Taiwan Hot Take: Whatever you do, DON'T go to Tainan first!
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Isn't Tainan food really sweet? I'm from Sichuan and can't really handle sweet food, so I've actually avoided Tainan on my many trips to Taiwan.
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It's not overly sweet. You can taste some sweetness, but the savory (umami) flavor definitely stands out more than the sweet.
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As someone from Hunan, it all looks pretty average to me. However, my colleagues from northern China who've visited Tainan all rave about how delicious the food is.
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I'm from Wuhan. Well, maybe I've just been in Canada for too long, because I find even a random zongzi (meat dumpling) bought from a Tainan street stall to be incredibly delicious.
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As a Tainan native, studying in central Taiwan was pure agony. Tainan's food is so delicious and comparatively cheap...
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I'm from central Taiwan, and eating in Tainan was sheer torture for me... everything was so sweet! I guess it just goes to show how different culinary preferences can be.
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What's in the second picture?
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That's the bone marrow with special sauce from A-Ming Pork Heart. Their stuff is seriously out of this world!
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Visit Tainan first... and food elsewhere just won't hit the same. Tainan excels in amazing street food and snacks; in other cities, you're more likely looking at restaurant dining.
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Totally! When I'm in Taipei, I'm constantly craving the street food from Tainan.
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I've tried pretty much everything in these pictures. The verdict: on the sweet side, on the sweet side, definitely on the sweet side...
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Well, in that case, maybe Sichuan cuisine is more your style.
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Seriously, we started our trip in Tainan and spent the latter half in Taipei. Every single day, we were clamoring to go back to Tainan.
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We had the exact same itinerary! Honestly, Taipei just couldn't compare after Tainan.
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Shhh, keep it down! Don't let everyone else find out, save some for me to eat when I get back home! (A Tainan local just passing through).
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Heard that!
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Aaaargh, now I'm starving!
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I'm heading to Taipei in a bit. Is there really nothing special to eat there? I generally prefer the food in the south too.
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It's not that it's bad, it's more like... the flavors are what you'd expect. It doesn't have that 'wow' factor like Tainan's street food.