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| View of Din Tai Fung storefront |
Having tried Din Tai Fung in Malaysia, we were determined to check this out in our eat-list whilst in Taipei. There were a number of Din Tai Fungs in Taipei. We saw an outlet at Taipei 101, another at Sogo near an underground station.
Those outlets were not our target. We headed for the original store at Xinyi Road. It was easy, we exited Dongmen Station and the outlet was a hop away on the right.
As we were there before 10am, surprise surprise, no queue.
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| Customary "Been There Done That" photo |
Mandarin was most prominent, with English in smaller font.
That suited us just fine.
Next to the English wordings were Katakana, ( ディン Din タイ Tai フォン Fung ) a component of the Japanese syllabary usually used for non native Japanese words.
Wondered why. The reason was clear when we were in the restaurant. This place was popular to Japanese visitors.
Some of the waitresses were able to communicate in Japanese.
The Japanese have a long history in Taiwan. It was once its colonial master. However, the relationship between Taiwanese and the Japanese is much more amiable than compared with the Japanese's occupation in China.
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| 4 Steps to enjoy Xiao Loong Bao |
The 4-Step Xiao Loong Bao eating etiquette.
The main idea was to enjoy the broth encased within the bao.
The pork and succulent skin came second.
Remember Step 4, its hot.
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| Bragging rights, rightly so. |
Branches in 10 countries a testament to the popularity of this chain.
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| The star of Din Tai Fung |
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| Sticky rice dessert |
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| Braised beef noodle |
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| Shredded pork fried rice with egg |
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| Array of appetizers |
Total bill was TWN$1,628.00 for 6 persons.
This was for 10 dishes.
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| Street view in front of the shop |
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| View of Taipei 101 far away |
