Art Home DIY: dumplings

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMo0L_n1de7XfwsfMLwdHSlSjApSYyPObDXKm9BbYnzuFR7t0lRMpKKCusnc6y9sJkCbkUb63JE9Fs0Qjlc8J7gldY-iIvafE77nnlgrRXycl_wBwGC9zDQvGetcHjJcdqIfZwEVO2myJ/s1600/IMG_5408.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMo0L_n1de7XfwsfMLwdHSlSjApSYyPObDXKm9BbYnzuFR7t0lRMpKKCusnc6y9sJkCbkUb63JE9Fs0Qjlc8J7gldY-iIvafE77nnlgrRXycl_wBwGC9zDQvGetcHjJcdqIfZwEVO2myJ/s640/IMG_5408.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><b>dumplings.</b> delicious little packets of juicy, salty, spicy, goodness. <br /><br />hands down, the dumplings from <a href="http://www.dintaifung.com.tw/en/about_a.asp" target="_blank">Din Tai Fung</a> are best dumplings we've had  in Taiwan. [so good that once they land on the table they disappear  faster than my lens can capture] <b>obviously</b> that puts it on our "must-do" list for any visitors that may roll through. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXucFZkL1T8LOzGtxjvgUzHNlPNzjlnsU4YB7cB2vveF4od0JT9lTM9_Vq-UYU5aPpkcG5No3UPekL2rbNeb8WOUEfXY_4B1qX-ALlLKjHOgymebckFIanpBBEIybtiTur7e8SRkVDL_n/s1600/IMG_5398.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXucFZkL1T8LOzGtxjvgUzHNlPNzjlnsU4YB7cB2vveF4od0JT9lTM9_Vq-UYU5aPpkcG5No3UPekL2rbNeb8WOUEfXY_4B1qX-ALlLKjHOgymebckFIanpBBEIybtiTur7e8SRkVDL_n/s640/IMG_5398.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />so this past weekend, we headed there with our first visitor and a group of friends. since they don't do reservations on weekends, we spent our waiting time planning out what we wanted to order for our feast. [and of course taking pictures]<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1jwTtkkyRtx4qTyxihDb1QkyEMYICUlSY_a-htZwRTYXpvbWVoTTgJn-bVbcqAMd_SyK8dHM0gWvKNT3rPWoxfNxv-TBNtU9haSDx53pV15JqFqll2oPIzaDOsQJY39qeuaeOp8Q58VF/s1600/IMG_5393.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1jwTtkkyRtx4qTyxihDb1QkyEMYICUlSY_a-htZwRTYXpvbWVoTTgJn-bVbcqAMd_SyK8dHM0gWvKNT3rPWoxfNxv-TBNtU9haSDx53pV15JqFqll2oPIzaDOsQJY39qeuaeOp8Q58VF/s640/IMG_5393.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8ljLT5pZc-N3WE9dke1WU5_5SLicnEcF66yEsSNAzH3-rqfuT0PbH2HZ9YALvr9OJwfZwmVMUgLtdNg0E8Ms1PrweoTCgLoQaUHAoRK4RyaTlsQR8-4fobsAiR1s5rUbKxNMweIhN_zY/s1600/IMG_5389.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8ljLT5pZc-N3WE9dke1WU5_5SLicnEcF66yEsSNAzH3-rqfuT0PbH2HZ9YALvr9OJwfZwmVMUgLtdNg0E8Ms1PrweoTCgLoQaUHAoRK4RyaTlsQR8-4fobsAiR1s5rUbKxNMweIhN_zY/s640/IMG_5389.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24JNTTmvDWe-Q3cVFgUl43HgwyPs_9NhyphenhyphenkKuYRKnAv4Z-Usn9a5gOPfsTdJDVpKEE_H54aDAGA_eNqDA5R8tT4EN-fD11960y_juWjzj0v1jlTQhb4wRp7wPLs0wyVAZWWB8ZSEjb7RxT/s1600/IMG_5397.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24JNTTmvDWe-Q3cVFgUl43HgwyPs_9NhyphenhyphenkKuYRKnAv4Z-Usn9a5gOPfsTdJDVpKEE_H54aDAGA_eNqDA5R8tT4EN-fD11960y_juWjzj0v1jlTQhb4wRp7wPLs0wyVAZWWB8ZSEjb7RxT/s640/IMG_5397.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />there are literally a dozen of these guys working in the kitchen, all day long, just to make and enough dumplings for the day. they mix the dough, portion it and roll it and stuff it and pinch it, and then the dumplings are steamed to order. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPCm7Mfmow9G36TaOZn80IogNMslS_JHsYqRMFn5q3OO3cG7PolqEfWtV3_-sjDMwHFd17jzh1KYbWoyPVpoqj-6u8ZDn1VHjS2TdJ3VkKn_m76K8aiEDgBnWvUzwvVY1pIT6pSnf4lmz/s1600/IMG_5413.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPCm7Mfmow9G36TaOZn80IogNMslS_JHsYqRMFn5q3OO3cG7PolqEfWtV3_-sjDMwHFd17jzh1KYbWoyPVpoqj-6u8ZDn1VHjS2TdJ3VkKn_m76K8aiEDgBnWvUzwvVY1pIT6pSnf4lmz/s640/IMG_5413.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYttmFbarC52eOsVf_jwtgFFDBkfwgoF0P5oK1snbnYqSnm9TD-JQYPEPnG67ejORuaXcD6ZjHmf5sbL8y7JAFqzhR3gTOo6njpZfHABjsI4WqtGvuVIJQiCwO_FvGlXIEvlnocQcI2d41/s1600/IMG_5421.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYttmFbarC52eOsVf_jwtgFFDBkfwgoF0P5oK1snbnYqSnm9TD-JQYPEPnG67ejORuaXcD6ZjHmf5sbL8y7JAFqzhR3gTOo6njpZfHABjsI4WqtGvuVIJQiCwO_FvGlXIEvlnocQcI2d41/s640/IMG_5421.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVt5Ent2okTLioy_MaKeZMzPn7svlu_7W9uznyJuxegf0RH5Mfi9BtoGgBkI4fi_VndMvBE_qWGGozoIW1S_M1ywMFnI9MRGRhRuzeM61ZeJIFSw2DeWs4IzPsuTehJg-8ltKlBdLhJV0/s1600/IMG_5407.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVt5Ent2okTLioy_MaKeZMzPn7svlu_7W9uznyJuxegf0RH5Mfi9BtoGgBkI4fi_VndMvBE_qWGGozoIW1S_M1ywMFnI9MRGRhRuzeM61ZeJIFSw2DeWs4IzPsuTehJg-8ltKlBdLhJV0/s640/IMG_5407.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>some of the things we ordered: vegetable dumplings with pork, soup dumplings, fried shrimp dumplings, wonton dumplings in spicy sauce, sauteed spinach, sauteed cabbage with garlic, pork buns, green beans with pork, sour melon, and fried rice.<br /><br />I was disappointed that they were sold out of spicy pickled cucumbers for the day, but the green beans with pork [basically BACON] were phenomenal. I also thoroughly enjoyed my other "gluten-less" options of pork fried rice and cabbage with garlic. and... one dumpling.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD25JHxH3IJEw4cVq8RmwpbKHB79CMgiE4dXA6X7PFAABoqpThv3KVtEDBnRJjTm0E9DEYu2_6ijNlxVxZ_QebXK1bulXpwr31iJWAYgcVYXBwBQqx1wESuD-aM3XYCPdwCTnz-jn8yPBF/s1600/IMG_5405.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD25JHxH3IJEw4cVq8RmwpbKHB79CMgiE4dXA6X7PFAABoqpThv3KVtEDBnRJjTm0E9DEYu2_6ijNlxVxZ_QebXK1bulXpwr31iJWAYgcVYXBwBQqx1wESuD-aM3XYCPdwCTnz-jn8yPBF/s640/IMG_5405.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I was also excited that they had REAL DIET COKE!  and though I know diet coke gives you cancer and has all sorts of icky things in it but it just tastes soooo good. most places here only serve regular coke or coke zero, so it's not like I drink it every day. in fact this is the first time I've had a diet coke since moving to Taiwan. crazy.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhct5n7nyJ0QUxR5hqcBvldxFvAdFxbVktmW3WWL5Lj3HUlZrR3i4Wx2BAnhYegiYtqSMXkRjBMPGHXkL_mIP3ts14O4icK7bRwYG5lRupCccIs0wXDC7drm8KUYp9k3r5KZ9BKhtCoVgY4/s1600/IMG_5402.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhct5n7nyJ0QUxR5hqcBvldxFvAdFxbVktmW3WWL5Lj3HUlZrR3i4Wx2BAnhYegiYtqSMXkRjBMPGHXkL_mIP3ts14O4icK7bRwYG5lRupCccIs0wXDC7drm8KUYp9k3r5KZ9BKhtCoVgY4/s640/IMG_5402.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />overall it was an awesome meal... good conversation and lots of great food. seriously, someone else needs to come visit soon so we have an excuse to go back! <br /><br />[by the way... our first visit to  <a href="http://www.dintaifung.com.tw/en/about_a.asp" target="_blank">Din Tai Fung</a> was a stop at Taipei branch for dinner on our way back from <a href="http://inkandadventure.blogspot.tw/2012/08/the-hualien-night-market.html" target="_blank">Hualien</a> and<a href="http://inkandadventure.blogspot.tw/2012/08/taroko-gorge.html" target="_blank"> Taroko Gorge</a>. they have a few other branches in Taiwan, including Hsinchu, and also around Asia. they actually have <a href="http://www.dintaifungusa.com/" target="_blank">3 branches in the states</a>:  two in LA and one in Seattle. if you happen to live nearby or find  yourself in that neck of the woods, I highly recommend stopping by.]<br /><br />

din tai fung [dumplings!]

dumplings. delicious little packets of juicy, salty, spicy, goodness. hands down, the dumplings from Din Tai Fung are best dumplings we...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5r4Q70HdTdVTcHW-L7zIGtn-FFoJ9IYlmO2HfSjN3W7Wubr4vAVl252Lny7JmpyLVUYzHifg1biKAJFBjeKV0B5teoR_0HzAGHMQ0wEL75c1KZdTJtYWEPSIL45tL390HE7a_GaDo_w_r/s1600/IMG_4771.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5r4Q70HdTdVTcHW-L7zIGtn-FFoJ9IYlmO2HfSjN3W7Wubr4vAVl252Lny7JmpyLVUYzHifg1biKAJFBjeKV0B5teoR_0HzAGHMQ0wEL75c1KZdTJtYWEPSIL45tL390HE7a_GaDo_w_r/s640/IMG_4771.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />the cities don't truly come alive here until nightfall. the days are so steamy, it makes sense. the sun sets. the lights go up. and the people flood the streets, wandering the open shops and strolling through the night markets.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLHDOYi2sEmFDm_PIHml2-_hb_ERysnx4Q44k3VU-QF6q6iXKmXQT2m1ANfTFR3MOJJFETB6TIk7v-oofijvMYu-tQF1EXK0-Oo1VRZmk14JObwm2FHus9c5LgRZ9WR2YkLVlU28DOqjy/s1600/IMG_4773.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLHDOYi2sEmFDm_PIHml2-_hb_ERysnx4Q44k3VU-QF6q6iXKmXQT2m1ANfTFR3MOJJFETB6TIk7v-oofijvMYu-tQF1EXK0-Oo1VRZmk14JObwm2FHus9c5LgRZ9WR2YkLVlU28DOqjy/s640/IMG_4773.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />the night markets are... an experience. packed with people. roasting hot. stall after stall of new foods and strange smells.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeTSZo9Vz4pEh234czhEG-A4E3Xi8VyLyKRPdzxK4dhoMBNndZZEVxG-6dFPR2ResPM8bKOegdvYgxBgU2tvjyYI0QAcEhpzurxIvd9glya-z1ezwlZsLLmwnGwHkHyCzbdVqwZ4zumuS/s1600/IMG_4775.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeTSZo9Vz4pEh234czhEG-A4E3Xi8VyLyKRPdzxK4dhoMBNndZZEVxG-6dFPR2ResPM8bKOegdvYgxBgU2tvjyYI0QAcEhpzurxIvd9glya-z1ezwlZsLLmwnGwHkHyCzbdVqwZ4zumuS/s640/IMG_4775.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />crispy fried squid on a stick. comes in 8 different flavors. [the boys tried curry]<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4cbAg2Wlu88HqK6U6gPgtXA138TSP5mNqP5ydSZpIMbttL0hN9qcZ9HwbCvQppwlBz6AbInGJn3sOYiFS2WPxomSjWxcPsHfkaFaSdm_uIfev0hHhd_JqLFGP-Q1rBj4h9DMaigG58w9/s1600/IMG_4770.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4cbAg2Wlu88HqK6U6gPgtXA138TSP5mNqP5ydSZpIMbttL0hN9qcZ9HwbCvQppwlBz6AbInGJn3sOYiFS2WPxomSjWxcPsHfkaFaSdm_uIfev0hHhd_JqLFGP-Q1rBj4h9DMaigG58w9/s640/IMG_4770.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />there are stalls with clothes and shoes and jewelry and trinkets. there are stalls with fresh fruit smoothies and shaved ice and rice noodles. there are stalls with boxes of children's toys that look like they might actually be from the late 80s. [or maybe just knock offs of something from the late 80s.]<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKWlV_jRQj805jdoouxUQlgEaE5lJpOG0txRByq5-UabMsR8Cl6ORGA2V-Gi0iQLyVzzDU4v5L8_rXd2HA_f9iwvsBDzE2EnLwLsraxzsHq8r45BlRDxKYRGPjY2X1ThhVXb7Q72diAap/s1600/IMG_4769.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKWlV_jRQj805jdoouxUQlgEaE5lJpOG0txRByq5-UabMsR8Cl6ORGA2V-Gi0iQLyVzzDU4v5L8_rXd2HA_f9iwvsBDzE2EnLwLsraxzsHq8r45BlRDxKYRGPjY2X1ThhVXb7Q72diAap/s640/IMG_4769.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />and then there are stalls that have tall, tall towers of tasty dumplings. yep. those are round wooden baskets stacked sky high full of dumplings, steaming hot all the way up.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvT8TwtP6syXlkuD-ZfvhHNI4wtQOkx_Kb1T6mDTW_Hp5_66izVA1poysSjW4gqL72Bv_-1lCpjuKmhXDyo8Q8Sm6lgc8xphtBo2zr1sgls-mdTIXn7sZAj8MIxsBseXgXYE77lpbJo6vK/s1600/IMG_4768.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvT8TwtP6syXlkuD-ZfvhHNI4wtQOkx_Kb1T6mDTW_Hp5_66izVA1poysSjW4gqL72Bv_-1lCpjuKmhXDyo8Q8Sm6lgc8xphtBo2zr1sgls-mdTIXn7sZAj8MIxsBseXgXYE77lpbJo6vK/s640/IMG_4768.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />that's when we stop to eat. <b>to feast</b>. dumplings and pork buns and hot + sour soup with rice noodles. and all for dirt cheap. a basket of 10 dumplings cost 30NT. which is the equivalent of $1. ONE DOLLAR. the five of us ate until we were stuffed and the bill was less than $10 US. ridiculous. and awesome.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wZWsFoJQhpNXvWFLiFBL6jWIQs6bu0IqwEe2lnroZXL1QjjR1ShNS0fxow8h3_xDHYucPxz0sHhsKBKToAXyuFwK3xRGg2LbfId2_3xrqMZheCNmHh3LhL4YhNiE5hoKCw-a5cBUvori/s1600/IMG_4764.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wZWsFoJQhpNXvWFLiFBL6jWIQs6bu0IqwEe2lnroZXL1QjjR1ShNS0fxow8h3_xDHYucPxz0sHhsKBKToAXyuFwK3xRGg2LbfId2_3xrqMZheCNmHh3LhL4YhNiE5hoKCw-a5cBUvori/s640/IMG_4764.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />these are steamed pork buns. imagine that someone wrapped a meatball in bread dough and the cooked it by steaming instead of baking. [most definitely not gluten free.] but they were delicious, or so I was told.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBXcRlHiwlbHG_AeXh5rvrPHM0g8iVuV26u6rFdrTlruBy-t-Scg_MApe3SsB1YLNFj34qWTRRS92fF_qpSt_lCCYaz7aHGDwNoIR7UpeWExr8soGO2sYJW5sIEQhkUhu46Wa6ulohdF2/s1600/IMG_4765.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBXcRlHiwlbHG_AeXh5rvrPHM0g8iVuV26u6rFdrTlruBy-t-Scg_MApe3SsB1YLNFj34qWTRRS92fF_qpSt_lCCYaz7aHGDwNoIR7UpeWExr8soGO2sYJW5sIEQhkUhu46Wa6ulohdF2/s640/IMG_4765.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />and... dumplings. incredibly delicious pork dumplings. also not gluten free. but so tasty I ate them anyway [and suffered a stomach ache for it.] what can I say? woman cannot live on rice noodle alone.

the Hualien night market

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