#Karerry in TW: Day 5

11th May, 2016

Woke up to a chilly morning and it was soooo shiok. It was like aircon temperature throughout, and it was a bit unusual, because TW was supposed to be a little bit hot. 

But I wasn't complaining because I loooove!!

Walked to XMD to have our local breakfast, and boy, it was so good! 

The sandwiches was so yummy, and the hot TW milk tea was perfect for the weather! 

After such a satisfying breakfast, we walked around XMD for a bit before heading towards YongKang Street for more food! 

Our first stop at YongKang was KaoChi restaurant, that is the rival to Din Tai Fung.

Why we decided to eat here was because it is the local's favourite and it's much cheaper than DTF. KaoChi is famous for their xiao long baos and also their Signature Pan Fried Pork Buns (as seen in the picture above).

The Pork buns were pretty yummy, but hmm, 10 pieces for the two of us... it was a tad too much because it was a little too jelat after awhile. :p 

But still, I'm glad I tried it! 

Address: No. 1, Yongkang St, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106

Next stop: The famous Spring Onion Pancake

It was a small store, but the queue was super long, and we had to queue up along the road. 

But when I bite into it... the wait was all WORTH it. 

We ordered the one that has everything- egg, cheese and ham. 

Oh boy, it was soooooo yummylicious and it was so crispy... I LOVE IT!!!

Third stop: Smoothie House
It was just across the street from the Spring Onion Pancake shop, and it is apparently a very nice shaved ice place. 

I found out that there is an outlet that was recently opened in SG, but it is super expensive to eat it in SG. 

So despite the very cold weather, we decided to still go for it, since we can get it at a much lower price. :P 

I guess Smoothie House is known for their fruits shaved ice, specifically the mango one, but because my dear friend over here doesn't take fruits, we ordered the Matcha and Azuki flavoured one.

But i gotta say, eating this in the cold weather was really cold.. :p

By the time we finished with our shaved ice, we were already so full... And since C caught the flu the previous day, I caught it from her too and we were both down with flu. :(

So we were pretty much tired from the long day and we were so full. 

We headed to this pretty cafe: La Douceur, that was along the same street and we rested in there. 

I forgot what was this called, but it was really yummy. 

The interior of the cafe was very pretty and it was quite quiet! 

And ofcos, we had a very good rest inside :D

Fifth stop: Yong Kang Beef Noodle shop

It is the famous beef noodles shop in Yong Kang, and we headed there for our dinner.

Thankfully, there wasn't any queue when we were there, probably because it wasn't 6pm yet!

We were seated pretty soon, and C and I ordered a large bowl of their Signature Braised Beef Noodles with Beef Tendon to share. 

It looks pretty spicy, but thankfully, it wasn't... However, it was oily indeed. hahah! 

Address: YONG KANG BEEF NOODLE SOUP
No. 17, Lane 31, Jinshan S. Rd., Sec.2
(a few blocks from Yongkang St)

Despite the cold, I still have to drink my bubbletea, and so, this time, we got our cuppa from Tian Ren! 

It is the original, and the first ever milk tea shop in TW supposedly! hehe.

After we were done with our food journey in Yong Kang, it was just the right time to head over to my all time favourite night market - Shida!!! 

We walked from Yong Kang Street over to Shida as it was located around the same area, but the walk was about 20 minutes i guess. 

Thank God we were able to navigate our way around! 

Started our shopping therapy immediately, and I think we bought a lot of clothes :P 

Hehee. 

But I was so happy because all the shops in Shida are soooo nice! I mean the clothes and the price!

What is Shida without my favourite bolou bun?? 

Every single time I go to Shida, I will look for this and I will eat it without fail! 

However, they shifted from their previous spot, and moved to a bigger spot and it's now more obvious and easier to find. 

They used to be located in like this dark alley... Haha. 

But anyhow, it didn't let me down, and I still enjoyed munching on it yumyum.

And yeah! This concludes my second last day in TW!! 

And my happy faces in my favourite night market :D