Thursday, April 9, 2009

Food of Hsinchu

Fancy dessert at Lakeshore Hotel. The Taiwanese fruits are the best desserts, like pineapple - YUM!
The famous Hsinchu pork meatballs. The story is that a son created these very tender meatballs for his mother who had trouble eating tough foods. He created a method for tenderizing them by first pounding the meat until it becomes a thick liquid and then forming them by pinching the meat. Hsinchu meatballs are traditionally served in a broth-based soup.
Korean BBQ with egg, kim chee, pork soup and a coffee custard.
The presentation of cooked seafood before it becomes a soup.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Dear Mailani,

Thanks for sharing this wonderful story of Hsinchu pork meatballs. I was raised in Hsinchu and gong-wan(the meatballs)are something like what I grew up with,yet I didn't even know the story.

Speaking of food, If you need recipe for your favorite chinese food ba-si-di-gua, deep-fry sweet potato with malt sugar crusted, just say a word.

Sheena