Whenever I go to Tainan and tell my friends they are jealous, In a good way. If Taiwan is a cake, then Tainan is definitely the cherry on top. And sorry, I won’t mention all the beautiful places to visit here. Also - I will skip the fabulous historical part. I will go straight to the point - FOOD!
Recently, I was invited by the Bureau of Economic Development, Tainan City Government and NCKU Research and Development Foundation to a 3-day trip, and visited 20 shops. You can always count on the kindness and hospitality of the Tainan people. But don't worry, If I was invited, my camera was invited too, and that means I did my best to show off those places, and now I will pay back those nice people, and I am going to invite you on the trip too; are you ready?
PART 01 - When in Tainan, eat as the Tainanese do! - A guide to flavorful, popular (and English speaking) places serving Tainan food!
Taiwanese food is just extraordinary. Everybody loves it. No doubt about it. But now, you need to know that Tainan is the oldest city in Taiwan and because of that - the variety of foods is richer here than anywhere else. So I will introduce a few places around Tainan where you can get local food. So take your chopsticks in the hand and let’s commence our mouth-watering journey around Tainan!
子龍點鴨 (Zi long dian ya)
As a person born and raised in Europe, I am not really used to eating ducks the way they are usually served in Taiwan. I don't really like messing with bones. But here was a great surprise! They prepare meals removing bones. They sell duck with dried noodles or rice, and also have plenty of side dishes, too. The most special one is duck feet with cucumber, which is really good. Another thing is - the restaurant is located in a typical Tainan style neighbourhood near the old street, so after the tasty dishes you can stroll around there for a while.
磨磨茶 (Mo mo cha)
It’s a chic tea house waiting for you in one of the narrow streets downtown in Tainan (walking distance from the train station). The owner showed and let me make my own matcha from dry tea leaves. Usually tea shops are supplied by whole suppliers (importing tea in bulk). However, this is not the case here - the owner’s family has run a tea plantation for 3 generations; you can taste and say - the tea flows through his veins! They serve a whole variety of delicious teas from Taiwan, for instance: high mountain green tea, oolong tea, tea with fruit juice, milk tea, and more.
The place has stunning interiors that are simple, but you can feel a Taiwanese coziness inside. Momocha is a great place to sit and relax, read a book. Just enjoy your gourmet teas and let time stop for a while.
Apart from the teas and drink you can also find here food, such as Gua Bao. If you speak a bit of Chinese you will know that Han Bao (漢堡) is a word for hamburger. Basically, it's a burger but instead of bread they use a steamed bun. If you are in Tainan it's a must try. :)
禾記嫩骨飯 (Hé jì nèn gú fàn)
This is one very special Chinese restaurant. This place is particularly famous in Tainan because it’s already become a chain. Actually, the dishes are very simple - such as rice and meat, but…. the devil is in the details, and in this case it’s the special way they prepare their meats. Of course, that's the chef's secret, but they're delicious. The flag dish is braised pork with soft bones. And indeed the bones are so soft that you can easily eat them! Apart from that you can find other dishes, such as Braised Pork Noodles.
三船熱炒100 (三船の鳗丼 Sānchuán de mán jǐng)
100 stir-fried Taiwanese traditional food. You can see a lot of places with number "100" on the street in Taiwan and especially at night there are crowds feasting there. The number 100 in the name is not an accident here - it’s the price of most of the dishes on the menu - around 100$. Apart from Taiwanese delicacies - such a pig heart, intestines and so on, you can also order typical Japanese meals - such as freshly made sashimi, sushi. It’s worth mentioning that the owner is an eel farmer, so if you love this kind of fish, you will find great quality unagi here!
This is one of the five stories that are coming soon. Feel free to ask any questions you have, feel free to share and tag friends that haven’t been to Tainan… never, or not recently, and need to go there with you and… and…. and make sure you stay tuned because there are more stories coming soon!
More details:
子龍點鴨 Zi Long Dian Ya
Address: No.74, Zhengxing St., West Central Dist, Tainan
Opening hours: Mon - Fri 11:00-20:30 (Wednesday - day off) / Sat, Sun 11:00-21:00
磨磨茶 Momocha beverage
Address: No. 2, Lane 161, Section 1, Beimen Road, West Central District, Tainan City
Opening hours: 11:00-18:00 (Monday, Tuesday - day off)
禾記嫩骨飯 HOCHE Taiwanese Cuisine Flagship Store
Address: No. 60, Nanmen Road, West Central District, Tainan City
Opening hours: 10:30-21:00
三船熱炒100 San Chuan Stir-fried Cuisine 100
Address: No. 136, Kangle Street, West Central District, Tainan City
Opening hours: 11:00-14:00/17:00-23:00 (Monday - day off)
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My Takeaways from Proverbs 4 and 5
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Proverbs 4
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It is wise to prioritize getting God’s Hesed Wisdom.
““The beginning of wisdom is: Get [skillful and godly] wisdom [it is preeminent]! And with all your acquiring, get understanding [actively seek spiritual discernment, mature comprehension, and logical interpretation].” (PROVERBS 4:7 AMP)
As believers, our lives will getting better and better. You have a bright future ahead of you!
“But the path of the just (righteous) is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day.” (PROVERBS 4:18 AMP)
The secret to receiving God’s healing is to meditate on His word. God’s word has healing power in it.
“My son, pay attention to my words and be willing to learn; Open your ears to my sayings. Do not let them escape from your sight; Keep them in the center of your heart. For they are life to those who find them, And healing and health to all their flesh.” (PROVERBS 4:20-22 AMP)
Prioritize monitoring your heart and its thoughts, beliefs and emotions.
Everything that you see in your life first began with what was in your heart.
“Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.” (PROVERBS 4:23 AMP)
Proverbs 5
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This is how sin is like: It may seem pleasurable at first, but when the consequences of it come, it will be terrible and painful for you.
“My son, be attentive to my wisdom [godly wisdom learned by costly experience], Incline your ear to my understanding; That you may exercise discrimination and discretion (good judgment), And your lips may reserve knowledge and answer wisely [to temptation]. For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey [like a honeycomb] And her speech is smoother than oil; But in the end she is bitter like [the extract of] wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.” (PROVERBS 5:1-4 AMP)
Steer clear of even places of temptation. Never think that you are strong or spiritual enough to resist the temptation by your flesh. That is the sin of foolish pride.
“Let your way [in life] be far from her, And do not go near the door of her house [avoid even being near the places of temptation],” (PROVERBS 5:8 AMP)
The consequences of a lifestyle of sin is that your wealth and health gets depleted.
“And strangers will be filled with your strength And your hard-earned wealth will go to the house of a foreigner [who does not know God]; And you will groan when your life is ending, When your flesh and your body are consumed; And you say, “How I hated instruction and discipline, And my heart despised correction and reproof!” (PROVERBS 5:10-12 AMP)
There is blessing in store when you are devoted in marriage.
God will supply you with the love, passion and attraction for your spouse when you choose to be a loyal spouse.
“Let your fountain (wife) be blessed [with the rewards of fidelity], And rejoice in the wife of your youth. Let her be as a loving hind and graceful doe, Let her breasts refresh and satisfy you at all times; Always be exhilarated and delight in her love.” (PROVERBS 5:18-19 AMP)
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Takeaways from Proverbs 10
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In this chapter, the significance of the spoken word is emphasized.
The righteous (believers) who are wise understand that their tongue wields the power to produce life or death, and deliberately use their words to produce life.
However, the wicked (non-believers) who don’t possess the divine wisdom of God are careless with their spoken words and unknowingly allow death and destruction to happen in their lives.
We must speak knowing that every word is like a seed being planted that will eventually bear fruit in our lives.
The best thing we can do to change our circumstances is to keep speaking words that align with God’s wisdom - declare God’s word over our lives.
Instead of complaining and cursing ourselves, for example: “Why must bad things always happen to me?”, “This person will be the death of me!”,“ etc, speak His blessings knowing that they are already ours because of what Jesus has accomplished at the cross!
“The mouth of the righteous is a well of life, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Wise people store up knowledge, But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is wise.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; The heart of the wicked is worth little.
The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of wisdom.
The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, But the perverse tongue will be cut out.
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.”
(Proverbs 10:11, 14, 19-21, 31-32 NKJV)
Another takeaway is that if a blessing in life is from God, there will be no sorrow added to it.
Is there something good in your life that you have but you can’t fully enjoy it without feeling stressed or burdened?
Perhaps it came through dishonesty or dependence on laborious self-efforts rather than on grace.
Ask the Lord to reveal how He can deliver you out of that situation - He can make a way even when there is no way and even if it’s a trouble of your own making.
“The blessing of the LORD makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it.” (Proverbs 10:22 NKJV)
It’s so much better to be one of the righteous rather than one of the wicked. It’s easy to become righteous.
It’s not through doing good deeds, trying not to sin, or acting ‘religious’.
One becomes righteous simply by believing in Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior.
Righteousness is not wage to be earned, but it is a gift to be received.
We can be righteous today because Jesus already paid for all our sins at the cross and took God’s judgement upon His own body. Thank you Lord Jesus!
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