Street Food in Taiwan - TAIPEI'S #1 FRIED CHICKEN at Hot Star + TAIWANESE STREET FOOD in Ximending!
Ultimate Ximending 西門町 Food Tour (CRAZY Dalgona Bubble Milk Tea)
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We are in Taipei to take you on a LATE NIGHT food tour in one of the most popular destinations in the city: XIMENDING! Ximending is a hot-spot for fashion, shopping, entertainment and street food! Today, we will be showing you some of the delicious hidden gems within the shopping street!!!
We start the night at the most famous yet authentic Taiwanese stalls in the area called Ay Chung Rice Flour Noodles. Their specialty is a think bowl of rice flour noodles. The broth is thick with a strong bonito flavour, the noodles are silky, the intestines are chewy. It is topped with cilantro and you serve yourself chili, garlic and vinegar sauces. We ordered a large bowl which came to 70 NTD (USD $2.33).
Next up is Taiwanese fried chicken! Forget KFC, Hot Star chicken is where the locals go. Their specialty is “ji pie” which translates to chicken steak. The steak is MASSIVE, super crispy and topped with their secret spices. The juice to crunch ratio is perfected. You can choose how spicy you would like the fried chicken, and we paid 75 NTD for the large piece (USD $2.49).
To wash down the street food, we went to a famous tea shop right beside Hot Star - Xing Fu Tang. Their bubble milk teas are almost luxurious. Right now, they are serving a brown sugar “dalgona coffee” bubble milk tea that we wanted to try. The tapioca pearls are cooked with brown sugar and the Dalgona foam is made with instant coffee. Although there are better bubble milk teas around, the presentation of the tea was stunning! The tea cost 95 NTD (USD $3.16).
There is a traditional stall deep within Ximen that serves a delicious oyster omelette (as well as many typical Taiwanese dishes). The shop is called Tian Tian Li. We got to watch the chef make the omelette from scratch. He made it crispy on the outside and goopy on the inside. It is always served with a sweet sauce. The oyster omelette cost 65 NTD (USD $2.16).
To end our huge night of eating, we visit an old school juice shop, Chengdu Star Fruit Juice, that’s been around since 1966. Their specialty is star fruit juice. Star fruit is slightly salty and sour and the juice is very refreshing. The owner was very kind and gave us an extra treat: star fruit that has been pickled in rice wine. The wine eliminates the sourness and adds sweetness. She told us many foreigners cannot eat it but we really enjoyed it! The star fruit juice cost 25 NTD (USD $0.83).
Ay-Chung Rice Flour Noodles 阿宗麵線
No. 8 Emei St, Wanhua District, Taipei�
Hot Star Fried Chicken
No. 34 Hanzhong St, Wanhua District, Taipei
Xing Fu Tang
No. 14 Emei St, Wanhua District, Taipei
Tian Tian Li 天天利美食坊
No. 108, Sec 1, Alley 32, Hanzhong St, Wanhua District, Taipei
Chengdu Star Fruit Ice 成都楊桃冰
No. 3 Chengdu Road, Wanhua District, Taipei
Thanks for watching our LATE NIGHT MUCHIES tour in Taipei Taiwan! Subscribe to this channel and stay tuned for our NEW street food series coming next!!! We are taking you to eat street food around the WORLD in Taiwan!
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We’re Luke Martin and Sabrina Davidson, food lovers and world travellers! We make videos about local, authentic and unique foods from across the globe. We particularly like to sample street food across Asia. We are based in Taiwan where we frequent the best Taiwanese street food stops and create travel content to make finding food in Taiwan easier for YOU! Although we are based in Taiwan we travel the majority of the year around the world in search of the best food. We’ve filmed in Japan, The Philippines, Malaysia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Indonesia, India, Turkey, Lebanon, Palestine, The Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Greece, Sri Lanka, Canada and the list is still growing! Our mission is to create content that is entertaining, informative, honest and fun! We love what we do and we are always grateful for your support! Thank you and see you on the next episode!
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There's no country like Taiwan. The delicious and variety of food, the cheerful and honest people and the well-handled administration by the government is so addictive and a lesson to all. I remember my time living there fondly. This video brings back all those memories of visiting night markets and commuting in trains across the length of the country.
@emmalinnn
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks you!🤩🤩 Welcome back to Taiwan travel again !🥳
@cyanthestickman9933
2 жыл бұрын
Taiwan is not a country tho
@staybear
2 жыл бұрын
@@cyanthestickman9933 that’s debatable
@user-mo1dc3mv9r
Жыл бұрын
@@cyanthestickman9933 台灣自己有護照不是國家是什麼
Ah brings back memories of Taipei. When I went to Ximending with my wife we also enjoyed the egg pancakes, Coco Ichibanya Japanese curry restaurant and watching the street performers.
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Love Coco curry!!!
Taiwan is my favorite vacation spot. excellent people, excellent food!
Whenever I miss Taiwan I just watch your videos. It's the next best thing.
@katydawson4407
3 жыл бұрын
I feel you 🥺
@MmMm-cg8tr
3 жыл бұрын
@@katydawson4407 ض١
@MmMm-cg8tr
3 жыл бұрын
@@katydawson4407 ض١
@haneuledward7931
2 жыл бұрын
I do the same 😂😂
This is a wonderful video not just bc of the food but also it gives the world some peace that there is some light at the end of the tunnel. thanks guys
i miss Taiwanese street food. I use to lived there while working too.
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Oh cool! Which city?
Yeah, Luke Martin is the man! Not even Covid will shut down his Taiwan travels!
I am Taiwanese locked in my tiny apartment in NYC watching this video. I miss Taiwan! Great video!
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Stay safe! Thanks for tuning in!
@anac1289
3 жыл бұрын
🥲
Omg fried chicken at Hot Star is the best it crispy tasty and delicious 😋🤤. I'm craving for all those yummy food now🤤 Awesome video, Luke and Sabrina. Thanks for sharing, take care and stay safe💕💕🇦🇺
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks guys!
@_w_w_
4 жыл бұрын
I have very clear skin. The fried chicken is tasty but always give me zits the next day...never fails.
Wow Taiwan is lit up and so many people around 😳 it’s so busy but it looks like a beautiful place to visit. Omg that huge fries chicken is massive and bigger than my head 😍I know that was delicious.
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Huge fried chicken and so tasty!!!
@aroundlife5369
4 жыл бұрын
yeah. right.. these all are looking so delicious.. 😋😋😋
@bctvanw
4 жыл бұрын
豪大Hotstar is famous because it’s fried chickens are huge. They are not bad, but there are better tasting fried chickens out there for you to explore. I personally prefer 惡魔雞排 devil.
@hovce
4 жыл бұрын
stop! Fried chicken is the temptation of the devil, it will attract your soul, make you a slave to chicken, and grow fat forever! Oh, my fried chicken is ready, we will talk later
@user-ov8po1zt5x
4 жыл бұрын
@@LukeMartin Glory to Hongkong? kzread.info/dash/bejne/mn9nk7BphbTRodo.html 🤔🤔🤔😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
when I visited last year. I enjoyed ximending night market as it was super convenient to get to. 9:27 I bought some as gifts for fun but it's not something you want to eat . People in Taiwan are nice and friendly and super helpful. I even ate at a street stall that looked like it wouldn't be English friendly at all but when I asked. they handed me a menu with Chinese and English. I'll also never forget the ramen I ate at one restaurant. totally blew my mind and changed my perspective of what fresh ramen should be like.
OMG Tien Tien Li.....I used to go so often in college, like 15 years ago. Now I'm living in the US. Haven't been there for more than a decade....I MISS IT SO MUCH!!!😭
I’m jealous of u 2 Sabrina & Luke, u 2 get 2 eat Taiwanese food everyday. So yummy & delicious.
8:20 "it's not the best..." Haha.. keeping it real! I love it.
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
I really liked this video! I miss Taiwan. This episode is better than any other travel show I've seen recently!
I missssssss Taiwan!!!! 😍😍
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
❤️
@yumil11ii
3 жыл бұрын
welcome to Taiwan! ❤️
Thanks for watching our Ximending video in 4K eating "Jimungous" fried chicken!! Follow us here : facebook.com/chopsticktravel & instagram.com/chopsticktravel
@billwampler9608
4 жыл бұрын
When are you guys going to do a video from Tamsui?
@robert9ish
4 жыл бұрын
"Big cock pineapple cake"???
@aroundlife5369
4 жыл бұрын
already following done bro. .. 😁😁
@Ralphie_Boy
4 жыл бұрын
😷👍🏻
@AStupidTourist
4 жыл бұрын
I’m here especially for “ Jimungous “ 🤣❤️🍺
Whenever Luke posts delicious Taiwanese food videos, I want to visit my grandmother for her Hakka cuisine or visit the motherland.
Great tour, Luke and Sabrina! It's so nice to get a feel for the 'exotic' when many of us are stuck in whatever little corner we inhabit. Keep 'em coming!
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks im glad we could give you a good experience!
their noodles are looking so testy.. missing Taiwan street food.
@AimlesslyDrifting
4 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to travel to try some!
I love your channel.This channel and Living Big in a Tiny House are my guilty pleasures🙂
I never been in Taiwan. Thank you so much for giving me a guided tour around. I wanna try the huge fried Chicken, it looks really delicious.Very interesting omelet you show us. I hope i get a chance to go there one day.
@MaximSupernov
3 жыл бұрын
Well, HotStar huge fried chicken has stores in Philippines at Banawe / Blue Bay Walk / Eastwood City Walk 2 / Katipunan / Robinsons Galleria Mall / Shaw 500 Zentrum / SM Manila Mall / Spark Place.
Luke's joy at winning the grabbing machine was so funny!
You should do this kind of episode more often. Looked like you guys had a lotta fun. I really enjoyed watching this episode. Keep it up guys! Oh one more thing. Taiwan rocks! They really know how to manage this pandemic that's happening around the world. Been to Taipei once. For sure, will go there again and other cities as well in the future. Take care guys!
What an awesome place to travel for food! Taiwan reminds me of Tokyo a little.
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Kind of similar!
@NSDQ160th
4 жыл бұрын
Was it the chocolate co5k?? 🤣🤣🤣💩💩💩💩💩🤣🤣💩😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💩💩💩🤣🤣🤣💩💩😂😂😂💩🤣🤣🤣💩💩😂💩💩💩💩
@sure9382
4 жыл бұрын
Actually it is not similar between Taiwanese food and Japanese food
@chibichumon
4 жыл бұрын
I personally think there’s more diversity and depth in the foodie scene in Taiwan. They have culturally chinese and Japanese food plus decently thriving indigenous culture.
@ChuangSarah
4 жыл бұрын
Taiwan is way more doverse than Japan
Yes they did it. 4K footage is gorgeous. Good job Luke and Sabrina. :)
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Yes I’m glad you noticed 😊 from now on in 4k
*Luke, Sabrina I'm totally amazed enjoying the people of Taipei walking side by side whether wearing or not a protective mask, being an expat living in lovely Colombia South America now 13 years, this government is overall doing their very best in protecting all of their citizens and visitors, you outstanding food/tours has given not only me but others hope that there is a light at this tunnel, thanks you two, stay safe and healthy!* 😷👍🏻
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Stay safe and healthy! More videos coming soon!
@Ralphie_Boy
4 жыл бұрын
@@LukeMartin 😋😷👍🏻
I ❤️ Taiwan
Love being able to watch the boba being made fresh at Xing Fu Tang! They opened one in NYC just before we left
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Are you guys in Malaysia?
@FoodandFootprints
4 жыл бұрын
Luke Martin Yup! Been here since March
i miss the taiwanese sausage in Ximending❤️
@rcl300018
4 жыл бұрын
At 0:25?
You should try their 大腸包小腸 (da chang bao xiao chang) too! It's a sausage within a sausage made of rice, + a bunch of topics and sauces of your choice. It's really tasty :) Taiwan is awesome.
@secretdiaryofafoodie
3 жыл бұрын
My favourite
Great video!!! Especially when Luke got the prize from the crane machine!!! Priceless!!! Loved it! Thank you for sharing !!! 🙏🏼🥰
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks glad you enjoyed:)
You guys are awesome! Keep it up, can't wait to see what else you come across in Taiwan!
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
We will!
We loved Ay Chung when we visited! Great smoky flavor
Ah Chung Mee sua is the best during cold days. I usually add lots of the sauces provided 🤤🤤🤤 Miss Taiwan food now😭😭😭 Hope I can travel there once the situation becomes better worldwide
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Oh ya great on a cold winter day!
Hi my friends Luke and Sabrina.. Amazing vídeo..Thanks for sharing my dear.... Beautiful Taiwan...
your video is getting better and better! Proud of you, Luke!
I'm so looking forward to getting back to normality! Thanks guys for giving us some hope because I feel like this lockdown might never end where I live!
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
This won't last forever, we will get through this strange time.
Wow foods looks good that’s will be my next trips thanks for sharing your beautiful video. You too have fun.
You guys make me want to go back to Taiwan to eat that big fried chicken myself. How come no one make those big fried chicken at Atlanta.
Oh! My gosh! The food really makes me drool! 🤩
Thanks for coming to Taiwan. I hope we can give more tourists a good time!
Luke Hotstar is my favourite too here in Sydney ! hella a gem! - although when we were there we didnt try it, but we did try the massage chicken in Fengjia and Hot angel chicken at Kaohsiung :) pretty sure you had that one too i remembered - we did try the Xin Fu tang boba though :)
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
There are too many to try!
@AimlesslyDrifting
4 жыл бұрын
Bro the fry chicken they had is looking so fire!
I miss Taiwan 😍😍😍
Nice video Sir. Liked this video as specially the omelette part & Bubble Milk tea its seems a new concept. Thank u for this video.
I love that you all are enjoying Taiwan.
Very interesting! Star fruit juice! I never try before! Next time I will try it. The Hot Star fried chicken looks so good.🤤
Thx for sharing the food map .Like it so much :)
Great video! Loved the vibes!
This was a great video to watch on my birthday🎈🎈🎈thourally enjoyed it im ordering chinese food and getting noodles you've made me super hungry!!!🎈🎈
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday Margaret! Thanks for all your support ❤️😊
Thank you Luke Your video bring me back to “Si-Mon-Ding” Since 1982.
Taiwan the most demanding country now😍 Love from india 🙈 Keep faith on us Don't forget Bangladesh We are experienced 😂
THANKS Luke and Sabrina for the video! Pls stay happy and healthy:)
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching :)
As always, you guy's are awesome. I really enjoyed this one!
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jake
感謝你們那麼久以來介紹台灣真的謝謝也歡迎你來淡水。
It’s been a while since I’ve caught up on your channel and what a regret that is-Your videos are so fun! Quarantined in Los Angeles with loads of idiots. Ashamed to be American but watching this made me smile.
U guys are amazing!! Definitely going to check your video while going to places
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Enjoy!
@upendramaurya3179
4 жыл бұрын
@@LukeMartin u guess there best!!
Is a big country very busy here tonight shopping they all love this noodle soup is look very fresh healthy foods spices and not spicy thank you for sharing your beautiful healthy foods enjoy your holiday there thank you
The name of the place is funny to me when Luke says it hahahaha. Its also funny to watch your second channel first and then the main. Much more time spent on these videos but I do like the funny/carefree style of your second channel. Keep up the great videos. You make me want to visit.
love you guys. Thanks for another great video... ❤️TEXAS
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Elinor!
one of my main goal to Taiwan is to eat that FRIED CHICKEN!!!!
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!! You will enjoy it :)
@rahadiantoputra862
4 жыл бұрын
@@LukeMartin definitely! Fried Chicken is my most favorite food!
I'm impressed and amazed you guys are travelling during covid...
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Just in Taiwan
@ImpactfulEASON
4 жыл бұрын
Taiwan reported only 440 cases and 7 deaths to date out of 23 million population, lower than most other countries in the world.
I miss Taiwan so much and the food there is heaven!
“Comment down below” .... I see what you did there 😂
@moxdownful
4 жыл бұрын
Huh? Context?
@Lightworkps
4 жыл бұрын
Don Mox are you stupid?
很棒👍的影片!!!以及好懷念阿宗麵線,很驚訝你們敢吃大腸!那是我的最愛啊~Stay safe and have fun in my lovely country!!! :)
Jimungus 🤣🤣🤣 thanks Sabrina for making my day
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
New word of the day!
9:25 that scene is definitely worth the risk of demonetization :)
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
🙏😂
Great video men, i love to see those asian streets with a lot of letters and lights 😍
There is so much personality in this video. A really fun watch!!! :) (PS - Milk Chocolate, lol)
This place is amazing , full of beautiful places, delicious food and kind people
soooo much stuff i love there!!!! i always have to get grilled corn, the steak with cumin, obviously the fried chicken, but i remember there being a really good hotpot/kbbq place there, duno if they're open now, it's been awhile. other favorites.i always need to get at night market is stinky tofu and chicken butts hehehe.... ahh you make me miss taiwan so much, i'm supposed to be there right now so i'm so so sad but i'm glad i get to watch thru you
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you are more than us! Haha
Democracy prevail in taiwan 🇹🇼 give power to fight against evil 😈
@Wish-Hope
4 жыл бұрын
Kalyan Jac Definitely!!! Thanks.
@go_away510
4 жыл бұрын
Kalyan Jac somehow y’all bought politics into a food video. Jesus
@feslenraster
3 жыл бұрын
without the prevailing stupidity, like in America, you mean?
You guys looks so good togheter, always happy with a smile..and also so nice and cool reports.. Stay Safe and keep up the good work !!
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Martin. Hope you are staying healthy and well too!
Love it, always looks so tasty...stay safe you guys 👍🙏
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks you too!!
I'm salivating when I saw that oyster omelette. I really need to go back...😂
As a local, this video’s content was so precise in Ximending! Nice one👍🏻
@user-gf1qu9xj5w
4 жыл бұрын
Btw, love the struggle with claw machine 🤣
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Haha it was difficult! Thanks Caspar!
Everyone talking about Taiwan bring a nice country to visit yet here i an salivating over that massive fried chicken the size of oven mitts.
I have to say the intro kills it🔥made me want to jump right into the video!
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear that! Hope the video lived up!
@tonytee3372
3 жыл бұрын
That's a great way of putting it! Maybe in the 22nd century jumping into a video for real would be possible?
WO ai TAIWAN...thanks for sharing your experience in ximending.I enjoy watching your vlogs...but my best favorite is their friend chicken
Woooooooo!!! Leuuuuve the 80's FM Rock muzak at 2':11"!!! goes soooo well with the environment and location!!!!! Sarah, your faithful follower from Morocco!!!!
welcome to Taiwan! ❤️ we are all very friendly and we provide warm hospitality to foreigners!
Love ur videos!!
@LukeMartin
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
The large fried chicken and the boba milk tea is the best set in our night market 🤤😍😋
Thanks for the showing me this nice video in Taiwan.
You Guys are Genuine Honest Polite and Bubbly Person and we adore and love just the way you are. Congrats you Won a Staff toys a Souvenir frm Ximending #BeSafeAlways #LUKE & #SABRINA
I like the white bittergourd juice...so refreshing 😋
what a beautiful place, how much delicious, I loved it, making it super 👍 😋😘
Always good stuff brother. Cheers
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Rakesh
love this video, i wish u guys have a chance to visit Thailand , at here there's many street foods!!!
I cannot believe how much I enjoy your videos they are the best
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you! 😊
That looks delicious. Thank you.
I just watched all your taiwan videos. I really miss taiwan now 😢
I missed those kind of street foods so yummy and delicious as well. I love eating chicken 😋
I love you Luke and sabrina! Pls stay safe
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
❤️
i miss that hot star so much and the fruit drink besides them.. cool! it was also aug 2018 when i was there to celebrate my birthday!
Fun video! Can't wait until we can visit again!
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Kat!
@katsalvante2152
4 жыл бұрын
@@LukeMartin I had the best crane game experience in Vegas with my little cousin when I was about 15. We walked up to a newly filled machine and realized whoever filled it just dumped everything in. There were ~20 stuffed animals in the chute! We ended up trading up in size and left with a few really big 🧸! Now I always look in the chute whenever I walk by one of those games, just in case! 😄
Loved this episode!!
@SteveChen888
4 жыл бұрын
Someone probably said it below already, but the noodles are made with wheat flour - same white Taiwanese vermicelli but went thru baking or something. I’m drooling in San Jose!
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Steve! Take care and stay safe! :)
Love the Taiwan episodes and huge fan of your channel!! Currently living in Vancouver (awesome Vancouver/Tofino shows too btw), but Taipei's my hometown. Brings back so many great memories, especially the food. Cheap, convenient, creative, and obviously so f**king DELICIOUS. If you guys are ever there again, you have to try the sticky rice made of pig's blood. Weirdest thing, but one of my favourites. Keep up the amazing work.
@ivonnezhao7277
3 жыл бұрын
👌👌👌
@ivonnezhao7277
3 жыл бұрын
This guy knows his stuff!
Not sure that I've ever tried 天天利, but the oyster pancake looks really tempting! Mouthwatering every time watch your video🥰😋❤️
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
You should try it next time!
The editing of the intro is amazing! and the foood wow it reminds me of myeong dong in south korea
@LukeMartin
4 жыл бұрын
Yes the whole atmosphere really is similar to myeongdong