Taiwan: Pâtisserie Sadaharu AOKI Paris 青木定治 @ Regent Taipei

Looking for High Tea in Taipei, Taiwan?
Consider Pâtisserie Sadaharu AOKI Paris
located at Regent Taipei (台北晶华酒店) B2!
A cup of warm green tea for the afternoon. Lovely.

They have different selections of cakes displaying at the counter! Choose the ones that you love at first sight!

Hope you will enjoy your high tea session~!

Cafe Information:
Boutique Formosa Regent 
No.41 Chung Shan North Road, Section 2
Taipei 10450, Formosa Regent 1F/B2F
Tel.  00886 (0)2 2511 5000
Monday – Sunday: 10.30am to 9.30pm

Boutique Bellavita
No.28 Song Ren Road, Xinyi,
Taipei 11073 Bellavita B2F
Tel.  00886 (0)2 8729 2759 
Sunday – Thursday: 11.00am – 10.00pm
Friday – Saturday: 11.00am – 10.30pm

 

Beijing: Spice Spirit (麻辣诱惑) @ San Li Tun (三里屯)

Looking for Si Chuan’s spicy yet numb food? Visit “Si Chuan Spicy Temptation Restaurant” (麻辣诱惑) in Beijing if you are shopping around San Li Tun (三里屯).

Must try menu

1) 金牌水煮鱼 (Jin Pai Shui Zhu Yu)

Description: Fried fish with Si Chuan oil
Numbness level: 7.5/10

**Bread will be provided for you to soak the excess oil and you may request to change the bread after it’s fully oil-ed**

This dish is a little spicy, but definitely numb. And you can even feel the sizzling sensation on your lips.  A pretty interesting dish! The fish is soft and tasty. And remember not to drink the oil down!

Highly recommended to have at least 4-5 people sharing this dish.

2) 麻辣诱惑蛙 (Ma La You Huo Wa)

Description: Frog leg (Spicy)
Spicy level: 7/10  

One of their recommended dishes will be their Frog Leg. This dish is spicier as compared to the Fried fish with Si Chuan oil. The frog meat is tender and chewy. Awesome to have it with a bowl of white rice.

Restaurant information
Name:  麻辣诱惑 (Ma La You Huo)
Budget: RMB 150 – 250
Address:  北京市朝阳区三里屯路太古广场（VILLAGE）南区2号楼3层 (there are different outlets too)
Contact number:  010-64132908
Website:  http://www.mala.com.cn/index.html

Beijing: Da Dong Roast Duck Restaurant – 北京大董烤鸭店(东四十条店)

You can’t miss out Beijing Duck in Beijing!
Visit ‘Beijing Da Dong Roast Duck Restaurant’ to try their duck.
It is one of the best recommended restaurants in Beijing! Don’t miss it!

Must eat menu:

1) Beijing Da Dong Kao Ya (北京大董烤鸭)

How to eat it

1) Place the duck meat on the thin pancake skin (will be served together)

2) Add the sauce and other ingredients (your own preference) 

3) Wrap it up and eat

4) Nom Nom Nom

Biggest mistake for us (3 ladies) to order 1/2 of the duck first. Since the duck tasted so good and we couldn’t have enough of it, we ordered 1 whole duck for our second order. That was the biggest mistake we made for our dinner! TOO MUCH HAHA

Lesson learnt: Don’t underestimate your stomach and don’t be greedy!

2) Pigeon (鸽子)

This is another dish that I highly recommend. Dip it with the sauce provided and with some salt to enhance the flavor (your own preference). Super GOOD!

Restaurant information 

Name: 北京大董烤鸭店(东四十条店)

Operating hour: 11:00-24:00

Address:东城区东四十条甲22号南新仓商务大厦(东四十条桥西南)

Telephone number: 010-51690329、51690328