[Published in Visit Taiwan Now: http://visittaiwannow.wixsite.com/vtwn/single-post/2016/05/27/No-name-wanton]
To experience Taipei's foods, one needs to explore the alley lanes, venture into the narrow food stalls with dim lights. Most of the times the shop owners will be cooking right at the door, with steaming pots and loud voices shouting the names of dishes. They never seem to forget anyone's order, detailing to which spices should be put and which ones should not. It has always been a ever-lasting mystery for me.
My favourite wanton soup shop is not any fancy restaurants nor the ones that always have a line in front of the door. This one is so random that it does not even own a name, just simply stick a sign up in the front window, saying something like "Tsai's Beef Noodle."
Their wanton is different, not the usual ball shape but a flat, square of sheet, wrapping the juicy minced pork within. Not many spices are involved, judging from the look, but it's so delici
ous that every time I have a chance to be back at the neighbourhood, I visit them. If you are hungry, you can ask for noodles to go with it, too. And there you go, Wanton Noodle Soup (餛飩麵, huen-duen-mien), at its most simple yet tasty form, will be produced.
How To Get There: MRT Technology Building Station, walk along Fuxing South Rd, and turn right on Heping East Road. Turn left and entre the first lane (Lane 118), walk 7-8 blocks until you see a corner food shop. That's it.
Google Location: https://www.google.com.tw/maps/place/25%C2%B001'19.5%22N+121%C2%B032'33.8%22E/@25.0220732,121.5421868,19z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0
