. Nosaltres ja ens hem \u00abtaiwanitzat\u00bb una mica i all\u00e0 on anem tamb\u00e9 ens emportem uns dol\u00e7os t\u00edpcs de la zona com a souvenir :)<\/p>\n De tant en tant per\u00f2, trobem a faltar els gustos mediterranis i ens preparem una bona amanida o pa amb tom\u00e0quet. Hi ha alguns supercats on es poden trobar productes d’importaci\u00f3 com olis, vins, pasta italiana o formatges. Com a curiositat, un dels \u00e0pats m\u00e9s cars que hem fet a Taiwan ha estat pa amb tom\u00e0quet i formatge!<\/p>\n Bon profit!<\/p>\n PD: mames, iaies, tietes … ja veieu que mengem b\u00e9! :)<\/p>\n After more than one year in Taiwan and we didn’t talk about food yet! It’s unforgivable considering that Taiwanese love food! (and taking pictures of the food).<\/p>\n The first thing we should point out is that Taiwanese or Chinese food in general, doesn’t have anything to do, absolutley anything, with the famous Chinese restaurants in any European country (I don’t know the rest). Let’s say that here it doesn’t exist what we know as \u00abfried rice\u00bb or commonly called \u00abthree delicious rice\u00bb, or the \u00abspring rolls\u00bb.<\/p>\n There is a large variety of restaurants and nightmarkets everywhere. Nightmarkets are very popular in Taiwan and it’ s possble to find all kind of food at very cheap prices, sometimes. Actually, is more convenient and cheaper to go out for lunch or dinner. We can confirm it! Due to it’s history or just for geographical reasons, Japanese restaurants are very popular as well as some Korean, Thai or Vietnamese…<\/p>\n The basic ingredient is rice or noodles and vegetables or meat is added, whether it is with or whithout soup. There are lots more of dishes, but a bowl of rice is never missing, actually is like bread in the Mediterranean diet. And above all, everything must be cooked. In the past it was thought as a prevention against any disease or infection, and nowadays this habit still remains and it’s difficult to find some salads in the restaurants.<\/p>\n As we can’t talk about all culinary spacialities, otherwise we’ll get hungry, here you are the most famous dishes (not the most delicious!) of the island:<\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n Beef noodles, top 1 and it’s worth \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stinky Tofu, <\/em>its name says everything<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n Pig’s blood cake, Spanish \u00abMorcilla<\/a>\u00bb indeed\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Pineapple cake, the most famous cake<\/em><\/p>\n \n For us, it has not been difficult to get used to eat out and try all kind of food, sometimes even without knowing what to order or what exactly we are eating. We’ve become (almost) experts with the chopsticks although at home we use cutlery, because sometimes we nedd some western food, whether at home or in any restaurant. And to make a good impression, nothing better than say everything is very good, or in Chinese \u00abhao chi\u00bb!. Here you are some examples of what we can eat during the week…<\/p>\n [salbumphotos=81,64,max,n,n,picasa_order]<\/p>\n As I said, Night Markets<\/a> are very popular all around the island. Streets full of shops and food stalls where there is a mix of all sort of smells and tastes. Everything is prepared in small portions to make it easy for eating. One of the most popular food stall among local people is that one where you can pick the ingredients you want, put them in a small basket and then everything is boiled together… like a self-service buffet on the street. In\u00a0 these markets we were also surprised by the \u00abno order\u00bb of the stalls, as you can buy socks at the same time you are buying tofu or whatever you want to eat.<\/p>\n [salbumphotos=80,64,max,n,n,picasa_order]<\/p>\n It is also very common the Taiwanese version of \u00abTupperware\u00bb, the \u00abbento box<\/a>\u00bb or lunch box, that actually comes from Japan. If you don’t have your own lunch box, you can just buy a take away lunch box in any restaurant. Everywhere you go, you’ll find food… we have the impression that Taiwanese are always eating :)<\/p>\n Food culture is deep-rooted among Taiwanese and any activity or social event take place around a table full of dishes. Taiwanese worry about the food would not be enough, so when there are some guests they always order or cook too much food! Moreover, in any village or city they have their own speciality, a famous dish or its traditional sweet. 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