Good evening, everyone.
It has been midsummer day after day, hasn't it?
In the midst of all this, I went to Taiwan, a country that is as hot as Japan.
The first thing you are probably wondering about is the food, right?
In this blog, I will introduce what I ate there.
I was so excited that I ate some of the food before I had time to take pictures, but... please enjoy.
First of all, isn't this what you would expect to find in Taiwan during this season?
Mango shaved ice!
This store is open only during the mango season.
I was surprised at how juicy mangoes are.
This dish is actually the size of a rice bowl, so it is quite large, but with the light texture of the shaved ice and the delicious mangoes, I ate it up in one go.
I am not too picky about drinks, but when I go abroad, I try many different kinds.
This is dragon fruit juice.
It is made on the spot with a mixer when you order.
In Taipei, there are juice stands and tea stands all over the place, and I tried many different kinds of drinks, all of which were delicious.
The other juices I drank were sugarcane juice and guava juice.
My favorite was the refreshing guava juice.
I also highly recommend the fruit tea, although I don't have a picture of it here.
In Japan, dried fruits are often included in the tea leaves, or the tea leaves are just flavored.
In Taiwan, the fruit tea mixed with syrup containing plenty of fruit pulp and Taiwanese tea was excellent.
During my stay, I drank passion fruit and grapefruit tea.
Each drink is about the size of an LL in Japan and costs around 300 yen.
Simple tea is also very tasty.
It is completely different from the "oolong tea" you drink from a plastic bottle.
We had a relaxing tea in a cafe with very nice dishes.
The sweets on the left are made with mung beans and were recommended by the store.
I found this lychee at a fruit store while I was taking a walk alone.
I was surprised to find a whole branch of lychee and bought it.
I chilled it in the hotel refrigerator and was surprised at its plump pulp and juice.
I also ate Taiwanese bananas and durians, which are not shown in the photo.
I heard that Taiwanese bananas are different from those in Japan, so I bought some at a supermarket.
The bananas were small and greenish, but they were crispy, not too sweet, and delicious.
However, I later found out that they were bananas for cooking.
Next time, I will check it out.
I had never had a chance to eat durian before, but I saw cut durian on sale at the supermarket, so I bought some to try.
The aroma overflowed from the airtight packet, even though it was wrapped with plastic wrap.
I was so excited to try them back at the hotel...they were so creamy and delicious!
Taiwan was a fruit heaven.
I will write more about it later.