Food

Andre Chiang to bring Taiwanese cuisine to the Netherlands

Want China Times
Date: 2015-09-14
By: CNA

Chef Andre Chiang, whose dishes have been praised by the likes of Time magazine and

Andre Chiang. (Photo/Chen Chi-chuan)

the New York Times, will soon bring cuisine from his native Taiwan to Europe when he becomes the guest chef of a Dutch restaurant.

Chiang, who owns Restaurant Andre in Singapore and the restaurant RAW in Taipei, has been invited to be guest chef at RIJKS, a restaurant at the Netherlands national Rijksmuseum.

Chiang and his team from RAW will cooperate with three of the head chefs from RIJKS from Sept. 25-27 to serve unique dishes that blend Eastern and Western flavors.

Chiang will use ingredients ranging from beans, peanuts, and crispy fried shallots to pig’s ear, chicken liver and foie gras, the United Daily News cited RAW publicist Lee Shu-hui as saying in an article.

The chef grew up in Taiwan and studied gourmet cooking in France, before moving to Singapore to open Restaurant Andre. His restaurant RAW, which offers experimental cuisine, opened in Taipei last year. [FULL STORY]

Ta An vinegar, soybean paste recalled

REPROCESSING:Prosecutors raided Ta Chun Kong Yen Foods Co’s factory in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, and seized about 311kg of expired and unlabeled products

Taipei Times
Date: Sep 12, 2015
By: Chen Wei-han / Staff reporter

Eleven vinegar and soybean paste products manufactured by Ta Chun Kong Yen Foods Co

Ta An Kong Yen Foods Co manager Chiu Hsien-chung steps out of the Shilin District Prosecutors’ Office in Taipei yesterday after being questioned about a vinegar scandal. Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei Times

(大醇工研食品公司) were ordered to be recalled late on Thursday after the company was allegedly found to have reprocessed expired, defective and returned foodstuffs into new products.

A subsidiary and contract manufacturer of Ta An Kong Yen Foods Co (大安工研食品公司), the nation’s main vinegar manufacturer, which has been operating for 74 years, Ta Chun allegedly adulterated vinegar and soybean paste with expired and soon-to-be-expired products returned by wholesalers, the Shilin District Prosecutors’ Office said.

Prosecutors, along with Ministry of Health and Welfare inspectors, raided the company’s factory in Tamsui District (淡水), New Taipei City, and seized about 311kg of expired and unlabeled products late on Thursday night.

Prosecutors said that they ordered the recall of nine vinegar products and two soybean paste products immediately after the raid. [FULL STORY]

Meat traders indicted over fake mutton

Taiwan News
Date: 2015-09-02
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Two meat traders were indicted Wednesday for having sold fake mutton mixed in with water or with other meat products to 66 clients all over Taiwan.

The scam, which was discovered by Kaohsiung prosecutors last year, involved 182,000 tons of mutton which was sold over 11 months to a variety of businesses, including hotpot restaurants and nightmarket stallholders.

The practice came to light after a diner complained that the mutton he had been served tasted like pork, reports said. The investigation found pork DNA in the meat. [FULL STORY]

Cold sesame noodles sold in Taipei contain excessive E.coli

Taiwan News
Date: 2015-08-17
By: Ko Lin, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

Ready-to-eat foods available in convenience stores are a practical choice for many, but

Cold sesame noodles in Taipei fail safety. Central News Agency

eight out of 49 sampled products were found to contain excessive levels of Escherichia coli bacteria, even after a retest, the Taipei City Government’s Department of Health said Monday.

Initial testing results showed that of the 49 cold sesame noodles that the department purchased from convenience stores, street food stalls, and hypermarkets in the city in June and July, eight contained E. coli at levels exceeding the maximum permissible limit.

Among the cold noodles inspected, 16.3 percent of those sampled failed to pass food safety regulations.

The popular spicy cold sesame noodles sold by convenience chain Hi-Life in Taipei’s Mingchuan branch were revealed to contain excessive E.coli. Other failed cold noodles from well-known establishments in the city include Tofu Cold Noodles in Yanji Road, Hsiao Hsao Noodles in Tonghua night market, Jin Her Eateries in Tatung Street, Fu Der Shop in Nangang, Hsing Lung-zhiang Noodle Shop in Long-Chiang Road, Tien Li Noodle Shop in Wu-Chung Street, and Tsai Chi Noodles in Chiang-nan Street. [FULL STORY]

Taiwan working toward lifting ban on Japanese food: minister

Want China Times
Date: 2015-08-11
By: CNA

Taiwan is working toward lifting a ban on food imports from Japanese prefectures

Imported Japanese food products at a convenience store in Taipei, May 16. (Photo/Chang Kai-yi)

affected by the 2011 nuclear meltdown, but the timeline will depend on further evaluation by health authorities, the country’s foreign minister, David Lin, said Monday.

“I believe we’re moving in that direction,” Lin said after an event in Taipei, in response to a reporter’s question on whether Taiwan is working toward lifting the ban on Japanese products from areas affected by the nuclear disaster.

Since Taiwan tightened regulations on imported Japanese food on May 15, “to date there have been no safety concerns associated with food products imported from Japan,” Lin told reporters after a ceremony, in which Taiwan’s diplomatic allies donated money to dust explosion victims.

The minister said the Ministry of Health and Welfare is making further assessments and the government is also looking at how other countries have been dealing with the situation. [FULL STORY]

Ex-chef professor from Taiwan inducted to U.S. culinary hall of fame

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/08/02
By: Wang Shu-fen and Elizabeth Hsu

Taipei, Aug. 2 (CNA) Bill Sy (司宛春), a Taiwanese American who had served as an academic

Bill Sy (center) is the only American of Asian descent to earn the honor.

director of culinary arts in the United States, was inducted to the American Academy of Chefs Culinary Hall of Fame Aug. 1, becoming the only American of Asian descent to win the honor.

According to the American Culinary Federation (ACF), which sponsors the certification of inductees to the culinary hall of fame, only those who have been recognized for outstanding contributions or achievements in the culinary arts have a chance to earn the honor.

All of the inductees, who have won the respect and love of their professional guild, have a duty to cultivate talents in the culinary and baking arts, the ACF said.

Sy was the academic director of culinary arts and baking and pastry arts at The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Tucson, Tucson, Arizona. He has received numerous awards, including ACF Chefs Association of Southern Arizona Tucson’s Chef of the Year, Chef Educator of the Year and Chef Professionalism awards. [FULL STORY]

Vietnamese restaurant, a hidden gem among historical sites

Taiwan News
Date: 2015-07-30
By: litzu, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

A restaurant hidden within the alleys, Vietnamese Shiao Ping, locates next to a tree. The dining area gives a historical ambience while the restaurant is a 100 years old fisherman house. The owner and his Vietnamese wife, Li Chih Chin, run the restaurant together. The Vietnamese cuisine is fairly priced, delicious and close to historical sites.

Li has been married to her Taiwanese husband for 14 years. She never cooked a meal before she was married. After she moved to Taiwan, she started to learn from her husband who is a chef. Now, people praise her for fusing the local seafood with traditional Vietnamese dishes. [FULL STORY]

Bon appetit: Restaurant Week Taipei to kick off on Sept. 1

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/07/30
By: Chang Ming-hsuan and Brook Hsiao

Taipei, July 30 (CNA) Restaurant Week Taipei is scheduled to kick off on September 1 for an eight-day run in Taipei, many quality restaurants will join in this event and will offer special discounts to customers, according to the organizer of the culinary festival.

(Photo courtesy of Lawry’s Taipei)

Eztable, an only restaurant reservation service, will introduce its version of New York City’s Restaurant Week to Taiwan for the first time. Some 20 of the finest restaurants in Taipei, including Diamond Tony’s 101, Lawry’s Taipei and The Terrace will offer lunches and dinners with discounts of up to 50 percent.

For instance, Lawry’s Taipei will offer a NT$1,599 (US$51) dinner special which is regularly priced at NT$3000 (US$95), and The Terrace will offer a NT$899 (US$28) lunch combo consisting of an appetizer, main course and dessert. [FULL STORY]

Taiwan: A Delicious Pictorial of Kenting Street Night Market

Yahoo News
Date: Jul 30, 2015
By: Catherine Ling @ Makansutra

Kenting in Pingtung, Taiwan, is well-loved for its sunny beaches and mild weather. In the evenings, its main thoroughfare, Kenting Street turns into a fascinating night market that’s one of the largest in southern Taiwan. The 2km stretch of food, game and trinket stalls offer some exotic and creative foods.

The night we visited, a typhoon had just passed, so the market had less stalls than usual but there were enough interesting things to see.

For starters, seafood is a huge item here compared to the night markets in the cities up

Here you have clams flash-cooked to perfection in various ways. The natural flavours are intensified by a dash of wine and some basil.

north. The coastal bounty ensures fresh supplies, and you get your food prepared on the spot.

Here you have clams flash-cooked to perfection in various ways. The natural flavours are intensified by a dash of wine and some basil. [FULL STORY]

How a Japanese coffee fan ditched Starbucks for Taiwan

Want China Times
Date: 2015-07-27
By: CNA and Staff Reporter

A Japanese visitor to Taiwan who sampled a local light roast coffee with a flavor of lemon

A cup of Alishan coffee. (File photo/Tourism Bureau, Republic of China)

black tea, pineapple and oolong tea during a visit to the mountainous Alishan region six years ago, has since moved to the country and has been promoting the “Alisan Coffee” brand for some three years now.

Atsuomi Itou, who was an employee at Starbucks in Japan at the time, visited Chiayi county in central Taiwan more than six years ago to see the coffee plantations and taste the brews after he learned that Taiwan was the closest coffee-growing country to Japan.

The light roast coffee that Itou encountered in Alishan made such an impression that when the plantation owner told him four years ago that financial difficulties were forcing him out of business, Itou decided to relocate to Taiwan. He set about learning Mandarin and familiarizing himself with coffee plantations in Taiwan, and he later registered the “Alisan Coffee” brand.

He started out by promoting the locally grown coffee to Japanese visitors at Taipei Songshan Airport and at a stall at the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei. He later opened a coffee shop in Taipei’s Shilin district and now exports Alisan Coffee to Hong Kong, Japan and Malaysia. [FULL STORY]

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