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Ming’s Mantou

Steamed buns, known also as mantou (饅頭), are a popular breakfast staple in Taiwan. This version of the mantou pairs traditional mantou with a hand-crafted bread blossom centerpiece. Ingredients Flour 250 g Milk 130-140 ml Yeast 3g Sugar 30g Salt  …

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Traditional Pork Pottage (Rou-Geng)

Pork pottage, known also as Rou-Geng, is a traditional Taiwanese delicacy that can often be found at Taiwanese night markets or daytime bazaars. Usually there are two versions of Rou-Geng: one that uses sweet potato powder and another that uses …

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Stewed Chicken with Sesame Oil

This tender bone-in chicken dish, stewed in a pungent mixture of wine and black sesame oil, pays homage to one of the dishes commonly prepared for new mothers in Taiwan. It was once the custom for mothers to eat stewed …

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Shrimp with Mango

This dish brings together two of the island’s most popular offerings: mango fruit and fresh seafood in the form of wok-seared shrimp. The mango is such a staple of Taiwanese cuisine that even the Taiwanese government’s official website lauds it as …

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Taiwanese-Style Fried Chicken

Taiwanese fried chicken is a crisp, spicy and juicy meat that is featured in restaurants as well as sold at street food stalls all around Taiwan.  The island’s unique take on Colonel Sanders has recently come into the spotlight in …

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Beef Stew Noodle Soup (Niu Rou Mian)

Much as beef stew is the comfort food of Americans and Europeans, beef stew noodle soup is the comfort food of the Taiwanese. Though variations on the dish may be found throughout China, Taiwan’s take on beef noodle soup is unique: …

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Traditional Pork Pottage (Rou-Geng)

Pork pottage, known also as Rou-Geng, is a traditional

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Stewed Chicken with Sesame Oil

This tender bone-in chicken dish, stewed in a pungent

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Shrimp with Mango

This dish brings together two of the island's most

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Taiwanese-Style Fried Chicken

Taiwanese fried chicken is a crisp, spicy and juicy

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Beef Stew Noodle Soup (Niu Rou Mian)

Much as beef stew is the comfort food of

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Homemade Cold Noodles

This make-ahead recipe for cold noodles with a la

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mantou

Ming’s Mantou

Steamed buns, known also as mantou (饅頭), are a

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Traditional Pork Pottage (Rou-Geng)

Pork pottage, known also as Rou-Geng, is a traditional

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Taiwanese-Style Fried Chicken

Taiwanese fried chicken is a crisp, spicy and juicy

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Taiwanese Spring Rolls

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Ingredients
  • 1 lb bean sprouts
  • 1 lb

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Taiwanese-Style Steamed Pork Buns

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Pork Dumplings

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  • 1 lb ground pork
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