Hahaha... he is pretty sassy, isn't he? 😂 Luckily we have a LOT of Taiwan videos left to make - I think 10-15! And we'd sure be happy to go back any time too! It's amazing! Thanks again for watching and leaving your kind comments. 🤗 ❤
Taiwan is an amazing country. So much to explore. I stayed in Da An during my trip. Such a vibrant neighborhood for both the locals and visitors. Enjoy your stay.
Wow thank you very much!! We realized Taiwan did not have very many videos in English, so we tried to cover it as well as we could - especially in Taipei! Hope you can make a return visit soon! It is such a cool country!! :D
Alan is like a professional tour guide! Maybe next time you can ask the guests next to you if they have any recommended food, I am sure they will be happy to share with you.
Ahhh thank you so much!! I tried really hard to monitor the levels a bit better. There is still room for improvement, but just trying to do a bit better each time. Thank you again! :D
Thanks you guys so much for this new remarkable video this week in Taipei, Taiwan to shows these remarkable places in May of 2023❤❤❤Remarkable video to watch in great joy 2023❤❤❤
@@IfWeGoTo , it's true that Taiwan has preserved a lot of old Chinese culture, more than in China proper. But the same can be said about Korea, Japan and Vietnam and yet they don't consider themselves Chinese either. The Republic of China government that administers the Formosa and Pescadores Islands once called itself The Free China during the dictatorship days. But since their mandate came to an end, the Taiwanese people have chosen to have their own identity back.
I want to tell you that we have full freedom of speech and freedom of thought, so your perspective and interpretation of our observation are not wrong. To this day, a large proportion of the people in Taiwan (Republic of China) still identify themselves as Chinese, whether it is In terms of culture, language, religion, ethnicity, and ancestry, the only difference between PROC and PROC is the difference in political system
Very good point. While I was born in Taiwan, I've been in the states since the mid 70's. When someone asks me my ethnicity, I say Chinese but immediately specify Taiwanese.
I really enjoyed your TW trip series videos, inspired me with new areas to explore for my upcoming trip. Video is nice pace and covers sufficient details :)
Thank you for watching!! When visiting we realized there was not a lot of information about Taipei in videos - so we tried to cover it the best we could!! :D
Your video is very informative. I like 青田街 (7:46-8:41), a combination of trees, old buildings and new ones, all in a tranquil atmosphere. Lingering in that neighborhood is soul-soothing, yet you can bump into something surprising.
It is recommended that you travel to the eastern part of Taiwan, where there are beautiful and magnificent coasts and mountains, it is a very worthwhile place to visit.
Oh absolutely!! We have a few more videos about Taipei coming out, but afterwards we visited several other areas in Taiwan too!! Like you said, it is just beautiful!!
I like how Alan and Brandy’s expressions are so different when they tasted something insanely delicious. Alan would say “Wow” whereas Brandy would utter “Oh Yeah”, as if she can devour another one.
Brandi is, without a doubt, an American girl name that means warm and brilliant. I will be sure to recommend it to any Moms in Taiwan carrying a baby girl.
We should be so lucky and thankful that Alan and Brandi risked their lives to produce the Yangmingshan National Park 陽光明山video for us. They were shooting in an active volcano
I would say you should definite have a proper meal at Din Tai Fung. You don't need to go to their first store in Daan but you should find a less popular location in Taipei. Although you can find it in many major cities around the world but I'd say the food from Taiwan locations is still the best. The food quality is just consistent and superb. You will definitely get some comments saying you guys have missed out if you left Taipei without eating at Din Tai Fung.
When we got there, we realized there was not a whole lot of information (at least in videos) available in Taipei - so we set out to cover it the best we could with a lot of research and planning!!
Thanks so much for the video! As someone who grew up in that area, I can definitely say you captured the beauty of Da-an really well! Watching this also make me a bit homesick (and teary 😂) as my house is literally 3 mins from the park and the flower market. I used to play in the park all the time and go to the markets, and of course, ate at the night market and 永康 street. I hope you had a great time in Taipei, it is truly one of a kind ❤
Hello, sorry for our delayed response! We have been away/offline visiting family! Daan was a beautiful neighborhood, you're so lucky to be from there! I hope you get to visit again soon! We had a lovely time in Taipei. I hope we get to visit again soon!
The cat was happy to get a pet, she is adorable Also thank you for showing me the ordering process of that latern soy sauce braised food because shame on me as an Taiwanese who lives in this neighbourhood I really didn't know how lol
Oh no Ding Tai Feng is not a tourist trap. A lot of locals do go too including myself. It's more expensive because it's more refined compared with other restaurants serving similar food in many ways.
We had both tourists and Taiwanese locals alike tell us that it is and isn’t! I guess it’s a personal take! I agree their service was top notch!! Though we found better food at local spots!
Love the way you guys enjoy and appreciate every little thing around you. Thanks for showing the beauty of my country to the world. Hope you discover more fun and loving things here.
Wow, thank you SO much!! That was so incredibly kind of you!! So happy you have enjoyed the videos. Taiwan is an amazing little country and it's a pleasure to share it! Thank you again!! Can't express enough gratitude!
I know the Shida night market well and have been there many times - news to me about the Michelin star for the pineapple bun - I'm told I've walked past there and not wanted to try it - but hey next time I want a fat old glob of butter maybe I'll try it !
So we learned in Thailand that there are restaurants that have Michelin stars and some that are "Bib Gourmand" - which are recommendations of dishes that are exemplary! I think all of the street food is Bib Gourmand, Either way, its so so good! I would definitely recommend it, but make sure you get a hot and fresh one!!
菠蘿油，香港原創，熱包凍油，冰火兩重天。The idea of having a pineapple bun with a thick (at least 1/4 inch) slice of butter originated from Hong Kong. The butter has to be chilled while the bun has to be heated. Warm bun vs cold butter; sweet bun vs salted butter make the taste so much more interesting. Meanwhile, the top crust of the bun resembles the rind of a pineapple. That’s why it’s called a pineapple bun.
we had a place in Daan but now thinking of getting one back when we retire in a few years from Vancouver, Canada for a few months in a year when it is cold here
Oh wow! Daan is an amazing neighborhood! What a cool place to grow up! I think that would be a very good idea... Taipei had great weather most of the time!! But I hear Vancouver is lovely too!!
@@IfWeGoTo correct but there has a rise in lawlessness like in SF... lots of broken glass storefronts, homelessness, drug addicts in the worst number of blocks in Downtown Eastside (DTES) for decades... we had very weak mayors afraid to do the right but unpopular thing but finally we have a good mayor thus far.
@@IfWeGoTo I’m taking my family to Taiwan in about 3 weeks. My wife and kids have never been. Even with a significant portion of my family living in Taiwan, your videos are definitely helping point us to certain things we want to do in our short one week there. Keep up the good work, the format is great and I’m sure many others will be using these vids now and in the future!
Oh that will be so much fun to visit with your family! Hope you have an amazing trip back! We are SO happy to hear that you have found our videos helpful - that is exactly what we were hoping for! :D Thanks again for writing to us! And don't hesitate to reach out if you need any more tips on any of these locations! Happy travels!
Taiwan is amazing, isn't it!! Thank you so much, so happy you enjoy ours! I also generally enjoy more silent vlogs! hahaha. I just checked out your channel too! LOVE your little dog ornaments! So cute! :D
Da’ an Park is great. The MRT terminal there is wondrous, at night there are concerts outside and inside. We rent u-bikes and ride through and around the park. The acoustic properties inside the Da’an MRT terminal enhance the musical performances. There is a good cafe upstairs, upper level, park side of the terminal. You can sit outside and enjoy nature and the music.
Absolutely agree that it is an awesome part of town - it grew to be our favorite!!Next time we will have to check out the MRT, we did not know about the music shows! Also, sorry for our delayed response! We have been away/offline for a family matter!
I live in the bay area in norcal and there's only one Din Tai Fung but it is close to my place so I go there maybe like 3 times a month lol it's kinda pricey but everything is delicious haha :D
Oh really?! I (Brandi) and from the South Bay Area, small world!! Glad to hear it is popular in the USA though - will need to get my Taiwanese food fix when we are visiting family! hahaha.
Welcome to Taipei, Taiwan this week to tours around the capital city with thousands of tourists on the streets with many street foods etc. in May of 2023❤❤❤
Hello! How are you?? Yes, we absolutely plan to visit the Philippines again! We were actually supposed to be there last month but had to cancel for a family emergency. :(
Really enjoyed your video and hope you get to try more delicious foods in Taiwan and hope the 2am incident from your neighbour didn’t give you bad impression of Taiwan. 😅
I like that you hang around the streets of Taipei, different from other people, savoring the beauty of a city slowly and leisurely...I am also infected...Great! Taiwan is a charming island. The culture of Taipei is great. I especially recommend that you ride ubike along the riverside in the Taipei Basin to enjoy the scenery of riverside bicycles. Of course, I also recommend you to soak in hot springs...Taipei's hot springs, except for the last time you went In addition to Yangmingshan, there is also Wulai in the southern mountains of Taipei. This is a hot spring area in the mountains. You can even soak in the open-air hot springs by the river. In addition, Qingsulphur hot springs in Xinbeitou are the only Akita in the world except Japan. Outside of Tamagawa in the county, there are only hot springs with radium components, which can metabolize toxic substances and wastes in the body, and I recommend you to experience it...Or, you can go to the seaside hot springs at Jinshan Beach on the north coast to experience it...Taipei is very Great... But if you leave Taipei and travel to Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, or the east coast, the culture and customs of each place are different... If you like to be close to the ocean, then Kenting at the southernmost tip of Taiwan, and Taitung on the east coast , as well as Green Island, Orchid Island and Penghu...these islands are very beautiful. If you yearn for more amazing nature, then the mountains in Taiwan are really worth exploring...Because Taiwan has the highest density of mountains in the world. There are more than 200 mountains above 3,000 meters above sea level... There are also aboriginal tribes all over it and hidden inside. There are more than a dozen aboriginal ethnic groups in Taiwan, and there are all secret places... I wish you freedom and joy.
Wow thank you so much!! We definitely loved Taipei and tried to take in as much of the city as we could - though it seems like we missed a few of your suggestions along the way, We hope to make it back someday, so on our next visit we will definitely need to check them out! Thank you for sharing all of these awesome suggestions!! We luckily got to visit a few other cities before leaving, like Hualien/Taroko, Kaohsiung, Tainan, and Lambai island, but not for as long as Taipei... really hoping we get to spend more time there int he future though. There is so much to see! All of the islands you mentioned look so amazing too!
@@IfWeGoTo Wow! It turns out that you have already been to Hualien, the south and the small islands. You are welcome to come back to Taiwan at any time. While you are traveling around the world, you will be comfortable and happy.
Hey Brandi & Alan, I just watched your video and I must say that it was really informative, entertaining and well-made. I loved your videos. I was wondering if I could help you edit your videos and also make highly engaging shorts for you?
Hello!! Sorry we’ve been a bit silent! Unfortunately we have a sick relative that we needed to return to the USA for and we’ve been spending a lot of time with family! We should have a new video up soon!
Even though Taiwan is currently named ROC, but hearing it being referred to as '' China'' or ''Chinese'' feels very wrong! I think generally speaking people in Taiwan see ROC as Taiwan/Taiwanese. Not your fault, though. That's the result of the unfinished business between ROC and PRC, which strictly speaking is a separate issue to Taiwan Formosa. Just though I would point this out. Great vid!
Most information out there about Taiwan is still from old KMT government’s propaganda. It is not strange because it ruled Taiwan for more than 50 years under dictatorship. KMT is from China and had civil war with CCP. Taiwan is now ruled by a different party DPP founded in Taiwan. DPP does not want anything to do with China. Taiwan is now democracy. This new government was elected by most Taiwanese to represent themselves. It is like many East European countries still have Lenin status, but most people in those countries don’t want anything with the USSR or Russia anymore.
Great video! The pineapple bun doesn't have any pineapples in the ingredients, it's just the shape and texture of the bun. Kind of like melonpan in Japan, it doesn't have actual melon in it it's just the shape and design.
Thank you very much!! This could be very helpful!! It definitely scared us a bit, but we did not answer and the woman was older… so we luckily were not in fear for our safety!! when security came they eventually ended up leaving!! We found out later that she had dementia and was confused. 😢
We did end up going another time!! It was delicious, but some local spots were even better!! We just really wanted to see the Shida night market that night! 😃 Is the Xinyi Road location better than the others by chance? Or is it pretty standardized?
You really know what you are talking about. I am surprised about what you said about the shida night market. Some locals probably dont know about it. I havent been there for years and it surely has changed a lot. I cant believe the pineapple bun shop is still around. I used to lived across from the shop. Did you call the cops for the crazy neighbour? Thats quite annoying!
Ahh thank you!! Alan did a LOT of research about Taiwan so we appreciate you noticing that! :D That pineapple bun shop is a chain now! I think we saw 2 or 3 locations in our time there! And we decided not to! We did not want even more hassle at that time of night... and it was an older woman so we were not concerned for safety. We thought she may have been confused or drinking because it was a weekend night. We just didn't open the door and she stopped eventually! Found out later that she has dementia and was in fact, confused. :(
So the Pineapple bun is called that not because there are pineapple in it, it's because the crust on the outside are often in the pattern of little squares, kinda looking like the surface of a pineapple.
The 'pineapple bun' with butter in it is not Taiwanese food. It comes from Hong Kong originally. There's NO pineapple in it. It's the appearance of the bun similar to the surface of the pinapple skin. In Chinese, the bun is called 菠蘿麵包。People in mainland China and Hong Kong called pineapple 菠蘿 ("bō luó" in mandarin); in Taiwan, we called pineapple 鳳梨 ("feng li" in mandarin") or 「王梨」"ông-lâi" in Taiwanese.
broo, 大安 is as "up-and-coming" as Upper West Side is to NY, or Cambridge is to MA, or Robson is to Vancouver. Definitely not the right word to characterize this neighborhood. Unsure why you chose to use that term. It's home to three universities, an insanely popular road with food since the 60s, many well-established shopping malls, and the park has been in existence since the 30s. Great series, otherwise. Thanks for showing us your enthusiasm and experience in Taiwan! HNY
Thanks for the feedback. We had read online that it was continually improving & becoming more modernized and more popular... at least among visitors like us. I guess we don't really consider things like universities being there or street food availability as part of it. To be clear, it wasn't to insinuate it was a bad area or anything like that. Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it regardless of our probably poor choice in words while explaining it! lol
@@IfWeGoTo woah thank you for the quick response! That’s true, not easy when you really only have online guides to go off of. Can’t imagine the effort it takes to not only film documentary level footage, but travel, plan the itinerary, narrate and edit, let alone try to get all the facts right. And tbh, it’s all based off of vibes, these labels are pretty subjective. I really appreciate your willingness to engage with your audience and openness to learn. Best wishes on your next travels! Hope you visit Taiwan sometime again 😁
@@raymondh5456 Of course!! My favorite part of TH-cam is the "social" part of social media! It means a lot to get comments like yours - they help us make small changes and continually learn & improve... because we definitely make plenty of mistakes. lol. Thank you again. Hope to make another visit soon. We absolutely loved it! We will be headed back to East Asia soon here, so perhaps we will be able to make a stop! :D
Omg that will be so much fun!! We're hoping to make it out to Japan again soon, but we'll see what happens. If we happen to be there at the same time again though, we will definitely have to link up!!
Pineapple bun has no pineapple in it. It just looks like an pineapple. The bun alone is pretty much the most common bread in Taiwan but with a piece of butter, that's Hongkong style pineapple bun.
If I could make a suggestion- since you guys are both more soft-spoken, and are also often in places where you need to wear masks, your voices are a little low sometimes. Have you thought about lav mics or something like the Rode Wireless Go to help with the audio? Just a thought!
Hi!! Thank you for the suggestion! We are using the rose wireless go, but I think we need to mess with our settings a little bit more. Thanks so much for letting us know, it really helps us to get comments like this!! :)
@@IfWeGoTo Was just watching one of your Japan vlogs and in comparison your audio here is already much better. Adjusting mic settings could help but may also just be a matter of playing with your audio levels in editing!
It is a bit unfair to say Ding Tai Feng is a bit of a tourist trap because everyone I know in Taipei, as local Taiwanese, all go to DTF regularly. It is not a cheap place to eat but they charge their customers exactly the same price regardless of where they come from, locals or foreigners. One can say it is not a cheap restaurant but totally unfair to call it a tourist trap.
I guess it’s kind of a subjective thing. We’ve gotten comments on our other Taiwan videos calling it both amazing AND a tourist trap - from locals. For us (at least the location we went to) the service was top notch and it was good, but we were a tad disappointed. We found many local spots that we thought were way better! That’s not to say a tourist trap is all bad though, some are rightfully so. But we did think we paid a bit much for the quality. Hahaha.
The food may not reach your expectation and the price may not suit your budget but their customers are mainly Taiwanese people. With 7 branches dotted around Taipei they are not trapping any tourists. BTW I have nothing to do with DTF. I am just an occasional customer.
I have no doubts that people love to eat there, but I think the price really reflects the overall experience!! Anyways, we were just saying what we read on blogs/reviews/etc!
Alan seems extra chill and sassy in this one lol. Another great episode, I hope you guys never leave Taiwan because I don't want this series to end!
Hahaha... he is pretty sassy, isn't he? 😂
Luckily we have a LOT of Taiwan videos left to make - I think 10-15! And we'd sure be happy to go back any time too! It's amazing!
Thanks again for watching and leaving your kind comments. 🤗 ❤
@@IfWeGoTo Great Video! He looks a little like the lovable Michael Cera in the Barbie Movie!
Taiwan is an amazing country. So much to explore. I stayed in Da An during my trip. Such a vibrant neighborhood for both the locals and visitors. Enjoy your stay.
Absolutely an amazing city!! Also so jealous you got to stay in Daan, it was our favorite neighborhood!
@@jinhangliu-rz4wv小粉紅from china😂😂😂
Oh wow 🤩 you guys are in this amazingly gorgeous wonderland, best country you’ve ever been in your channel
Absolutely, thank you very much!! 😃
My wife and I went to Taipei for our pre-wedding photoshoot back in 2008... So many memories...☺
Oh wow, they must have turned out amazing!! Taipei is very beautiful! :)
My wife and I did ours in 2005, yes lot's of memories!
Your videos on Taiwan are amazing! So many places I didn't even know existed. Thanks for this series. :) Makes me want to revisit!
Wow thank you very much!! We realized Taiwan did not have very many videos in English, so we tried to cover it as well as we could - especially in Taipei!
Hope you can make a return visit soon! It is such a cool country!! :D
Alan is like a professional tour guide! Maybe next time you can ask the guests next to you if they have any recommended food, I am sure they will be happy to share with you.
He does a great job when he is feeling energetic!! Thats a super good idea, I bet the locals know what is best!!
You've done an amazing job for the music balance ! Thank you for your great content and openness to suggestions!
Ahhh thank you so much!! I tried really hard to monitor the levels a bit better. There is still room for improvement, but just trying to do a bit better each time. Thank you again! :D
Wow you guys are really enjoying the food in Taiwan! It’s so lovely to watch your food gourmet tour! Looking forward to your next video! 🎉
So happy you enjoyed it - the food there is fantastic!! Thank you very much, hope you are doing well! And Alan says hi! :D
@@IfWeGoTo yes it’s incredible.. all their street food looks so delicious and looking at both your facial expressions makes me so hungry Hahaha 😂
Love the videos. We started watching for our Taiwan trip and staying for the quality of video you make. Music, dialogue, and trip info is amazing.
Glad you like them! Thank you so so much! I hope you have an amazing trip! If you ever need any extra tips, don't hesitate to reach out!
3:05 White Sugar Cake （白糖糕）（倫敦糕）源自於中國古代的明朝，是廣東的傳統糕點，當初是一個路邊小販在製作糕點時因為做錯了，而意外成為的一種新糕點。主要成分為水.白米.糖.酵母粉。
哦，非常感謝！並感謝您提供有關它的歷史。我們非常感謝您的分享! 😃
White Sugar Cake is called 倫教糕, not 倫敦糕. It has nothing to do with London(倫敦) hahaha.😂
@@licon318 對呀！原本是叫做倫教糕的 因為敦跟教長很像....於是又被叫做倫敦糕 哈哈哈 （可能這樣比較好記）
@@licon318 您說的沒錯，是「倫教糕」，因為這種糕點的發源地是在中國廣東順德的「倫教」，但因為字型的緣故，乍看之下可能被看成「倫敦」，就這樣被誤用了。我自己也是從小就稱呼它為「倫敦糕」，直到前一陣子上網搜尋了之後才發現其實是「倫教糕」
@@IfWeGoTo 白糖糕(white sugar sponge cake) or (steamed rice cake).
Such a beautiful sharing 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks you guys so much for this new remarkable video this week in Taipei, Taiwan to shows these remarkable places in May of 2023❤❤❤Remarkable video to watch in great joy 2023❤❤❤
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much!!
Great video. In Taiwan, many people will feel offended to be called Chinese instead of Taiwanese. And that applies to the overseas Taiwanese too.
@@IfWeGoTo , it's true that Taiwan has preserved a lot of old Chinese culture, more than in China proper. But the same can be said about Korea, Japan and Vietnam and yet they don't consider themselves Chinese either. The Republic of China government that administers the Formosa and Pescadores Islands once called itself The Free China during the dictatorship days. But since their mandate came to an end, the Taiwanese people have chosen to have their own identity back.
I want to tell you that we have full freedom of speech and freedom of thought, so your perspective and interpretation of our observation are not wrong. To this day, a large proportion of the people in Taiwan (Republic of China) still identify themselves as Chinese, whether it is In terms of culture, language, religion, ethnicity, and ancestry, the only difference between PROC and PROC is the difference in political system
@@IfWeGoToI think I am Chinese and also Taiwanese 🇹🇼
Very good point. While I was born in Taiwan, I've been in the states since the mid 70's. When someone asks me my ethnicity, I say Chinese but immediately specify Taiwanese.
Apart from language, Taiwan has actually a more Japanese than Chinese vibe.
I like this channel. It includes places to go that you would not otherwise find by yourself.
Thank you!!
Your smiles are the true meaning of a voyage 🥰
Wow thank you very much!!
I really enjoyed your TW trip series videos, inspired me with new areas to explore for my upcoming trip. Video is nice pace and covers sufficient details :)
Thank you so much! So happy you found them useful!! Hope you have an amazing trip to Taiwan!!
im so happy i watched your vlog, definitely adding Daan District on our trip in March 2024
Ahh thank you! So happy to hear you found it useful!! Happy travels!!
Thank you, your insight trip gives us a lot of places to consider when we visit Taipei next year.
Thabk tou for exploring my homecity Taipei so detailedly! You must've done a thorough searching work.
Thank you for watching!! When visiting we realized there was not a lot of information about Taipei in videos - so we tried to cover it the best we could!! :D
Your video is very informative. I like 青田街 (7:46-8:41), a combination of trees, old buildings and new ones, all in a tranquil atmosphere. Lingering in that neighborhood is soul-soothing, yet you can bump into something surprising.
Thank you!! And same here, we spent a little over a month in Taipei and kept finding ourselves back in that neighborhood. It’s just lovely!! 😊
That street used to have all Japanese style wooden houses. Most of them are gone.
It is recommended that you travel to the eastern part of Taiwan, where there are beautiful and magnificent coasts and mountains, it is a very worthwhile place to visit.
Oh absolutely!! We have a few more videos about Taipei coming out, but afterwards we visited several other areas in Taiwan too!! Like you said, it is just beautiful!!
Nice video, my Taiwanese wife and I are looking forward to our next trip back to Taiwan to see her family and more sightseeing!
Ohh thank you!! I hope you all have an amazing trip to Taiwan - it is such a beautiful country!
@@IfWeGoTo Yes, it is a beautiful and amazing country, glad you love it too! I've made four trips there so far, we got married there on one of them!
I like how Alan and Brandy’s expressions are so different when they tasted something insanely delicious. Alan would say “Wow” whereas Brandy would utter “Oh Yeah”, as if she can devour another one.
Brandi is, without a doubt, an American girl name that means warm and brilliant. I will be sure to recommend it to any Moms in Taiwan carrying a baby girl.
We should be so lucky and thankful that Alan and Brandi risked their lives to produce the Yangmingshan National Park 陽光明山video for us. They were shooting in an active volcano
@@MartyMaaBrandi’s dad named her. He loved the name. I got to pick her middle name.
Hahaha that is exactly us!
Also thank you for such a nice compliment about my name!! :D
來到台灣,如果喜歡大自然你也許應該要知道一些資訊,如台灣可以稱得上是蝴蝶王國!而且同時也是蝴蝶蘭王國!更能算是蘭花世界的中心~~😃
哦，沒想到台灣有那麼多蘭花！！它們都那麼美麗--蘭花愛好者的夢想！ 😊
We love markets, so this night market would be our jam!! Thanks for showing us around.
enjoy your life in Taiwan
Thank you very much!! Taiwan is so amazing, we have enjoyed it very much! :D
I would say you should definite have a proper meal at Din Tai Fung. You don't need to go to their first store in Daan but you should find a less popular location in Taipei. Although you can find it in many major cities around the world but I'd say the food from Taiwan locations is still the best. The food quality is just consistent and superb. You will definitely get some comments saying you guys have missed out if you left Taipei without eating at Din Tai Fung.
I wonder how you planned your trip so well! It's such a fun to watch!
When we got there, we realized there was not a whole lot of information (at least in videos) available in Taipei - so we set out to cover it the best we could with a lot of research and planning!!
Thanks so much for the video! As someone who grew up in that area, I can definitely say you captured the beauty of Da-an really well!
Watching this also make me a bit homesick (and teary 😂) as my house is literally 3 mins from the park and the flower market. I used to play in the park all the time and go to the markets, and of course, ate at the night market and 永康 street.
I hope you had a great time in Taipei, it is truly one of a kind ❤
Hello, sorry for our delayed response! We have been away/offline visiting family!
Daan was a beautiful neighborhood, you're so lucky to be from there!
I hope you get to visit again soon!
We had a lovely time in Taipei. I hope we get to visit again soon!
The cat was happy to get a pet, she is adorable
Also thank you for showing me the ordering process of that latern soy sauce braised food because shame on me as an Taiwanese who lives in this neighbourhood I really didn't know how lol
Oh it was such a sweet kitty too! 😸❤️
Oh no Ding Tai Feng is not a tourist trap. A lot of locals do go too including myself. It's more expensive because it's more refined compared with other restaurants serving similar food in many ways.
We had both tourists and Taiwanese locals alike tell us that it is and isn’t! I guess it’s a personal take! I agree their service was top notch!! Though we found better food at local spots!
非常喜歡你們的影片。台灣的日常被你們拍攝起來都看起來很漂亮
哇非常感謝你！！像你這樣的評論真的讓我們開心！
太棒了，看你們兩位的影片，感到世界如此的美好，歡迎来台灣。
哇，非常感謝您的友好評論！ :D
Taiwan has sooooo many things to do
Oh absolutely! It is such a wonderful and varied country!!
I love Daan, especially Daan Park.
Agreed :)
Love the way you guys enjoy and appreciate every little thing around you. Thanks for showing the beauty of my country to the world. Hope you discover more fun and loving things here.
Wow, thank you SO much!! That was so incredibly kind of you!! So happy you have enjoyed the videos. Taiwan is an amazing little country and it's a pleasure to share it!
Thank you again!! Can't express enough gratitude!
感謝兩位初次到台灣知識之旅👍💯
Welcome you come to Taiwan
Hope you all have fun here～
Thank you very much! We absolutely have loved Taiwan!!
(ﾉ*･ω･)ﾉGreat trip, great places, great people, great travelers, great video
Aww thank you so much!! Comments like yours really make our day! ❤🤗
I know the Shida night market well and have been there many times - news to me about the Michelin star for the pineapple bun - I'm told I've walked past there and not wanted to try it - but hey next time I want a fat old glob of butter maybe I'll try it !
So we learned in Thailand that there are restaurants that have Michelin stars and some that are "Bib Gourmand" - which are recommendations of dishes that are exemplary! I think all of the street food is Bib Gourmand,
Either way, its so so good! I would definitely recommend it, but make sure you get a hot and fresh one!!
That “wood ear” 木耳…..they are the best part， San Jose’s hip Italian market sells at $16 USD per pound!!
Oh thank you for the tip!! We love wood ear!!!
9:28 豆漿在美國是健康的食物，在台灣也是健康食物不是垃圾食物，同時由黃豆製成的食物有很多，不只是豆漿還有豆花、豆腐、臭豆腐等等😂😂😂
它是天然的植物蛋白質～～
哦，是的，你是對的！他在這種情況下是在開玩笑！我們喜歡豆腐和其他豆製品！！ 😃
@@IfWeGoTo
I can understand your sense of humor, it's funny.
@@IfWeGoTo 原諒一些不是很能聽懂這種幽默的人們，你們已經做得足夠好了!! Great Job!!Be yourself!
菠蘿油，香港原創，熱包凍油，冰火兩重天。The idea of having a pineapple bun with a thick (at least 1/4 inch) slice of butter originated from Hong Kong. The butter has to be chilled while the bun has to be heated. Warm bun vs cold butter; sweet bun vs salted butter make the taste so much more interesting. Meanwhile, the top crust of the bun resembles the rind of a pineapple. That’s why it’s called a pineapple bun.
Ohhhh!! Thank you for telling us! And oh gosh it was so delicious, I am glad I don't live near one. I would eat it every day!! hahaha
Loving the new video!! ❤❤
Glad you loved it!! Thank you!!!
如果你們在台灣有遇到任何事情（例如說遇到惡鄰居），
請盡快撥打110
請警察來處理
那無須任何費用
而且，警察會很快到現場，不會等待太久
希望你們有美好的台灣旅遊心情
謝謝你們喜歡台灣
非常感謝您的建議！
幸運的是沒有發生任何不好的事情，但它可能對將來看到這個的人非常有用！感謝您花時間發表評論！ :D
Cảm ơn Anh Chị rất nhiều thank you so much 🎉🎉🎉
Thanks for watching!!
we had a place in Daan but now thinking of getting one back when we retire in a few years from Vancouver, Canada for a few months in a year when it is cold here
Oh wow! Daan is an amazing neighborhood! What a cool place to grow up!
I think that would be a very good idea... Taipei had great weather most of the time!! But I hear Vancouver is lovely too!!
@@IfWeGoTo correct but there has a rise in lawlessness like in SF... lots of broken glass storefronts, homelessness, drug addicts in the worst number of blocks in Downtown Eastside (DTES) for decades... we had very weak mayors afraid to do the right but unpopular thing but finally we have a good mayor thus far.
At 7:53 that’s my grandma’s house with the garden on the balcony!
Oh no way!! That's so cool!
@@IfWeGoTo I’m taking my family to Taiwan in about 3 weeks. My wife and kids have never been. Even with a significant portion of my family living in Taiwan, your videos are definitely helping point us to certain things we want to do in our short one week there. Keep up the good work, the format is great and I’m sure many others will be using these vids now and in the future!
Oh that will be so much fun to visit with your family! Hope you have an amazing trip back!
We are SO happy to hear that you have found our videos helpful - that is exactly what we were hoping for! :D
Thanks again for writing to us! And don't hesitate to reach out if you need any more tips on any of these locations! Happy travels!
hm wontons arent crispy. perhaps you mean a potsticker! :D the Sheng Jian Baos are amazing!
Oh yeah that must have been what we meant!! Thank you for pointing that out!
@@IfWeGoTo I’m a frequent Taiwan traveler and I usually don’t like watching vlogs with actual commentary but I love yours!! Keep it up 😍
Taiwan is amazing, isn't it!!
Thank you so much, so happy you enjoy ours! I also generally enjoy more silent vlogs! hahaha.
I just checked out your channel too! LOVE your little dog ornaments! So cute! :D
@@IfWeGoTo aw thanks! youve inspired me to vlog my taiwan trip in March ^^
@@Gigichew Oh that is so exciting!! I have subscribed so I will look out for them! Happy travels and vlogging! :D
Da’ an Park is great. The MRT terminal there is wondrous, at night there are concerts outside and inside. We rent u-bikes and ride through and around the park. The acoustic properties inside the Da’an MRT terminal enhance the musical performances. There is a good cafe upstairs, upper level, park side of the terminal. You can sit outside and enjoy nature and the music.
Absolutely agree that it is an awesome part of town - it grew to be our favorite!!Next time we will have to check out the MRT, we did not know about the music shows!
Also, sorry for our delayed response! We have been away/offline for a family matter!
影片拍的很好、很專業，讓人覺得很舒服、很休閒，很有自己的style❤🎉😊
How can you miss National Taiwan University campus! It is beautiful.
We had no clue - we will definitely check it out on our next visit!!
你們很幸運遇到大安森林公園的花季！平時就沒有那些可愛的擺飾了。
往北穿過花市過馬路會有另一區是純玉市，就幾乎只有賣玉和礦石，不過那區比較狹窄一些。
永康街以前比較親民，都是傳統小吃店甚至有不少像夜市的路邊攤，從鼎泰豐和冰館等店相繼帶動觀光後就漸漸改變樣貌，物價也上漲，鼎泰豐以前也只是一般的小吃店而已。
哇哦，我們一定很幸運！太美了。我相信即使沒有額外的安裝，它仍然很漂亮！
哇，我們不知道純玉市場！下次我們訪問時，我們一定會尋找它！謝謝你告訴我們！
這也是該地區的一些非常酷的歷史……再次感謝您與我們分享。我們喜歡發佈到 youtube 的原因之一是因為像您這樣的人告訴我們所有這些我們本來不會知道的驚人事實！
再次感謝！ :D
I live in the bay area in norcal and there's only one Din Tai Fung but it is close to my place so I go there maybe like 3 times a month lol it's kinda pricey but everything is delicious haha :D
Oh really?! I (Brandi) and from the South Bay Area, small world!! Glad to hear it is popular in the USA though - will need to get my Taiwanese food fix when we are visiting family! hahaha.
Welcome to Taipei, Taiwan this week to tours around the capital city with thousands of tourists on the streets with many street foods etc. in May of 2023❤❤❤
Thank you for welcoming us!!
Wow amazing place,, some day if you have time ma'am and sir,,you can visit my country in Philippines
Hello! How are you??
Yes, we absolutely plan to visit the Philippines again! We were actually supposed to be there last month but had to cancel for a family emergency. :(
@@IfWeGoTo if you are near from my location I will visit you ma'am and sir,,,
What city are you in??
@@IfWeGoTo I'm here in taguig city ,near SM AURA,and vinice grand canal at McKinley
Really enjoyed your video and hope you get to try more delicious foods in Taiwan and hope the 2am incident from your neighbour didn’t give you bad impression of Taiwan. 😅
Thank you very much!! We got to try so much amazing food!! And it definitely did not, we absolutely loved Taiwan and it’s just a funny story now!
should hit up Zhongshan district, it's the new hip area
We tried to cover all of the major Taipei districts!!! Just a bit behind on videos! I think Zhongshan is next!!
6:11 So CUTE Buddha dolls~😊😀
I like that you hang around the streets of Taipei, different from other people, savoring the beauty of a city slowly and leisurely...I am also infected...Great! Taiwan is a charming island. The culture of Taipei is great. I especially recommend that you ride ubike along the riverside in the Taipei Basin to enjoy the scenery of riverside bicycles. Of course, I also recommend you to soak in hot springs...Taipei's hot springs, except for the last time you went In addition to Yangmingshan, there is also Wulai in the southern mountains of Taipei. This is a hot spring area in the mountains. You can even soak in the open-air hot springs by the river. In addition, Qingsulphur hot springs in Xinbeitou are the only Akita in the world except Japan. Outside of Tamagawa in the county, there are only hot springs with radium components, which can metabolize toxic substances and wastes in the body, and I recommend you to experience it...Or, you can go to the seaside hot springs at Jinshan Beach on the north coast to experience it...Taipei is very Great... But if you leave Taipei and travel to Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, or the east coast, the culture and customs of each place are different... If you like to be close to the ocean, then Kenting at the southernmost tip of Taiwan, and Taitung on the east coast , as well as Green Island, Orchid Island and Penghu...these islands are very beautiful. If you yearn for more amazing nature, then the mountains in Taiwan are really worth exploring...Because Taiwan has the highest density of mountains in the world. There are more than 200 mountains above 3,000 meters above sea level... There are also aboriginal tribes all over it and hidden inside. There are more than a dozen aboriginal ethnic groups in Taiwan, and there are all secret places... I wish you freedom and joy.
Wow thank you so much!! We definitely loved Taipei and tried to take in as much of the city as we could - though it seems like we missed a few of your suggestions along the way, We hope to make it back someday, so on our next visit we will definitely need to check them out!
Thank you for sharing all of these awesome suggestions!! We luckily got to visit a few other cities before leaving, like Hualien/Taroko, Kaohsiung, Tainan, and Lambai island, but not for as long as Taipei... really hoping we get to spend more time there int he future though. There is so much to see! All of the islands you mentioned look so amazing too!
@@IfWeGoTo Wow! It turns out that you have already been to Hualien, the south and the small islands. You are welcome to come back to Taiwan at any time. While you are traveling around the world, you will be comfortable and happy.
"God that has to be terrible for you" as he takes another bite. Me in a few months when I visit Taipei.
Hahahaha 🤣
Very in-depth video! You know more than a lot of Taiwanese people 😂
originally local cakes are made by rice and they are all named 糕. Western cakes are usually called 蛋糕 (egg cake )
Ahh thank you very much for telling us!
Hey Brandi & Alan, I just watched your video and I must say that it was really informative, entertaining and well-made. I loved your videos. I was wondering if I could help you edit your videos and also make highly engaging shorts for you?
'...Is that a slice of butter?' LOL
Was not expecting that much butter!! 😂 🧈
@@IfWeGoTo enough butter for 4 sandwiches LOL
@@civivva4501 at LEAST! 😂
So good 👍👍👍👍❤
Thank you!!!
Do try DingTaiFong next time, it's not a tourist trap. it's a legit nice gourmet place
Ohh we did try it before we left!! It was good but we honestly preferred some of the local shops!!
looks like “puto” in the Philippines. I will try that when we go there!
puto or rice bun is a steamed cake made of rice flour
Ohh it does, doesn't it?! Maybe it's a similar thing, Taiwan and the Philippines are very close!
The white bread looks like “puto” in the Philippines. We usually add cheese on top instead of taro.
Oh, thank you for sharing this!
Where did you guys go? Miss your video uploads 😅
Hello!! Sorry we’ve been a bit silent! Unfortunately we have a sick relative that we needed to return to the USA for and we’ve been spending a lot of time with family!
We should have a new video up soon!
Even though Taiwan is currently named ROC, but hearing it being referred to as '' China'' or ''Chinese'' feels very wrong! I think generally speaking people in Taiwan see ROC as Taiwan/Taiwanese. Not your fault, though. That's the result of the unfinished business between ROC and PRC, which strictly speaking is a separate issue to Taiwan Formosa. Just though I would point this out. Great vid!
Most information out there about Taiwan is still from old KMT government’s propaganda. It is not strange because it ruled Taiwan for more than 50 years under dictatorship. KMT is from China and had civil war with CCP.
Taiwan is now ruled by a different party DPP founded in Taiwan. DPP does not want anything to do with China. Taiwan is now democracy. This new government was elected by most Taiwanese to represent themselves.
It is like many East European countries still have Lenin status, but most people in those countries don’t want anything with the USSR or Russia anymore.
@@IfWeGoTo 妳們沒有錯，妳是對的，有些偏激的獨立者並不受歡迎在台灣。我們國家的名字是中華民國（Republic Of China).台灣是我們國家的一個省。
Sorry for that some people in Taiwan can’t handle themselves… so long as something does not obey their ideology
We call them green communists 😂
3:06 it's called 米糕，sometimes people put brown sugar in it and the cake will be brown too
Ohh thank you!!!
So good
Why was someone angrily banging on your door at 2am?
We had nooo idea at first, which was why we were so freaked out!!
We found out about a week later that she has dementia and was confused. 😢
您們享用白色麵包類的糕點很像伏苓糕加上其他澱粉類醱酵蒸炊糕點。
您們很幸運，台北的首善之區（40年前）就是它。
現在的101信義區無論就地緣，周遭經濟規模，人文，都沒有它成熟，完善。
非常感谢您的评论！抱歉我们的回复迟了！
Great video! The pineapple bun doesn't have any pineapples in the ingredients, it's just the shape and texture of the bun. Kind of like melonpan in Japan, it doesn't have actual melon in it it's just the shape and design.
Oh that makes so much sense!! I thought they added it!!
內湖Costco 旁邊有一個更多更新鮮的花卉交易市場，各種台灣花卉都在這邊交易，對面是Teslamoters co..碧湖公園跟大湖公園
可以参觀裏面花卉跟植物盆栽
哦謝謝你的提示！！
@@IfWeGoTo You are welcome.
15:50 If you feel that you need help in the middle of the night, please call 119.
Thank you very much!! This could be very helpful!!
It definitely scared us a bit, but we did not answer and the woman was older… so we luckily were not in fear for our safety!! when security came they eventually ended up leaving!! We found out later that she had dementia and was confused. 😢
影片背景音樂很棒！
20 minutes wait isn't long for Din Tai Fung. It's a lot less than the usual wait, gotta say you missed out skipping it.
We did end up going another time!! It was delicious, but some local spots were even better!! We just really wanted to see the Shida night market that night! 😃
Is the Xinyi Road location better than the others by chance? Or is it pretty standardized?
@@IfWeGoTo Din Tai Fung pretty much tastes the same at every location, which is a quite a feat in itself.
You really know what you are talking about. I am surprised about what you said about the shida night market. Some locals probably dont know about it. I havent been there for years and it surely has changed a lot. I cant believe the pineapple bun shop is still around. I used to lived across from the shop. Did you call the cops for the crazy neighbour? Thats quite annoying!
Ahh thank you!! Alan did a LOT of research about Taiwan so we appreciate you noticing that! :D That pineapple bun shop is a chain now! I think we saw 2 or 3 locations in our time there!
And we decided not to! We did not want even more hassle at that time of night... and it was an older woman so we were not concerned for safety. We thought she may have been confused or drinking because it was a weekend night. We just didn't open the door and she stopped eventually! Found out later that she has dementia and was in fact, confused. :(
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Thank you!!
So the Pineapple bun is called that not because there are pineapple in it, it's because the crust on the outside are often in the pattern of little squares, kinda looking like the surface of a pineapple.
Ohh hahaha got it! thank you!!
My opinion, Daan is more like Soho or Greenwich village, Brooklyn should be Yonghe. Maybe Dumbo is Neihu. Taipei City is as small as Manhattan
Those are good comparisons!!!
滷味是醬油與中藥的香料熬製的醬汁滷製的食物。
哦，那是我们在红灯笼卤菜摊吃的菜吗？？
@@IfWeGoTo 是
哦哦，謝謝！！下次我們肯定需要查找最好的配料來準備它！！
原來你們是好幾年前來的 我還以為是今年來訪的😅
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Thank you!
餓了🤤
哈哈哈，天哪，食物太好吃了！
The 'pineapple bun' with butter in it is not Taiwanese food. It comes from Hong Kong originally. There's NO pineapple in it. It's the appearance of the bun similar to the surface of the pinapple skin. In Chinese, the bun is called 菠蘿麵包。People in mainland China and Hong Kong called pineapple 菠蘿 ("bō luó" in mandarin); in Taiwan, we called pineapple 鳳梨 ("feng li" in mandarin") or 「王梨」"ông-lâi" in Taiwanese.
broo, 大安 is as "up-and-coming" as Upper West Side is to NY, or Cambridge is to MA, or Robson is to Vancouver. Definitely not the right word to characterize this neighborhood. Unsure why you chose to use that term.
It's home to three universities, an insanely popular road with food since the 60s, many well-established shopping malls, and the park has been in existence since the 30s.
Great series, otherwise. Thanks for showing us your enthusiasm and experience in Taiwan! HNY
Thanks for the feedback. We had read online that it was continually improving & becoming more modernized and more popular... at least among visitors like us. I guess we don't really consider things like universities being there or street food availability as part of it. To be clear, it wasn't to insinuate it was a bad area or anything like that.
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it regardless of our probably poor choice in words while explaining it! lol
@@IfWeGoTo woah thank you for the quick response! That’s true, not easy when you really only have online guides to go off of. Can’t imagine the effort it takes to not only film documentary level footage, but travel, plan the itinerary, narrate and edit, let alone try to get all the facts right.
And tbh, it’s all based off of vibes, these labels are pretty subjective. I really appreciate your willingness to engage with your audience and openness to learn. Best wishes on your next travels!
Hope you visit Taiwan sometime again 😁
@@raymondh5456 Of course!! My favorite part of TH-cam is the "social" part of social media! It means a lot to get comments like yours - they help us make small changes and continually learn & improve... because we definitely make plenty of mistakes. lol.
Thank you again. Hope to make another visit soon. We absolutely loved it! We will be headed back to East Asia soon here, so perhaps we will be able to make a stop! :D
Should u not eat that with some sugar? I see this a lot in Asia with the orange colored sugar that you got to dip into
Oh we had no idea!! Next time we will definitely look for some!
二次大戰後，日本歸還台灣統治權是交給 : 中國民國，不是中華人民共和國，這是不同的，台灣與中國是互不隸屬的不同國家。 這才是真正的事實。
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Did you make it out to Taiwan??
@@IfWeGoTo yes but only went to ultra taiwan & some clubs 😅
@@1peruvianguy hahaha ohhh! I did not know you went for a music festival! How was it?
@@IfWeGoTo yeah it was legit…will be going to ultra japan in september :p
Omg that will be so much fun!! We're hoping to make it out to Japan again soon, but we'll see what happens. If we happen to be there at the same time again though, we will definitely have to link up!!
Not up and coming. It's been the wealthiest district for ever
Ohh got it, thank you!
19:00 😂😢😮😅 😊Save me some
Hahahah, Taiwanese food is the best right?! 😋
Pineapple bun has no pineapple in it. It just looks like an pineapple. The bun alone is pretty much the most common bread in Taiwan but with a piece of butter, that's Hongkong style pineapple bun.
just found that you guys actually had it previously in the night market haha, then you guys already know what's going on.
If I could make a suggestion- since you guys are both more soft-spoken, and are also often in places where you need to wear masks, your voices are a little low sometimes. Have you thought about lav mics or something like the Rode Wireless Go to help with the audio? Just a thought!
Hi!! Thank you for the suggestion! We are using the rose wireless go, but I think we need to mess with our settings a little bit more.
Thanks so much for letting us know, it really helps us to get comments like this!! :)
@@IfWeGoTo Was just watching one of your Japan vlogs and in comparison your audio here is already much better. Adjusting mic settings could help but may also just be a matter of playing with your audio levels in editing!
It is a bit unfair to say Ding Tai Feng is a bit of a tourist trap because everyone I know in Taipei, as local Taiwanese, all go to DTF regularly. It is not a cheap place to eat but they charge their customers exactly the same price regardless of where they come from, locals or foreigners. One can say it is not a cheap restaurant but totally unfair to call it a tourist trap.
I guess it’s kind of a subjective thing. We’ve gotten comments on our other Taiwan videos calling it both amazing AND a tourist trap - from locals. For us (at least the location we went to) the service was top notch and it was good, but we were a tad disappointed. We found many local spots that we thought were way better!
That’s not to say a tourist trap is all bad though, some are rightfully so. But we did think we paid a bit much for the quality. Hahaha.
The food may not reach your expectation and the price may not suit your budget but their customers are mainly Taiwanese people. With 7 branches dotted around Taipei they are not trapping any tourists. BTW I have nothing to do with DTF. I am just an occasional customer.
I have no doubts that people love to eat there, but I think the price really reflects the overall experience!!
Anyways, we were just saying what we read on blogs/reviews/etc!
As a local, i beg the difference. I dont even think regular people in taipei go there regularly. Thats an overstatement.
@@clyou obviously you and I have different family and friends.
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Thank you!
fireflies season might have been over…
When is firefly season typically?!
@@IfWeGoTo在台灣大部分是在4-5月最常見，尤其是無汙染及乾淨水源的山區最容易見到。