A-Mao in Taiwan

Sunday, May 19, 2013

The Dirtiest One

Well, I have to admit that my passport is very dirty because it has been to many countries, but the dirtiest page is this one!

Saturday, May 18, 2013

No idea why there are so many falsehoods about Philippine government vessel attacked unarmed Taiwan fishing boat. It's not an unintended incident, but a real murder! Shame on Philippines, trouble maker & grasping liar.

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Ultracker Real Rate

What is “Real Rate”? It is one of FAQ at trade shows in which Ultracker participated, and I was so scared to this abstract question before because it is extremely hard to describe the principle to visitors. To take this 16-channel DVR for example, it can do 120 FPS (frames per second) @ 640 x 480 (or 240 FPS @ 640 x 240), the highest performance. Each channel averagely can do 7.5 FPS (120 / 16 = 7.5) but can be set up to 15 FPS. If the total FPS is over 120, the system would share the total performance according to the ratio of working or non-working hour rate, and the result is called “real rate”. In fact, this model is two 60 FPS @ 640 x 480 independently for 1~8 channel as well as 9~16 channel (60 + 60 = 120). Clear? Watch the photo & use some imagination.

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Dandelion

Recently, I found there are some yellow flowers in the park near by my home. Oh, they are dandelions! It reminded me of “Tanpopo (Dandelion) Omuraisu” in Japan as well as “Springtime A La Carte” by O. Henry.

After re-reading the short, colorful, tasty, and aromatic story, I learned that dandelion is edible~

She is a true soldier of fortune, this dent-de-lion—this lion's tooth, as the French chefs call her.

Dandelion has been used in herbal medicine to treat infections, as well as bile and liver problems in Taiwan and China.

According to folklore. if you can blow off all seeds of a dandelion globe with one blow, you are loved for sure. If some remain, you are loved with reservations. If lots of seeds still remain, sorry, you are not loved at all.

In fact, I would not collect dandelion from parks, where are kinds of dogs’ toilets, but grow some in my balcony. After one month about, it's time to harvest.

This is my dandelion potato salad, tastes like a springtime fanfare♪

By the way, I just purchased two Now Foods Dandelion Root from iHerb (coupon code: ZRW435). One costs USD 5.08 only, and is good for your body, especially in spring.

http://www.iherb.com/?rcode=zrw435

Friday, April 19, 2013

Lao-Deng Dan-Dan Noodles

A-Mao has been Lao-Deng Dan-Dan Noodles' customer for more than 10 years. Thanks god for their food is as good as usual because some of my favorite flavor was changed or phased out forever. I still remember that we, Cheng Kung Senior High School Wind Ensemble, asked for as hot as possible spicy for stupid funning. Though Lao-Deng has new recipes, only Dan-Dan Noodles was ordered when going to there alone. The texture of noodles is sleek, but the sesame sauce & peanut powder provides deep taste & irregular but joyful mouthfeel with light stimulus of sichuan pepper. Then, happy sweating!

Related post: http://264marketer.blogspot.tw/2008/12/lao-deng-dan-dan-noodles.html

New Decoration

Chuan Wang Beef Noodle Soup

Chuan Wang is the winner of the first Taipei Beef Noodle Festival. "Low oil, rich flavor" is their slogan, but it is strange to A-Mao that the subtitle "Boutique" is trumpeted. This one is beef noodle soup with half meat & half tendon. The taste of soup is delicious because of good materials, and the toppings is extremely tender. Then, don't forget to add some pickled cabbage, chopped spring onion or chili oil. A nice bowl, and it seems to be suit for Japanese, but I started missing traditional Taiwanese ones after all.

Menu of Chuan Wang

Ching Kuang Rice Vermicelli Soup

One of my most favorite roadside stands is Ching Kuang Rice Vermicelli Soup (or Bee Hoon Soup), located in Ching Kuang Market which is the oldest notable goods market in Taipei. When A-Mao was being a trainee for Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank, this bowl was light to eat in summer & warmed the body in winter. Though the vermicelli is a little bit thick, but its texture is just softer than al dente, and the soup is filled up with flavor of pork bones. Their fresh & juicy pork uteri scalded & pork diaphragm scalded is highly recommended also. With or without the sauce, delicious!

Related post: http://264marketer.blogspot.tw/2009/01/ching-kuang-rice-vermicelli-soup.html

Ching Kuang Market