Taiwanese cuisine

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As Taiwanese cuisine ( Han font : 臺灣菜 , PEH OE jī Tâi-OAN chhài , Pinyin : Taiwan Cài ) refers to the cooking and eating traditions of Taiwan . They are shaped by different ethnic influences such as the cuisine of the Han ( Hoklo , Hakka and other groups), the Austronesians of Taiwan and the Japanese . Taiwan has the best food in the world, according to a survey by CNN in 2017.

Beef noodle restaurant in Jiufen

Ingredients and culture

Pork , rice , soybeans are commonly used ingredients, as in some other Asian cuisines. Beef is less common and some Taiwanese (especially the older generation) even avoid eating it. The reason for this is largely influenced by Buddhism , whose aversion to the slaughter of cattle is justified with its benefits for agriculture and emotional attachment to the working animals.

Taiwanese cuisine is also influenced by geographic location. Living on a densely populated island made Taiwanese look for sources of protein , which they found in seafood , alongside agricultural products . The variety of seafood ate covers large fish such as tuna and groupers to sardines and even smaller fish like anchovies , crustaceans , squid and cuttlefish ( squid ).

Because of Taiwan's subtropical location, there is a wide variety of fruits such as papayas , melons and citrus plants in Taiwan . Other agricultural products include rice, corn , tea , poultry , pork, beef, fish and other fruits and vegetables.

Typical Asian ingredients, which can also be found in Taiwanese cuisine, include: a .: soy sauce , rice wine , sesame oil , douchi , pickled radishes , peanuts , chili peppers , parsley and a local type of basil .

"Coffin bread"
Rice burger

In the world

Taiwan has the best food in the world, according to a survey by Cable News Network . The 45 selected dishes or drinks are rice with cured meat, beef noodle soup , oyster omelette , bubble tea , milk fish , Danzai noodles, shengchianpao, gua-bao, iron eggs, boiled tempura, bah-uân, fried chicken, spring onion pancakes, oyster vermicelli, sweet potatoes, flakes iceberg with fruit, baked pepper bags stuffed with pork, dumplings at Din Tai Fung, Fischklößchensuppe, steamed in herbs ribs, herb soup with spareribs , goose meat, Ting-pian-ts'o, meat sausages in Klebreiswurst , Mochi, salted food, sun cakes, Klebreiszylinder , Taiwanese breakfast with deep-fried dough in a baked sesame cake, pork blood pudding with sticky rice, three-cup chicken, tamsui agei, pan-tiao, large, deep-fried chicken “Hot Star”, squid, p'itan tofu, steamed spring roll, hot Dutch pot , Tiger-Gua-Bao with striped chicken, rice in a chicken wing, huge dumplings, rolls at Wu-Pao-Chun-Bä Bakery and Bento .

Taiwanese food can also be found abroad. There are not only restaurants that offer general Taiwanese rice, noodle or meat dishes, but also those that specialize in a certain type, such as. B. Baohaus (Gua-Bao) and COMEBUY (Bubble Tea).

Some cities special dishes

  • Chiayi : turkey -Reisbällchen ( 雞肉飯 , jīròufàn , PEH OE jī Ke-bah Png7 ) are dishes with rice and Truthahnstückchen to often with daikon -Beilage. ( Daikon is an East Asian giant radish variety .)
  • Hsinchu : Pork balls ( 貢丸 , gòngwán , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Kòng-oân ) are usually served in a soup. Another specialty is rice noodles ( 米粉 , mǐfěn ), served with mushrooms and minced meat.
  • Daxi : Daxis dry tofu ( 大溪 豆干 , Dàxī dòugān ) is available in two versions: simply dried tofu and seasoned dried tofu. Dry tofu is eaten as a dish or as a snack.
  • Taichung : Sun cookies (sun cakes) are Taichung's most famous pastries. It is a layered pastry with a sweet molasses filling in the middle.
  • Tainan : pork knuckle ( 豬腳 肉 , zhūjiǎoròu , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Ti-kha-bah ), Tainan noodles ( 台南 擔 仔 麵 , Táinán dān zǐ miàn , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Tâi-lâm Tàⁿ-á-m ) , Crab and meat dumplings ( 蝦仁 肉丸 , xiārénròuwán , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Hê-jîn-bah-oân ) and crab bread are some of the most famous Tainan specialties. Another well-known dish is “Oily Rice”, a rice dish with savory and pork. "Coffin bread" ( 棺材 板 , guāncáibǎn ) is comparable to the poor knight , but filled with savory, as well as beef with black pepper or curry chicken . The thickly cut bread is dipped in egg, fried , cut on three sides and filled.
Oyster omelette at the Shilin night market

Typical dishes in general

  • Youyu Geng ( 魷魚羹 , PEH OE jī Jiu-hî keⁿ ) - thickened soup with wrapped in fish paste cuttlefish
  • Kézǎijiān ( 蚵仔煎 , Pe̍h-ōe-jī ô-á-chian ) - oyster omelette made from eggs, oysters and chrysanthemum leaves . The omelette is soft and a little sticky and is eaten with a sweet-medium-hot sauce and sometimes with coriander. This dish is widely used in Taiwan's night markets and is most likely considered a national dish .
  • Kézǎi Miànxiàn ( 蚵仔 麵 線 , Pe̍h-ōe-jī ô-á mī-sòaⁿ ) or "oyster vermicelli" is a thickened soup with small oysters and Taiwanese vermicelli .
  • Wūmǐgāo or Hēimǐgāo ( 烏米 糕 or 黑 米糕 ) - a dish made from pig's blood and rice. It's usually cut square, put on a skewer, and sold with peanut butter, hot sauce, or coriander.
  • Lǔròu fàn ( 魯 肉 飯 , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Lló -bah-pn̄g ) - diced, fatty minced meat, cooked in soy sauce and served on rice.
  • Dàcháng Bāo Xiǎocháng ( 大腸 包 小腸 , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Tōa-tn̂g Pau Sió-tn̂g  - "Small sausages in large sausages")
  • Sānbēijī ( 三杯 雞  - "three-cup chicken") - a chicken dish, which got its name because of the ingredients three cups of rice wine, sesame oil and soy sauce; alternatively sugar instead of sesame oil
  • Càipúluǎn ( 菜脯 卵 , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Chhài-pó͘-nn̄g  - "dish with breast and egg") - a Taiwanese dish that is also eaten with radish omelette
  • Guāzǐròu ( 瓜 仔 肉 , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Koe-á bah  - "cucumber with young meat") - boiled pork patties with cucumber

Desserts

Taiwanese mung bean soup with sweet potato balls

Many dishes count as a snack, such as the Cantonese dim sum or the Spanish tapas . Such dishes are usually lightly salted, with a lot of vegetables and little meat or seafood.

Vegetarian restaurants have a wide variety of specialty Buddhist vegetable dishes.

Grilling ( 焢 窯 , Kòngyáo , Pe̍h-ōe-jī khòng-iâu ) has a long tradition in Taiwan. There is a modern variant, which is similar to western crickets, and a traditional one, in which clods of earth are heaped up and wood and coal are ignited in piles. If the clumps are glowing red, sweet potatoes , taro , yams, and / or chicken , for example, are being cooked in a heap in a bucket.

Night market dishes

Taiwan's most famous dishes are sold in the night markets , where street shops sell a wide variety of foods from finger food to sweets and drinks. There are u. a. also rolls with a filling of boiled or deep-fried meat, oyster omelette and pure water ice cream with fruit. In addition to aperitifs, snacks, snacks, desserts and whole dishes, clothing, accessories and many other items are also sold in the night markets.

  • Chòu Dòufǔ (臭豆腐 , Pe̍h-ōe-jī chhàu tāu-hū  - " Smelly Tofu") - The smell of smelly tofu is initially quite unusual and unpleasant for foreigners. During preparation, tofu is deep-fried, then a hole is cut in the middle and vegetables and salad are placed in it.
  • Roùyuán ( 肉圓  - "meatballs") - a gelatinous ball filled with pork, bamboo shoots, shiitake and sweet sauces
  • Cooked corn on the cob - very common at night markets
  • Taiwanese sausages - fat pork sausages with a sweet taste and various sauces, sometimes wrapped in sticky rice
  • Cōngyóubǐng - ( 蔥油餅  - "spring onion cake ") - Flour pancakes with spring onions, originally from the mainland
  • Squids or fish on a stick - often marinated, then grilled
  • "Sliced ​​ice cream" - a popular dessert made from sliced ​​water ice and various fruits or sweet sauces
  • Tempura ( 天 麩 羅 , tiānfūluó  - "Tempora = Lent") - made from cornstarch and minced meat
  • Taiwanese crepe - crispy flour crepe with different fillings such as B. Seafood, similar to the spring roll
  • Fried gelatin rice balls - slightly sweet taste
  • Deep fried chicken pieces - small pieces of chicken with pepper and basil
  • Shawarma (沙威馬 , shāwēimǎ ) - a sandwich with spiced and grilled chicken on a flour dough, with julied white cabbage , tomato slices, onion slices, ketchup and mayonnaise . The dish originally comes from the Arab region (see Arabic cuisine ), but has developed differently from it in terms of taste.
Bubble tea

beverages

Bubble Tea (Pearl Milk Tea or Boba) is a Taiwanese drink based on sweetened green or black tea , which is often mixed with milk and fruit syrup and prepared like a milkshake . The peculiarity of this drink, which is drunk with a straw , consists in added colored balls made of tapioca or another cornstarch , or the Popping Bobas , balls made of alginate with a liquid filling that burst when you bite. Bubble tea was invented in Taiwan in the mid-1980s. The original foam drink did not contain any tapioca pearls, but only fruit syrup or puree and was sold by street vendors mainly to school children. Some time later the tapioca balls were added.

The Taiwanese company HeySong makes a soft drink from sarsaparilla . Milkshakes made from avocado , milk and sugar are also typical .

Web links

Commons : Taiwanese Cuisine  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Which destination has the world's best food? . Cable News Network . Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Oyster omelet the nation's favorite" , Taipei Times , June 2nd 2007