why
do Taiwanese seek out hotpot
midst
a hot (nearly) midsummer's night
&
(nearly) every night in winter ?
what
is the perennial fascination
with
boiled stuff assembled raw
&
cooked at table in front of you ?
no other
cuisine is cooked by you
in
front of you
except
Korean & Japanese, right ?
after
tonight
i
can tell you why --
it is
1 of the quintessential Taiwanese
things
to do cause
it's
ingrained
it's
part of fun night
every-course
meal out the whole family
neglects
to dress up for
family
after family
little
kids force fed savoury
whilst
crying : enough ! -- no more !
defending
their right to dessert first
bigger kids (called adults)
get
right to dessert (probably something psychological -- a residual
grudge
from childhood 😂🤣)
saw
a fam of 4 : dad -- tattooed on left hand ✋
a star 🌟 -- goes
right
for the soft serve🍦
while
mom grabs a coffee ☕
i ask
to be seated next to the frayed solo mom
at
her wit's end with the toddler
on
the highchair
--
cause i like the window seat
&
🤣 the automatic door
that
keeps sliding past
my
table as fam after fam enter
like
hotpot is some sorta mini-urban-Disneyland
-- an
oasis -- a joyful place that everyone loves
toddler in highchair
robed in ankle-length purple
Elsa
Frozen shirt & a cream cardigan
stands
& cry & bangs the ladle against her prison
as
if she were a Revolutionary demanding
Justice
-- she cries out : Mom !
the
way the French cried out : Bourgeois !
she
is here, she is hot -- not for pot
--
not for the cauldron of boiling
meats
veggies
tofu skins
& frozen fish & tiny hot dog & crab stick
she
is here for the ice cream
the
DuLaoYaY -- the McDaddy of Taiwanese
🍨
here in mint & chocolate & something & one that's empty
bet
she's here for chocolate 🍫
give
me my ice cream woman !
it
is an epic battle between
the
valiant & noble
against
the tyrant who, counter to Marie Antoinette,
says :
Let Elsa eat rice 🍚
mom
points to older sister's bowl -- empty
tells
older sister (maybe 4)
to
not eat the second scoop
bottom
of cup -- meant for mom
(mom
is trying to limit sugar
but
mom -- come on)
as mom
goes from phone to bowl (for toddler)
older sis
has polished off all the ice cream
&
mom grieves this trespass
a split meat ball
lies
on the doormat
like
an unexploded cannon ball
a shot out of toddler's bowl
or
a roll out of older sis's
i'd
go to hotpot just to witness
Kings
& Queens in 70s velour shorts
&
everyone seemingly just walked
there
from their living room -- as they were
&
into Taiwan's out-of-home
Every Family's
Buffet Dining Hall
& Princesses
waiting
fighting
for Dessert -- their just desserts -- Now !
staff were incredible
-- the hustle !
i asked 🐖 or 🐄
if beef it was backside bacon so
i went 🐖
i asked for spicy -- so got Szechuan
&
of course all veggies & fish & clam
come
complementary with every pot
higher-end
just means seafood or more meats
unlimited
rice, vermicelli, instant noodle
coffee
juice, pop, soft serve & scoop ice cream
&
even popcorn 🍿
what
i love is the condiments stand
of
chopped garlic, scallions & chilies
&
the dark mound of oily pasty sauce
at
far-left end is the nectar
the
elixir -- not to be drunk -- but dipped in
the
oyster sauce
i made
4 batches of dipping sauce piled high
at this price range
the scoop ice cream is either meiji or dulaoyay
in my opinion
dulaoyay is a bit better
looking
through other reviews
it's
obvious why people love hotpot
it
feels like home
you
get up -- go get more
get
pop from the fridge
serve
yourself -- eat till you're full
people
roaming around
it's
very communal -- kinda like you're at a party
but
i have to say :
i bet
the main reason hotpot is a mainstay
in
a Family Dinner night out
is
because
Elsa Frozen Toddler Highchair Princess
will
have unresolved psychological issues
from
being denied ice cream 🍨
&
she will return one day
with her own kids
&
before the raw pot even arrives
she'll
head to dutiful dulaoyay
&
give herself 2 scoops of 🍫
&
look victorious & happy -- like
the
tall dad with star 🌟 on hand ✋ tattoo
this is
what hotpot night 🍲 really is
therapy
tMac 🍚 🦖
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–200
I enjoyed the food and service at 6owl door Keelung Shenxi Branch (六鴞門基隆深溪店 / liu xiao men ji long shen xi dian), which is a buffet-style hot pot restaurant. The hot pot was normal and decent, with a good selection of ingredients and sauces. The price was also reasonable, only about 200 NTD per person. The best part was that they offered free refills of Duroyal ice cream and popcorn, which were both delicious and satisfying. The popcorn was especially good, better than the ones at the cinemas. The restaurant also had no limit time for eating, so I could eat at my own pace. The only drawback was that they did not accept reservations, so I had to wait in line for a table. However, I think this place is a great deal if you want to have a fun and filling meal.
note: dine in is more worthy
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–200
This is probably one of the best cheap hot pot store you can find in Taiwan, it's serves good cheap hot pot and it's very filling. Especially,the milk cheese hot pot,which is probably the best ones. I would recommend this for people who want to try hot pot for the first time.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–200
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
又是整理手機相簿的時刻到了😆😆😆
這家店是一位曾經的同事介紹的，聽他說從他搬去基隆之後就很常到這家店用餐🍽️🍽️🍽️
前陣子看天氣不錯騎車到基隆去走走晃晃想到這家店就順便來去朝聖一番😁😁😁
店外停機車算是蠻方便的，汽車可能就要週邊繞繞是否有空的停車格，不過要看運氣好不好😄😄😄
打開菜單看到價格算蠻平價的，種類也不算少，也難怪那位前前同事會一直極力推薦🚬🚬🚬
後來決定點看看圖片上的口味來嚐鮮一下，口味如介紹人說得不算差👍👍👍
店內空間很寬廣，印象中好像還有2樓的用餐座位，不過當天我是坐在一樓所以沒上樓去看一下座位區
整體用餐後覺得比較可惜的是蛤蜊的沙沒有吐的很乾淨，吃起來都會有一些沙沙的口感😥😥😥這點是讓我比較扣分的一環
因為有一鍋幾乎都是蛤蜊，所以那一鍋有點沙沙的口感就會特別的明顯😓😓😓
用餐快結束時門外已經出現排隊人潮，想必這家店在當地應該蠻受歡迎的👏👏👏
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–200
Food: 4
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 3
Recommended dishes
海鮮鍋
一般的平價連鎖小火鍋店，味道普通，提供多樣飲料、冰淇淋、霜淇淋、爆米花、王子麵、白飯等無限享用，路邊有停車格但數量不多。
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$200–400
Food: 3
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 4
吃過最好吃的六扇門分店
冰淇淋很濃郁好吃
單點食物的份量也很足夠
自助吧區也整理的非常乾淨
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–200
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
霜淇淋
CP值很高，付款方式有電子支付、信用卡，有載具，點餐方式係掃描QRcode。
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$200–400
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
南瓜鍋
