An Expatriate in Taiwan

Tag: treats

  • Taiwanese Winter dessert

    Many foods in Taiwan are seasonal. That is, you can only get them during a certain time of year.  One of my favorites is only available during the winter months: [hanzi]燒仙草[/hanzi] (shāoxiāncÇŽo). Literally, Hot Immortal Grass. In English, it’s commonly known as Hot Grass Jelly. This is one of those foods that just looks so…

  • Engrish kitty treats

    Miss Expatriate and I wandered into the local pet store after dinner and started perusing the cat section to find some treats for our cat. We ended up finding some small twigs from a Japanese tree, which are apparently wildly popular with cats. Our cat really loves them – like catnip, but without a mess…