Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup in Taipei, Taiwan (牛肉麵 - 牛肉面)

Come join us for classic Taiwanese food in Taipei, Taiwan as we head over to Jianhong Beef Noodles (建宏牛肉麵) restaurant to try traditional Taiwanese beef noodle soup (牛肉麵 - 牛肉面). It is cheap and popular with locals and we recommend trying it if you're visiting Taipei, Taiwan. Restaurant info is below: No. 7, Xining S Rd, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan 108 GEAR WE USE Olympus OM-D E-M5 II: http://amzn.to/1OchS7t Canon G7X: http://amzn.to/1YdjsYX Olympus 14-150mm II Lens: http://amzn.to/1Y79zeM Rode Video Mic GO: http://amzn.to/1WDKtVM Joby Gorilla Pod: http://amzn.to/1PgoY5F SanDisk 16GB Extreme Pro: http://amzn.to/25KEErs SOCIAL MEDIA & TRAVEL BLOGS AUDREY: blog: http://thatbackpacker.com/ instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatbackpacker/ facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thatbackpacker twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatBackpacker SAMUEL: blog: http://nomadicsamuel.com/ facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nomadicsamuel twitter: https://twitter.com/NomadicSamuel instragram: https://www.instagram.com/nomadicsamuel/ Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup in Taipei, Taiwan (牛肉麵 - 牛肉面) Travel Food Video Transcript: Today is our last day in Taipei (臺北市) so we're going out for a dish that we've been saving for last. We're going to be trying beef noodle soup (牛肉麵 - 牛肉面) and this is a super popular dish. We plotted a whole bunch of places on our phone and finally settled on one. So let's go find Jianhong Beef Noodles (建宏牛肉麵). Um, but yeah, anyways let's have a look. A closer look at the meal. So here you have it. So it is a noodle soup with a beef broth and these chunks of meat on top. Those are really generous chunks of meat. I know. It is a lot thicker than I would have imagined. And the beef it can be tendon, brisket or shank. And again I was worried this was going to be all tendon. I'm not a huge fan of tendon so I'm glad to see like some really nice cuts of meat in here with not a whole lot of fat. So yeah, I'm going to grab some chopsticks right here. Lots of what appears to be chives. Green onions as well. Yeah, chives on top. So let's do this. Let's try noodles first. I love my noodles. Putting my noodles on a spoon perhaps. They are nice. A little chewy. They've been soaking in the beef broth so that is nice. Let's go for some noodles and meat now. Oh my. It is quite tender as well. Yeah, this has been cooking for a while. This is good. Alright, time for me to try it so before I try the noodles or the meat I'm just going to go in for a bit of soup. Alright, I want to see what the broth tastes like. So I've got a nice big thing of broth. That is really nice. It is not overpowering. It has just got kind of like a nice beefy broth taste. It is not spicy. It is a little bit savory but yeah not sweet either. But just really nice. It is just kind of a light broth that I think will compliment the noodles and the meat. Those are also good too. I like thickly cut noodles so it is tasty. And just yeah overall it is a nice soup. You've got a light broth, you've got your meat and then you've got your thick noodles. So it is perfect to warm you up on a fall day. So I'm actually a little bit curious about this. There is like a huge bucket of sauce. It looks more like a paste. An orange paste. I can not identify this. It looks like in terms of texture it almost looks like polenta but I mean obviously it is not. Does it have a strong smell? It does not have a strong smell. So let's just get it in there and see what happens. Let's have some noodles with sauce. This one has me totally stumped. Although now I'm starting to feel it burn in the back of my tongue. Oh my. So spicy obviously? It is definitely hot. I have no idea what other ingredients are here or what gives it that consistency or texture. But it is definitely spicy. Oh man. It kicks in at the very end. But anyway just to give you an idea of how popular beef noodle soup (牛肉麵 - 牛肉面) is every year they have a festival here in Taipei (臺北市) and chef's get together and they kind of compete to create the best recipe but also give it a bit of a twist and make it a little different. Um, and apparently one year there were rumors circulating that the festival wasn't going to happen and everyone was so upset and they were like protesting so the mayor was like it is okay guys. He had to reassure them. The festival will go on. So I mean if people think they are not getting their beef noodle soup (牛肉麵 - 牛肉面) it is a pretty big deal. I guess this means somebody enjoyed their meal. Yeah, the bowl is empty. Satisfied over here. And in terms of price point it came to a hundred and ten Taiwan dollars. So you're looking at just under $3.50 US. So yeah, good value. It is a cheap meal that you can have and it is something you can get anywhere in Taipei (臺北市). This is part of our Travel in Taiwan video series showcasing Taiwanese food, Taiwanese culture and Taiwanese cuisine. Music in this video courtesy of Audio Network