頂好紫琳蒸餃館 (大安區)

Being a dumpling lover spending your meals in Taiwan can be full of surprises and mostly satisfy your crave.

Recommended by my local friend, we tried this cute dumpling store locating in the centre of city at the basement of a small mall.

We ordered their signature pan seared dumplings, steamed meat dumplings, beef scallion rolls and we went out picking their soy curd cold appetiser.

Pan seared dumplings had a crispy bottom. Very thin wrapping stuffed with juicy meat. Every bite was an explosion of meat juice and crispiness. It was divine.

Steamed meat dumplings were again not going to disappoint you. The wrapping seems thick but actually not. It just held the meat right inside the dumpling, holding the meat juice. Some chives were also mixed with the meat stuffing which brought a hint of freshness. It was again very good job.

Beef scallion roll was pretty unique. Tender thin beef slice rolled inside a pan fried scallion pancake and in the centre of the scallion, there's a big chunk of raw scallion inside. Pancake gave a chewy texture plus some crispiness of the edge. Combing with the savoury beef slice, it was perfect. Raw scallion gave a good crunch and earthiness (I know some may hate eating raw scallion that found it too pungent), it was perfect for me. Whole roll gave a complex flavour and texture that it was again a thumb up.

Last but not least, the tofu cold dish was a very good side to gave your meaty dish some tanginess and savouriness. Despite mixed with chopped coriander, which I dislike; tofu was full of soy flavour while absorbed all the secret sauce. Tiny tanginess with some saltiness.

All in all, highly recommend and good location! Very very good job.

馥陽鍋貼水餃 (大同區)

Was planning to walk around the night market trying out there and there, what caught my attention was this dumplings restaurant. Even walked around the the night market with variety of deliciousness, I still felt like to try out this dumpling restaurant.

We ordered their signature fried dumplings and the small dumplings in chilli oil.

Signature fried dumplings were in 10 pieces. Golden sheet base facing on top already showed a good sign of crispiness. Despite each dumplings were a bit sticking each other, it was a meat based dumpling but not on the heavy side. It was not fully stuffed but just right amount of stuffing. Crispy bottom as expected with soft wrapper. It was simple but very delicious.

Small dumplings in chilli oil was in 7 pieces. Small dumplings with soft smooth wrapper. Meaty stuffing but not again too heavy. Chilli oil was very flavourful, not spicy but definitely taste the chilli. Topped with coriander.

You could go to the sauce counter to mix your own sauce especially if you are a spicy lover. You could try out their signature spicy sauce or even make it spicier.

It was a small rushy restaurant which shall leave right after finishing food. But the goodness for sure over the hassle.