03:57 preserved plums(蜜餞/奶梅） 15:44 Chhau-a-koe(草仔粿) a type of kuih with a sweet dough made with glutinous rice flour, sugar, and a ground cooked paste of Jersey cudweed or Chinese mugwort. (From Wiki) BTW,that sold out flavor is my all time favorite! The filling is dried radish with mushroom(shiitake) and pork! My grandma always brought me some after she preyed in the temple when I was a kid 21:49 yes! They both are meatballs! One is deep-fried (Changhua style) and the other is steamed (Taichung style). Fun fact: Taiwanese always fights online about which kind of meatballs is the best 😂
The outer part of deep fried pink meat ball (shown at 20:07) is made with potato starch, which gives you chewy texture that is different from corn starch. The pork filling inside the meat ball was marinated in red vinasse that provides good flavor. Sometimes, other ingredient may be added into the meat ball, such as shredded bamboo shoot, to make this dish more flavorful. As for the pink sauce, it is combined with sweet and slight salty taste. It may served with sweet, thick soy sauce, too.
@@TalesFromOurPocket as a Taiwanese I wouldn’t know how to eat the meat ball with those tiny picks either! How ridiculous that’s what they provided you to eat with 🤣
Oh WOW, beautiful vlog!! Jiufen is such a gorgeous place without the crowd. It used to be a very tranquil sleepy little town in the mountains but now it has turned into a tourist attraction. My kids once, years ago, had an outdoor performance with a string quartet just outside of A-Mei Tea House which used to be a black smith shop. It was a super fun experience for them.
So glad you tried Peanut Roll Ice Cream with cilantro. First time I tried it, it's like an delicious explosion in my month. What an amazing combination that never occurred to me before. 👏
Taro/indica rice cake (salty). The other one is herb flavoured sticky rice with red bean paste. The herb is 艾 (ai), it also use in accupunture by burning the dried herb on body point.
You often find Taiwanese foods that are both savory and sweet at same time, I find it fascinating even as a Taiwanese 😄 BTW, you can take a sip of your tea when you're chewing the dried plum, it will change the flavor of the tea.
Your guess is right, dried plum. Taiwanese people's most favourite food texture is QQ which means chewy, that it is why you have come across a lot of chewy types of food. Another saying for dessert is "it is great, it is not too sweet". Also I noticed loads of TH-camrs checking out Jiufen, but none seem to have found the old guy with the house full of masks he has made with how people die, he says the spirits tell him or something if I am remembering correctly (I hope he is still there).
The meat balls can be vary depends on where you are. The rapper can be made from rice (I should had one before), sweet potato flour or tapioca flour (the one you have in this film). The red colour is rice fermented red fungus. It is suggested beneficial for health.
After steeping the tea in hot water, pour it into a tall glass (you can smell the aroma), then pour the tall glass into a short cup and drink it. This is the standard process of drinking tea.
Hi there, we'll be in Jiufen come November, do you have to reserve at the tea house? Roughly what time did you arrive in Jiufen on the first day? Can't wait to try everything! Thx.
I would strongly recommend making reservations if A-Mei is the tea house you want to go to (or go right when they open, which is what we did). The first evening when we tried filming and the crowds were...impressive...we had arrived around 4-5pm. That's when the shot was taken of me "lost" in the crowd. 😂 we returned the next day around 9am to look around and film things before the Tea house opened at 10. Far fewer people! Many shops don't open until 10am though. Late morning is perfect.
@@TalesFromOurPocket Thank you for the info. We'll be hitting another town in the morning and will be in Jiufen in the afternoon, but we book an overnight place to stay and seems like it'll work.
Hi guys :) I was wondering did you get dropped off close to the tea house and if so where would that be? Most people are starting from the 7eleven entrance but I think that would mean having to climb up to get to the tea house 😅 I’m trying to avoid climbing up as much as possible hehe. Any help would be so much appreciated and really enjoying your videos ❤️
I could tell how exhausting the trip was from the clip :( Jiufen and Shifen are very popular tourist spots, the hustle and bustle make the places lively but crowded and even unenjoyable sometimes. However, it's nice to see that you still found something interesting to try.
I am very glad we went, even if the crowds were a lot to manage. 😊 This area of Taiwan impressed us with its beauty and we need to return to explore more (don't worry - we still have a few more videos coming about this area!) .
When I visited Jiufen 30 years ago, it was a quiet(with only cats meowing and old Japanese music coming out of some homes) lively town with some tea houses and some artists living there. Now it is like another night market.
We actually stayed in Jiaoxi and had a lovely time at the baths at our hotel (we splurged!)! No video was allowed so we decided to keep that city to ourselves. 😍 it was very relaxing!
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03:57 preserved plums(蜜餞/奶梅）
15:44 Chhau-a-koe(草仔粿) a type of kuih with a sweet dough made with glutinous rice flour, sugar, and a ground cooked paste of Jersey cudweed or Chinese mugwort. (From Wiki) BTW,that sold out flavor is my all time favorite! The filling is dried radish with mushroom(shiitake) and pork! My grandma always brought me some after she preyed in the temple when I was a kid
21:49 yes! They both are meatballs! One is deep-fried (Changhua style) and the other is steamed (Taichung style).
Fun fact: Taiwanese always fights online about which kind of meatballs is the best 😂
Ohhh, so the two meatballs were different!? Thank you! They were both delicious and I wouldn't be able to choose a winner. 😁😁
I've been watching your videos for some time now. Love how you guys are so genuine and positive.
Thank you very much! 🙏😊
15:25 OMG, her expression after eating the mochi thing is priceless!
😁😁😁
@@TalesFromOurPocketclimate will always be the decisive factor in food cultures. your neutral and open mind set on sweeten bean paste is appreciated.
I like your many videos！🤗🥰You wear transparent raincoats ~so cute！😃🫶🥰Glad to see you had fun in Taiwan.👏👍
Thank you 🤗
3:49 Yes, Plum. (Full name: Snow Plum, just because the sugar outside the plum looks like snow)
15:53 Outside is Grass.
16:30 草仔粿 我最愛吃的😍一般都要去菜市場等傳統地方才買的到，每次必吃
Great Vlog, Enjoyable to watch you explore Taiwan.
那邊還有自然景觀可以看。有九份瀑布，金礦博物館。還有步道可以看山看海
九份。十份。夜景很漂亮👍尤如宮崎駿美麗的動畫
even I'm Taiwanese but learn a lot from your videos
😊😊
台灣九份美食旅行 超棒的！👍👍🏻👍
影片拍得超好看‼︎‼︎😆👍
期待下一集影片
加油喔💪💪💪
廢話不多說趕緊按個讚先👍
What you ate is a milk plum. that is a real traditional snack for Taiwanese tea time especially when a little bit tea 'astringent'.
The outer part of deep fried pink meat ball (shown at 20:07) is made with potato starch, which gives you chewy texture that is different from corn starch. The pork filling inside the meat ball was marinated in red vinasse that provides good flavor. Sometimes, other ingredient may be added into the meat ball, such as shredded bamboo shoot, to make this dish more flavorful.
As for the pink sauce, it is combined with sweet and slight salty taste. It may served with sweet, thick soy sauce, too.
Thank you! 😊
@@TalesFromOurPocket as a Taiwanese I wouldn’t know how to eat the meat ball with those tiny picks either! How ridiculous that’s what they provided you to eat with 🤣
@@tomtsai 如果你選擇外帶食物,你便會得到木製或竹製的小叉子! 這就是原因.
Oh WOW, beautiful vlog!! Jiufen is such a gorgeous place without the crowd. It used to be a very tranquil sleepy little town in the mountains but now it has turned into a tourist attraction. My kids once, years ago, had an outdoor performance with a string quartet just outside of A-Mei Tea House which used to be a black smith shop. It was a super fun experience for them.
Oh, that experience sounds amazing! 🎶
So glad you tried Peanut Roll Ice Cream with cilantro. First time I tried it, it's like an delicious explosion in my month. What an amazing combination that never occurred to me before. 👏
I want to figure out how to replicate it at home! It was soooo good.
@@TalesFromOurPocketyou can easily find the shaved peanut and ice cream substitute, the wraps will be difficult to find.
I truly loved Jiufen, looks like you guys had a blast!
I think I saw you this afternoon in a bus heading to Taipei😮😊
🎉good introduce, thank you for making this video for my country ❤
There's a saying : tea drunkenness
Don't drink tea "empty stomach ", or you'll get drunk .
So~~always snacks with tea .
I love that saying. Thank you!
我最喜歡傍晚前去，晚上的九份寧静又特別的美，能住上一晚是最棒的。
Taro/indica rice cake (salty). The other one is herb flavoured sticky rice with red bean paste. The herb is 艾 (ai), it also use in accupunture by burning the dried herb on body point.
台灣國是好地方=人民勤奮=友善=風光明媚與方便=謝謝
dried plum with powder sugar at 4:00
So it was a plum?? 🎉🎉
It’s glad to see you all have fun in Taiwan
You often find Taiwanese foods that are both savory and sweet at same time, I find it fascinating even as a Taiwanese 😄
BTW, you can take a sip of your tea when you're chewing the dried plum, it will change the flavor of the tea.
Your guess is right, dried plum. Taiwanese people's most favourite food texture is QQ which means chewy, that it is why you have come across a lot of chewy types of food. Another saying for dessert is "it is great, it is not too sweet". Also I noticed loads of TH-camrs checking out Jiufen, but none seem to have found the old guy with the house full of masks he has made with how people die, he says the spirits tell him or something if I am remembering correctly (I hope he is still there).
旁邊還有一座黃金博物館（日治時代開產礦坑）這裡會成為小鎮都是開產礦坑所形成
Been working our way through all your Asia videos, and it really makes us want to go too! Vids look great, nice work!
Thank you so much!! You should def go to Asia. The hardest part is choosing where to go first! 😊
I recommend to visit Jinguashi for Gold Museum. No regret 😊
about drinking Taiwan oolong tea, for your ref, 1st 30 sec, 2nd 45 sec, 3rd 60 sec, 4th 90 sec. it taste should be better.
Oh, thank you!! I knew I did it wrong. 😁😂
The meat balls can be vary depends on where you are. The rapper can be made from rice (I should had one before), sweet potato flour or tapioca flour (the one you have in this film). The red colour is rice fermented red fungus. It is suggested beneficial for health.
You not I
After steeping the tea in hot water, pour it into a tall glass (you can smell the aroma), then pour the tall glass into a short cup and drink it. This is the standard process of drinking tea.
Haha, I knew I did it wrong! It was still good though. 😊😊
再進去裡面一點，金瓜石有金礦坑可参觀，景色更漂亮，將會有不同感受。
Yes that is Ba-wan the meatball you had in Taichung 😊
超棒！感恩分享
jiufen is beautiful in the night
是的九份是因為一部叫做悲情城市的台灣電影讓九份變成光觀景點~
至於宮崎駿動畫千與千尋所謂的靈感來源~宮崎駿本人已否認這件事~
不知何時開始傳言這件事~就我個人而言我並不喜歡稱九份是千與千尋的靈感來源
因為那不是事實~尤其是那間阿妹茶館更不是所謂動畫中湯屋的原型
會有這樣的傳聞或許是有些到訪九份的遊客~覺得當九份傍晚時刻燈籠亮起時
那種氛圍有點像千與千尋的一些畫面~因而開始有這種傳聞出現~
但事實上那只是穿鑿附會~
但九份有它歷史文化背景~以及獨特的地理位置~
阿妹茶館之所以會有名我認為主要是所在的位置風景很美~不同季節會呈現不同的氣氛~
Awesome vid as always, thank you guys,any plan to visit small islands sich as Penghu or Kinmen nearby Taiwan?
Unfortunately we only had time to visit Xiaoliuqiu on this trip! We'll come back sometime because we really want to visit some of the other islands. 😊
Do you plan to go to 太平山 ? It is in the west of Yilan, a very scenic mountain area w hot spring at its foot.
Amazing
The white powder produced during the drying process.
Looks like milk plum, preserved plum covered in milk powder.😊
I love Taiwanese meatballs! They come with different regional flavors and I think they all have their own appeal. Tainan has a seafood one I’m fond of
It is preserved sour plum
美麗的風景跟女孩 總是讓我覺得很棒的影片🎉
Hi there, we'll be in Jiufen come November, do you have to reserve at the tea house? Roughly what time did you arrive in Jiufen on the first day? Can't wait to try everything! Thx.
I would strongly recommend making reservations if A-Mei is the tea house you want to go to (or go right when they open, which is what we did). The first evening when we tried filming and the crowds were...impressive...we had arrived around 4-5pm. That's when the shot was taken of me "lost" in the crowd. 😂 we returned the next day around 9am to look around and film things before the Tea house opened at 10. Far fewer people! Many shops don't open until 10am though. Late morning is perfect.
@@TalesFromOurPocket Thank you for the info. We'll be hitting another town in the morning and will be in Jiufen in the afternoon, but we book an overnight place to stay and seems like it'll work.
Great - enjoy your trip!
九份就是吃吃、喝喝、逛逛，悠閒的一天
Hi guys :) I was wondering did you get dropped off close to the tea house and if so where would that be? Most people are starting from the 7eleven entrance but I think that would mean having to climb up to get to the tea house 😅 I’m trying to avoid climbing up as much as possible hehe. Any help would be so much appreciated and really enjoying your videos ❤️
😊❤
👋🏻😊😊
Can I expect the next video from Shifen? It is a place where its sky lantern and waterfall are famous for.
那個蝦球以前沒見過、又是新的台灣小吃、台灣人每隔一段時間就會出現新的小吃
I could tell how exhausting the trip was from the clip :( Jiufen and Shifen are very popular tourist spots, the hustle and bustle make the places lively but crowded and even unenjoyable sometimes. However, it's nice to see that you still found something interesting to try.
I am very glad we went, even if the crowds were a lot to manage. 😊 This area of Taiwan impressed us with its beauty and we need to return to explore more (don't worry - we still have a few more videos coming about this area!) .
When I visited Jiufen 30 years ago, it was a quiet(with only cats meowing and old Japanese music coming out of some homes) lively town with some tea houses and some artists living there. Now it is like another night market.
As a Taiwanese, I will avoid going to famous scenic spots during holidays😛However, having more people can also bring different pleasures😘
Loved it. But was it better than a donut??
Nothing! Nothing is better than a donut. 😂😂
👍
So，YiLan County was skipped??
We actually stayed in Jiaoxi and had a lovely time at the baths at our hotel (we splurged!)! No video was allowed so we decided to keep that city to ourselves. 😍 it was very relaxing!
@@TalesFromOurPocket Hot spring is indeed a must-go in Taiwan.
😎❤️🇹🇼‼️
Jiufen is for foreign tourists, but not for me, thanks friends.
It’s plum.
Ha, touristy!!
Yep!!
As a Taiwanese I will say Jiufen is a little bit overrated 😅
😂😂 Given the level of crowds compared to elsewhere in Taiwan, I'm not surprised...
別用自己的眼光，看外國人的感受
太有名所以人太多了
冷門時段去 清幽的九份其實很漂亮
@@iotifawhat is the best time and days of the week to visit .?
那是梅子。
Persimmon
It’s Hoka food for a dessert
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茶壺山❤
那邊還有自然景觀可以看。有九份瀑布，金礦博物館。還有步道可以看山看海