Raku Men Ya (Le Mian Wu in Chinese)

The name of the restaurant literally means "Happy Noodle House." I love their noodles although it's a bit on the pricey side based on Taiwan standards (prices start from about NTD200 (approx. USD7)). You can ask for seconds and thirds at no additional cost.

I always go for the ramen + dip combo (see first picture). You are basically served cold noodles and a hot dip. The concept is simple, dip and eat.

The second and third pictures show two of their soup ramen flavors. If I'm not mistaken, one is soy sauce flavor and the other is garlic flavor.

All flavors come with pork slices, seaweed and onsen eggs. I don't much care for the pork and the seaweed, but I enjoy the onsen (hot spring) eggs a lot; it's basic half-cooked eggs but it has a very special taste.

Do try it if you have the chance to swing by Taipei!

At the local eatery

Having dinner at a local eatery in Taiwan

Eel, veggies, some squid rings and a small bowl of rice - approx USD 1.5
(the soup and sugary tea is unlimited)

Veggies, tiny fish, pork, large order of rice - approximately USD 2

ugh... i suck at naming food. anybody out there willing to help me with this?

Nassas - All-you-can-eat western food place

We went to this place called NASSAS in Taipei, Taiwan. The place charges NTD399 = 10% tax (approx USD15) per person and they serve assorted cooked food like ribs, fried chicken, french fries, hamburger patties, mashed potato and others. The drinks are also unlimited and they also have a decent selection of cakes and ice cream. Yum!.... but a bit too filling... my fasting streak went down the drain in that one meal... Was it worth it? Well, kinda... hehehe :D

Taiwanese-style Japanese Food (part 2)

Here's what else we had for lunch that day:

o-nigiri
NTD 170

As you can see, the servings are enormous and are extremely filling. Definitely worth your money! Next time you drop by Taipei, leave me a message and I'll give you the address to this restaurant. Be warned, though, that you'd have to wait in line for 30 minutes to an hour if you come for dinner or during weekends!