The ins and outs of eating hot pot
my first trips to Taipei, the friend I was staying with took me to a hot pot place like I’d never encountered before. Almost as soon as we were seated, my friend was gesturing for me to stand up again, and I followed her through a maze of booths, past other customers and around to the back of the restaurant into another room. There, I stood before tall refrigerators with shelves brimming with meat, seafood, vegetables, noodles, tofu, dumplings, and more. I gaped, stunned at the abundance.
Today, the chain is still my favorite for a big get-together. When my sister came to visit me last summer, I insisted the best way for her to meet all my friends would be to go to Mala Hot Pot. When one of my friends wanted a birthday dinner for 12, I knew where to make a reservation. And after a long soak with friends at a hot springs hotel, there was little debate over where to end our evening.Mala Hot Pot was my introduction to the space hot pot dining occupies in modern Taipei life.
fourth month of living in Taiwan, I came down with a bout of bronchitis that dragged on for weeks. While I was still getting over the illness, I met some other American friends to try ginger duck for the first time. Even though I had barely slept the night before, I insisted we go; it was mid-March, and ginger duck is available only during the winter months.
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