[Seafood Soup-$6]

Been a regular at this store for many years. Many who live in the North will know that there aren’t many good food around the area. Yan Ji Seafood Soup is one of the few good stores in the North.

For $6, the Seafood Soup comes with prawns, clam, squid, fish and handmade meatballs. Add on an additional $0.50 for a bowl of white rice.

Hidden in Food Republic @ Shaw Centre, Omurice Factory serves decent omurice at an affordable price.

Demi-Glace Omurice [$8.90]
Tomato flavored rice covered by a velvety blanket of omelette and drenched in Demi-Glace sauce

There is some small bits of chicken in the tomato flavored rice. The sauce was slightly salty but went well with the rice. At an additional $3.90, toppings such as fried chicken cutlet can be added to the omurice.

Note📝: There is a seating area for Japan Foods Garden Customers only, so don’t worry if you can’t find a place in Food Republic

Slice and Dice allows you to customize your own salad, Kaisendon or Bara Chirashi.

Price: Regular Bowl $9.90, Large Bowl $12.90

I had the regular bowl🥗

Base (Choose 1): Niigata Sushi Rice+Mixed Salad
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Protein (Choose 1 for regular, 2 for Large): Grilled Teriyaki Chicken *able to choose raw (eg.diced salmon) or cooked protein (eg. Tuna mayo)
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Sauce: Truffle Teriyaki
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Toppings (Choose 2 for regular, 3 for Large): Japanese Omelette, Sweet Corn🌽
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Premium Toppings (Optional-additional $1.50 to $2 for each premium topping):
Japanese Kani, Diced Avocado🥑

The truffle teriyaki had a light truffle scent and the teriyaki chicken was well torched. Slightly on the pricey side and service was rather slow as the shop is newly opened but the food there is worth trying.

Note 📝: Takeaways only. Payment by cash 💰

Came across this ramen shop at Yishun Park Hawker Centre. Ajisai Japanese Ramen sells affordable ramen and don (Japanese Rice Bowl) in a hawker centre setting. I had the Pork Chashu Ramen (Shoyu). 🍜

At a price of $3.50, it came with a good portion of ramen which was cooked al-dente, a small piece of pork chashu and half an egg. The pork chashu was a little on the tough side but had a good amount of fats in it and was slightly thicker than the ones you get at regular ramen shops. The egg (Ajitsuke Tamago) was well marinated and was cooked just right. The shoyu based soup was flavorful.

This dish has a slightly smaller portion compared to most ramen, however, it is worth the low price that you're paying. If you're a heavy eater, you can also pay more to add more ingredients or noodles. Do visit this store if you happen to be around Yishun or if you're craving for ramen :)

Yes. Just, yes.

Don't make the same mistake as I did, combing the aisles of Raohe Night Market multiple times in search of this fried milk stall with no success – you'll find it on the outskirts of the market where the back entrance is.

Freshly submerged in bubbling oil upon order, each stick of three blocks of milk curd emerges crispy on the outside and gooey inside; it's almost like mochi, but not as smooth and with a bouncier bite.

Japanese rolled omelette with corn and bits of lobster flesh tucked within its folds, topped with Kewpie, seaweed sprinkles and bonito flakes. Be prepared for a long wait for this!

No photography or video-taking allowed at this popular stall located in the middle of Raohe Night Market. Don't know why, because it's not like they were doing anything groundbreaking 🤷🏻‍♀️ .

You'll find one of these stalls in just about every night market in Taipei, where slabs of beef are snipped into cubes and grilled all around with a blowtorch. They do a pretty nice job of it, leaving the middle pink and juicy while the edges sport a crusty char. At NT$100 per serving, it's no wonder this is one of the most popular street snacks you'll find.

(70ntd) THE CHICKEN HERE IS SO DARN THICK AND JUICY! And batter was crisp for a long time without that fatty greasy feel. Got the 微辣 which is the least spicy of all but the heat was still a bit too much lolllll, so thank goodness we got their red tea latte too for an additional 40ntd. Will defo be back again to go for the non-spicy one!

At 100/200ntd for a good portion of beef cubes, 火焰牛is one of my favourite street food. Grilled, cut and blowtorched on the spot till brown, with your choice of seasoning (we always go for the usual salt and pepper); the beef cubes are kept juicy and tender! #burpple

Was waiting for our movie time slot and came by for dessert! Not that I’ve had that many souffle pancakes, but this was definitely one of the best ones I've had. So wobbly smooth and as fluffy as a cloud, it wasn’t overly eggy but had a good balance of egg and milk fragrance. Melts in your mouth too! Best part was it had just the right amount of sweetness which you can further add on to with the cup of maple syrup. There’s a minimum order of one dish per diner and each pancake dish comes with a free drink (unfortunately weren’t fantastic). Be prepared to wait if you’re there during the peak hours as the kitchen can only churn out a limited number of these every hour.

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高雄市苓雅區三多四路21號, 大遠百2樓
2nd Floor, No. 21, Sanduo 4th Road, Lingya District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 802
🚇 三多商圈站, Sanduo Shopping District Station
🕥 11am to 10pm Daily, 11am to 10.30pm on Fridays and Saturdays