Ah, Tully’s Coffee! Nicely Roasted!
Three quite different coffees. Pity there’s no Tully’s in Taiwan. I love how Japan refines an American coffee shop concept so nicely! Ito-En owns the brand in Japan, and licenses…
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Complex Mispronunciation Problems in Taiwan
There is typical confusion between the sounds of ‘i’ as in tin and ‘i:’ in teen. Teachers at school tell students that one is ‘short’ and the other is ‘long’,…
Insane Customer Review Policies
Well, there are some insane customer review or CRS systems in Taiwan. The first is the Mazda Review policy. They send out their customer reviews with literally dozens of questions.…
Should you freeze bread in Taiwan?
Now that is the main criticism of many vendors process… but given the humidity here… bread of any kind really suffers once exposed to local air. Sigh! A loaf at…
HPFs and VHPFs in Taiwan
I check the labels for ingredients in the supermarket baked desserts/breads. Sometimes (not often) I find a gem. There is one pudding they do well and fairly authentically, it’s the…
Gained Weight While You’re in Taiwan? Five Numbers To Get You Back On Course
Text: Kenneth Dickson – Photos: Author and web(First published in Centered on Taipei Magazine, but no longer available at their website.) Obesity creeps up on you, caused by a sedentary…
So visitors to Taidong are down!
Lot of uninformed comments in this thread. Arrivals in 2024 are running at about 2 million a quarter. March opened arrivals from China. Anyway, this article is about Taidong, not…
Girl’s style? Are you sure?
I really like this style of clothes. Light, airy, comfortable. But why do girls like to wear it? Why do people here think it’s a “little boy” style? These are…
Secret to my bread: 1918
It’s hard to get stoneground flour in Taiwan, at least in the bigger shops. I found this. Damn it makes good bread, that plus I’ve been adding a lot more…