【Travel Note】∥Dadu Dist., Taichung, Taiwan∥

 

【Spot】∥Dadu, Taiwan∥ The Great Wall Hiking Trail

Walk up the stairs, hike and sweat. 

Take your time, breath the fresh air, 

and enjoy the nice view at the view point.

【Spot】∥Dadu, Taiwan∥ Route Blue ~ Beautiful Night View

Route Blue is a new night view spot in Dadu these years.
Though the traffic is not very heavy here, vehicles pass with high speed.
Please be aware of your safety. 

【Food】∥Dadu, Taiwan∥ The Taiwanese Meatball

The Taiwanese Meatball is a famous local food of Taiwan. 

We call it "Bah Wan". A bowl of Taiwanese Meatball and a bowl of soup.
You don't need to spend much to have a meal.

 

【Food】∥Dadu, Taiwan∥ Deryi Tofu Pudding

Tofu Pudding is a popular snack in Taiwan.

 It is made from soybean and it taste soft and slippery.
We call it " Douhua". It's a very traditional and delicious snack.

【Food】∥Dadu, Taiwan∥ Chou-A-Ji Fried Crispy Tofu

Fried Crispy Tofu is another famous local food of Taiwan.
We eat it for dinner or night snack most of the time.
Chou-A-Ji Fried Crispy Tofu is a well known Deli Stand in Dadu.
Fried Crispy Tofu is the main item and they also have some hot soup.
You can enjoy a delicious local meal within NT$100.
It's really great, isn't it.

【Spot/ Food】∥Hsinchu, Taiwan∥BigHillNorthMoon Cafe

BigHillNorthMoon Coffee · Mountain ·Art Museum

ADD：No.80, Dashanbei, Hengshan Township, Hsinchu County 312, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

TEL：886-3-593-6439
Hours：Tue. ~ Fri. 10:30~17:00
              Sat.~ Sun. 09:00~17:00
E-Mail：chuangkaiyung@gmail.com
Facebook：https://www.facebook.com/BigHillNorthMoon
Website：http://www.bighillnorthmoon.tw/cafe/

BigHillNorthMoon, if we conbine the last two words in Chinese character
will become the word "back". So we can call it " The back of the Big Hill".
It was a tiny school call " Feng Hsiung Elementary School".
And now, it is a place with culture, food and nice view.



The restaurant and the exhibition hall is on the first floor,
the second floor is a nice camping area with shelter.
If you wan to camping here, better to make reservation before three months.




Feng Hsiung Elementary School is the alma mater of, Hsin-Chin Lui,
a famous also a master of cartoonist.
He is the " Mark Twain" of Taiwan.
His alma mater is also appeared in his works.
Look at the mountain and the house, it is exactly what we see in the comic book.
















The chair, the desk, the blackboard...
This is a place that recalls our school age.


The menu even design as a quiz sheet.
It's very interesting, right?




The story of BigHillNorthMoon Cafe is just beside the couter.
You can have a chat with Mr. Chuang.
I think you will admire his effort of rebuilding this place like me..




Nice food served as set meal here with the same price of NT$280.
Let's start with "Oriental Beauty".
It is said that the Queen Elizabeth likes to dip some champagne in.



Brick oven baked bread. If you come earlier,
I suggest you to buy a loaf of bread with pineapple pieces.
It taste really good.









 
Seasame oil mushroom noodles , Mutton noodles, Herbal Jelly noodles 
The food here is really good for they use the local fresh ingredient.
The herbal Jelly noodle is very special, 
we mix the herbal jelly and the seasame ice cream together and eat.
It makes you feel cool in summer time.
The mushroom noodles and teh mutton noodles will warm you up in cold days.
I can't tell you which one is my favorite. 
I've been here for several time and love everything here.


Hand make Mua Chee (Sticky rice cake) and Lei Cha( a kind of Hakka tea)







If you like something more, you can pay and order some drink like juice and coffee.
You can also order the ice cream made by the fresh and seasonal ingredient.







Take a walk or idle around after the meal.
The fresh air and the relaxing atmosphere is all yours.
We all grow up as the time goes by.
And this place reminds you that the young and naive spirit is still alive deeply in your heart.






Cherry Blossoms in January, Tung Blossoms in May, Fireflies shows up in Summer
and the orange season is at the end of the year.
This is a nice place you can visit whenever you are in Taiwan.

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【Spot】∥Dadu, Taiwan∥ Route Blue ~ Beautiful Night View

Route Blue

From the intersaction of Zizhi Rd. and Ziyou Rd
to Sec. 1, Youyuan Rd , Dadu Dist., Taichung City



Route Blue is a new night view spot in Dadu these years.
People say the public security is better than the other places of Dadu.
Though the traffic is not very heavy here, vehicles pass with high speed.
Please be aware of your safety.






You will notice a bridge with pedestrian sidewalk at about halfway of the Route Blue.
This is the best place for the beautiful night view.
It is also a place that people love biking and jogging.


Dadu is a town suitable for one day trip,

you can go hiking at The Great Wall Hiking Trail,

visit the ancient atchitecture and Japanese Style Train Station(Zhuifen Station).

Have some local food like

The Taiwanese Meatball , Tofu Pudding , and Fried Crispy Tofu.

Watch beautiful night view at the Route Blue.
There won't be crowded with people, it is a nice place for travel.

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【Food】∥Dadu, Taiwan∥ Chou-A-Ji Fried Crispy Tofu

Chou-A-Ji Fried Crispy Tofu
ADD：Mon.~ Sat. 17:00 ~ 21:30 @
             No.77, Sec. 1, Wenchang Rd., Dadu Dist., Taichung City 43241, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
             Sunday  @ Dadu Night Market （opposite the Chung-Hua Telecom）

Fan Page：Chou-A-Ji Fried Crispy Tofu


Fried Crispy Tofu is another famous local food of Taiwan.
We eat it for dinner or night snack most of the time.
Chou-A-Ji Fried Crispy Tofu is a well known Deli Stand in Dadu.
Fried Crispy Tofu is the main item they sell, 5 pieces for NT$40.
They also have some hot soup
Cuttlefish in thickened soup for NT$30
Combo soup for NT$ 25
Pig blood soup NT$ 15
Meat ball soup NT$ 15
Turnip soup NT$ 20
Fish ball soup NT$ 20 

Spend less than 100 for a meal. It's really great, isn't it?
 


Tables are set in front of the Temple.
You can enjoy your nice food here even it's a rainy day.


We often eat the fried crispy tofu with the Chinese pickled vegetables, which is a little bit
sweet and sour, not spicy. It's different from the Kimchi. 







Dip some chili sauce in if you like some spicy taste, put the pickles in and have a bit.
The tofu is crispy outside but soft inside.
With the sauce and the pickles.
This is the best way to eat.






The turnip is quite soft, easy to swallow.
The bouillon taste good and the cuttlefish slice is crispy.
I think the other kind of soup will be also delicious.

Besides The Taiwanese Meatball, Deryi Tofu Pudding and the Fried Crispy Tofu.

There are still other nice food in Dadu.

I think I need to arrange a trip here again, so that I can introduce them to you.

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