Want to feast on all the night market hits without the crowds? Here's how. The Thousand-Year Banquet is a reservation-only dining room above Taipei’s Ningxia Night Market that serves a curated tasting ...

As Kimlan Foods approaches its centennial milestone, the company has launched its first-ever partnership with a Bib Gourmand chef. By utilizing the “national staple” seasoning — Kimlan Soy Paste — as ...

TAINAN, Taiwan — On a Friday morning in the southern city of Tainan, Shuixian Gong Market overflows with displays of shiny orange and silver fish, stacks of glistening pork ribs and crates of dragon ...

My first trip to Taiwan with the family was unforgettable, to say the least. It was even more special because I had my mom as my personal tour guide. Growing up in Hong Kong, she had visited Taiwan ...

As Wei puts it, there’s a minimalism about Taiwanese food that she both cherishes and appreciates, which bridges the historic, storied cuisine with the ease of a weeknight meal: “If you can whip up an ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and analysis to ...

Martha Cheng is a writer and editor based in Honolulu and has been writing about Hawai‘i for almost two decades. “I’m not a food influencer or a professional chef,” Clarissa Wei says. “A lot of people ...

Once a year, the West Coast’s biggest Taiwanese American cultural celebration takes over Union Square for a day of lion dance performances, acrobatics, live music, local art and, of course, a whole ...

Intended to be a calmer alternative to navigating the crowded night market, the experience offers comfort without sacrificing flavor—or fun. I’ve been covering Taiwanese food for decades now, and for ...

Ivy Chen (left) and Clarissa Wei browse Shuixian Gong Market in Tainan, Taiwan, in January. (An Rong Xu for NPR) TAINAN, Taiwan — On a Friday morning in the southern city of Tainan, Shuixian Gong ...