MLK in Tainan | 長週末在台南
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Going to Taiwan means non-stop eating from the moment you step off the plane. Since moving to Okinawa, going home to Tainan is a breeze. I can go back every weekend if I want to, the only downside would be weight gain. We came back this time for my middle school friend’s wedding, and it happens to be during a long weekend. Still four days and three nights in Tainan is not enough. Oh how much I love Tainan!
回家過著茶來伸手飯來張口的日子，一下飛機馬不停蹄的開始吃吃喝喝，回沖繩後還有點不習慣呢！搬來沖繩後回台南真的非常方便，每個週末回來都不是問題，只是我可能會很容易發福。這次因參加朋友婚禮回台灣，恰巧碰上美國長週末，但四天三夜在台南實在太短，但我們完全不浪費時間，我愛台南啊！
Tango Ma La 天鍋麻辣
This hot pot restaurant belongs to the popular bbq restaurant Tanzuo Mali from Tainan! You can consider me a loyal patron of this restaurant. This spicy hot pot place is only 15 minutes away from Kaohsiung airport, my mom made a reservation for as soon as we landed (gotta love my mom!), that way I can go to Tainan with a full stomach. They have very fresh ingredients and we highly recommend these two broths.
台南碳佐麻里旗下開的麻辣火鍋店，我已經變成忠實客戶了！自從知道小港機場開車不到15分鐘就有好吃麻辣火鍋，下飛機後我不用特別提，我媽就會安排來這吃飯（媽咪最好！）一定是先在這吃飽飽再上路回台南，這裡的火鍋怎麼這麼好吃！特別喜歡這兩種湯底：泡泡雞白鍋和紅金麻辣湯。
知味料理館
Address: 700台南市中西區中成路28號
When in Tainan you cannot miss this authentic Taiwanese food! Booked this restaurant 6 months ahead of time! You can taste the delicacy in each dish, perfect freshness, sweetness, and texture. Definitely worth the wait! (OMG, my best friend is married now!)
回台灣當然不能錯過這種道地台灣味。為了吃到知味，六個月前已先訂好！前阿霞飯店廚師開的餐廳，菜色是最合我胃口的台南味，甜度、香味、口感超完美，這餐等的好值得。我們點的每道都是經典台南菜，非常感謝好友莊乃介紹，也終於見到好友的老公（天啊，我的伴娘結婚了！）台灣菜好好吃！
I was determined to come to Bar TCRC after visiting their associated Bar Home last time. Made the reservation 30 days in advance! The interior design is a little bit old school, puts you in the mood for an Old Fashion. I ordered a customized cocktail, while UN ordered Mai Tainan, which is a plum-flavored drink, he likes how it tastes. So happy to check off this Tainan bar on my list, and I even ran into my friend here!
上次去了Bar Home，下定決心一定要訂到本店！三十天前在Facebook上預約，我認真算好日子，一早起床立刻訂位置，應該是近期內最認真訂位的店了！有點old school裝潢，點杯Old Fashion應該不錯，但實在是太久沒點客製化調酒，很想嘗試一下。UN點的是Mai Tainan，有酸梅湯的味道，UN非常愛這味。這次總算嘗試到這家有名的台南酒吧，還在這巧遇我朋友！
Tainan Art Museum 台南美術二館
This has become our must visit place in Tainan. One ticket gives you admission to two art museums, and there are various performances throughout the year. If you visit Tainan, the parking is very convenient, and it’s nearby many historical sites and delicious Tainan cuisine. Every time someone asks me about Tainan, I recommend visiting Central Western District, my playground and my backyard.
這裡已變成我們回台南必來的地方。憑門票能到一館參觀，館內也有不定期的表演。來台南玩的旅客們，這裡停車方便，周圍有許多有名古蹟和台南美食。每次介紹台南時，中西區是我非常熟悉也必推薦的地方，尋找美食時同時能看到許多古蹟，而且不需要擔心找不到車位。
Wedding 好友婚禮
This is UN’s first Taiwanese wedding, he definitely enjoyed the food. We were stuffed from the 10-course meal. Thank you M for inviting us to witness your Big Day! May you and your family be filled with joy!
這是UN第一次參加台灣婚禮，UN吃喝的非常開心。好友婚禮食物真的好好吃，大魚大肉讓我們飽到說不出話來。謝謝好友M邀請我們見證一場好美的婚禮！祝你們幸福美滿，也祝你們超可愛女兒健康平安長大！
Qing Ping Seafood 慶平海產店
Address: 708台南市安平區安億路462號
Eating at a place like this you can’t count calories or worry about your cholesterol level. You simply just enjoy. The menu is the display of fresh seafood, the chef will cook these according to your desire, or you can get his recommendation too! Someone once asked me what is Taiwanese food. My response was “Taiwanese eat a lot of seafood!” What comes to mind when I think of Taiwanese food are catfish pasta, mullet roe, and crab sticky rice. All made from fresh seafood. I never skip going to a seafood restaurant whenever I’m back in Taiwan.
我最愛這種能毫不顧忌是否膽固醇過高，以大量吃超新鮮海鮮為目標的店。店裡有一片海鮮任你挑選，廚師會依食材選擇料理方法，當然你也能選擇自己喜歡的吃法！曾經有朋友問我台灣食物是什麼，我毫不考慮立刻回答「台灣食物有很多海鮮」。鱔魚意麵、烏魚子、紅蟳米糕，我想到的全是和海鮮相關的臺菜，廚師會用最棒的烹煮方法，完全不會失去鮮味。這種海產店是當我想吃台灣食物時絕不可錯過的餐廳，當然每次回台灣我一定會來。回來台南四天，天天嚷著要來吃海鮮！為什麼烏魚這麼好吃！
Garden Night Market 花園夜市
Address: 704台南市北區海安路三段533號
To UN, the answer to the previous question is very different. UN’s idea of Taiwanese foods is night market street foods like stinky tofu, giant fried chicken cutlet, sausage sticky rice, etc. UN must visit a night market and order stinky tofu every time he’s back in Taiwan. My mom of course would take him there with no questions asked. I’m very repulsed by the smell of stinky tofu, they named it that for a reason. I prefer to let UN roam free in the night market by himself!
（臭豆腐實在有夠臭！）那次朋友問台灣食物的問題，我的答案UN不是很滿意。UN對台灣食物印象是夜市裡的臭豆腐、豪大大雞排、大腸包小腸這類。UN每次回台灣必逛夜市和吃臭豆腐，這些食物讓他有童年回憶！當然UN一開口，我媽也二話不說直接帶UN去，但我怕臭豆腐的氣味，實在很想在花園夜市放生UN！
I must stop writing about food, for I’m getting hungry just looking at the pictures again. Please follow me on Instagram to check out all the foods that I eat on my trips. Anyone who asks me about recommendations for Taiwan, I always bring up Tainan. Can’t go wrong with the food capitol of Taiwan! A while back I made a list of food places to visit in Tainan for my friends who were visiting Tainan, and this time we got to revisit those places ourselves. My Tainan friends please help me add to my list of recommendations! Conclusion: even though lots have changed in Tainan, the food is just as delicious. Time to purchase another ticket back to Taiwan again!
今天先介紹到這，不然會寫不完（我肚子好餓！）可以追蹤我的Instagram，看看我們去哪吃吃吃吃吃！每次只要朋友提起想來台灣玩，我一定特別推薦台南。畢竟美食之都怎能錯過！前陣子幫來台南玩的朋友們列了一份台南美食清單，這次我們也親身體驗一下，也讓台南女婿（UN最愛稱自己台南女婿）好好體驗這裡的美食。台南的朋友們，幫我看看還有哪些應該加進去！總結：雖然台南變好多，但美食一樣好吃。該是時候買機票回台南囉（不是才剛回來嗎？）怎麼辦我好想吃烏魚腱和烏魚標喔！
