Taiwan Jewellery & Gem Fair

Arialle said:
Hi, I am new here :)

I'm so glad you enjoy your trip to Taiwan~ I live in Taipei, so this market is actually my favorite place to go for jewlery~ :)

To people who may have chance to visit this market in the future, beware there are lots of B and C grade jadeite tried to pass as A grade. And also, don't be shy to ask for discounts...cause the shop will usually provide a 20% off if you asked.
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Welcome Arielle! Appreciate the shopping tips!
 
Hello Ladies! Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas everyone!

I just landed safely in Taipei, and already dragged mum to lunch - 1 uni don (sea urchin over rice) and 1 toro don (fatty tuna sashimi over rice)!
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Hey Pattye! I realized after posting that I had the first batch of Transformers in my Victoria Grayson thread, so have moved the posting over and deleted it from here, sorry! :p The ring is actually tourmaline rubellite cabochon. Tourmaline is favored by us Asians as a semi-precious stone because a few emperors in the past, particularly in the Ching dynasty, really like Tourmaline!
 
Glad you arrived safely, Purranha ... what a delightful lunch! Well, I confess wasabi is the one food I don't eat, but the rest ... yum! Have a wonderful family visit and tell your mom Hi from all of her fan club here :)
 
Haha I will be posting more food p@rns in the next few days!
I know NYC is crazier than most places, but these dishes are about half the price than what I would have to pay in NYC!
 
Purranha said:
Hey Pattye! I realized after posting that I had the first batch of Transformers in my Victoria Grayson thread, so have moved the posting over and deleted it from here, sorry! :p The ring is actually tourmaline rubellite cabochon. Tourmaline is favored by us Asians as a semi-precious stone because a few emperors in the past, particularly in the Ching dynasty, really like Tourmaline!
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Doubt of anyone minded looking that piece over twice! I didn't guess tourmaline, a lovely gemstone it is!!
 
JerseyPearl - it is just a regular egg yoke - I have been told that yoke color looks brighter when farms feeds the chicks better nutrition? The yoke gives the chirashi a boost in flavor and moistness.

Sharing one more food p@rn pic - there is a tiny 8 spot standing only sushi bar located in a traditional wet market in Taipei. It only opens noon-5pm daily and is one of the best bargain sushi place in Taipei! I have to go there every time I'm in Taipei.
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That toro don looks delish!!! One of my favorite sushi foods topped with ikura! You're right about the eggs. I have hens and what you feed them determines the yolk color.

Hope you're having a wonderful time with your family this holiday! If you go shopping, you have to share photos!!! ;)
 
Sharing pics of Taiwanese Breakfast. This is very traditional Taiwanese breakfast and hard to find outside of taiwanese settlements (ie not even in chinatowns with cantonese or chinese from other regions).

Soymilk, fried dough w/ flaky pastry, rice ball, egg scallion pancake.
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