Tofu Pudding-$3 "The authentic flavor that will remind you home!"

Douhua (Chinese: 豆花, dòuhuā) is a Chinese dessert made with very soft tofu (made of soy bean). It is also referred to as tofu pudding and soybean pudding.

Normally we'll add in sugar or ginger water and ingredients such as peanuts, red/green beans, pearls and taro with tofu pudding. In summer, you can have tofu pudding with shaved ice; in winter, you can have it with ginger soup. It's the best comfort dessert no matter what the season is. I used to have tofu pudding everyday after class. I'm glad to know that there's a place that sells authentic tofu pudding in Flushing. The place is kind of small. It's not famous, but if you come from Taiwan, you'll know where you can find the taste that you're familiar with.

Address: 135-26 Roosevelt Avenue. Flushing
Price: $3-$6
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留學生便宜思鄉美食in 法拉盛!

豆花我的愛!!!!!!! 聽說法拉盛這家不起眼的小攤販賣的是道地的豆花，有糖水也有軟花生和其他配料，很久沒吃到豆花了嗎，快抱著期待的心情前往法拉聖尋找這家傳說中的道地豆花店巴!

Sweet fruit Sago-$3 "Try it if you have a sweet tooth!"

Sago is a starch extracted in the spongy centre, or pith, of various tropical palm stems, especially Metroxylon sagu. It is a major staple food for the lowland peoples of New Guinea and the Moluccas, where it is called saksak, rabia and sagu. 
Sago pudding is a sweet pudding made with tapioca and either milk or cream. Coconut milk is also used in cases in which the flavor is preferred or in areas in which it is a commonplace ingredient for cooking. It is made in many cultures with equally varying styles, and may be produced in a variety of ways.
The dessert is popular among China, Taiwan and Hong kong. Normally we'll have it right after meals. I personally love sweet sago with coconut and taro.You can add in different ingredients based on your preference. It's really easy to make. Here's the tutorial of how to make sago at home! You can get sago at any Chinese market.  

You can also find the dessert in Flushing! Tasty Sweety has all kinds of Asian dessert. Don't miss it if you have a sweet tooth!

Store: Tasty Sweety 品糖
Address: 3622 union street Flushing, New York 11354

Tel: (718) 886-9500
Price: $2-$10
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留學生便宜思鄉美食in 法拉盛!

我好久沒吃到豆花了~~~~~~~~這家位於法拉盛的甜點內提通各式各樣的甜點，飲料、珍珠、西米露、或是豆花應有盡有，寒冷的冬天吃完火鍋後來碗甜甜的西米露可是人生一大享受阿~重點是很便宜哈哈，歡迎大家去試試看喔!

 

Fujian cuisine-$10 "My special experiences with Fujian cuisine!"

Fujian cuisine is one of the native Chinese cuisines derived from the native cooking style of Fujian province, China. Fujian-style cuisine is known to be light, soft, and tender, with particular emphasis on umami taste, known in Chinese cooking as "xianwei" (simplified Chinese: 鲜味), as well as retaining the original flavor of the main ingredients instead of masking them. 

Many diverse seafoods and woodland delicacies are used, including a myriad of fish, shellfish and turtles, or such edible mushrooms and bamboo shoots, provided by the coastal and mountainous regions of Fujian.The most commonly employed cooking techniques in the region's cuisine include braising, stewing, steaming and boiling. (Wikipedia)

Chinese dishes can be very different in different regions. Even though I'm from Taiwan, having authentic Fujian cuisine was a really special experience for me. One of my friends took me to the traditional Fujian restaurant to try their authentic dishes. The picture above is their favorite dish-pickled crab! I have to admit that I never have crabs when they are still...green! The taste was not bad, it was very fresh and I felt like I could almost taste the the river,haha.

This was another dish that really surprised me. On the menu it was called fish soup, but when it was served, I was so surprised! Though it was called the fish soup, the ingredients in there were not fish, they were pig skin with this jelly texture! My friends couldn't explain why is that. They said that they are just used it. I was shocked that the name and the food were so different! Anyway, the taste was not bad.

This was the restaurant where I tried my first Fujian cuisine. I'm introducing this two dishes because they are special and some how different from what I've had before. The restaurant also have a lot of dishes that are general, tasty and cheap!

Restaurant: 聚友樓 Friend House
Address: 135-29 40 Road Flushing, NY 11354
Tel: (718) 358-1818
Price: $5-$20

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留學生便宜思鄉美食in 法拉盛!

福州菜~雖然同樣位於南方，台灣菜和福州菜還是有很大的不同呢! 我長這麼大第一次吃綠色的螃蟹...味道其實很鮮 加上涼拌海蜇皮其實很值得一試呢! 再來就是令我很困擾的魚片湯，魚片?! 湯裡面其實是豬皮~>< 怎麼會這樣子 ~~~~真是很特別的經驗阿!建議大家可以到法拉盛常常不同的地方菜喔!

Mini Shabu Shabu-$10 "A must-try in winter!"

Shabu-shabu (しゃぶしゃぶ , also spelled shyabu-shyabu) is a Japanese dish featuring thinly sliced beef boiled in water. The term is anonomatopœia, derived from the sound emitted when the ingredients are stirred in the cooking pot. (Wikipedia)

Basically shabu shabu is a smaller version of hot pot. Asian love hot pot. In our culture, sitting around a big table and sharing food together represents similarity and reunion. So what is hot pot? Hot pot is a pot of spoiled soup and people will put food including meat, vegetables, tofu, mushrooms, taro and all kinds of ingredients that are made for hot pot in the spoiled water. Normally it take about 1-2 hours for having hot pot. People eat and chat with family and friends. Having hot pot is a great time for us. It's not just about the food, it's more about the people. 

Having hot pot with my friends in New York during Chinese New Year!

You can buy all the ingredients you need in Chinese markets. They sell all different kinds of soup with different flavors.

You  can also find mini shabu shabu in Flushing!

Restaurant: 牙虎涮涮鍋
Address: 136-17 38 Ave., Flushing, NY 11355

Tel: +1 718 762 6277

Price: $3-$18


I've been there once (coz most of the time we'll prepare hot pot by ourselves). They have all different kinds of options. You can choose beef, pork, lamb, or seafood as your main dish serves with other kinds of vegetables and ingredients. Having hot pot is definitely the best thing  to do in the frigid winter!

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留學生便宜思鄉美食in 法拉盛!

嚴寒的冬天到了~想念曾經四處可見的小火鍋嘛? 來來法拉聖~~~這家牙虎涮涮鍋我光顧過一次，味道和在台灣吃到的差不多喔! 一樣是點主食和其他配料，在冷死人的冬天裡，還有什麼可以比吃火鍋更享受的呢~~!!!!!

 

Ten Ren's Tea-$3 "The best tea you could find in New York!"

Ten Ren's Tea (also Tian Ren Tea; Chinese: 天仁茗茶) is a Taiwan-based company that specializes in tea and ginseng products. It was founded in 1953 and started to expand its business globally in the 1980s. Now it has stores in  Australia, Japan, Malaysia and the U.S.

Ten Ren's Tea is well-known for its high quality tea leaves. Almost every Taiwanese knows the brand. I am a loyal customer of Ten Ren Tea. It has all kinds of different teas with different aroma and functions. The brand is reliable and trustworthy.  Find the famous Taiwanese tea products in Flushing!

Store: Ten Ren's Tea 天仁茗茶  FB: Ten Ren's Tea Time
Address: 13518 Roosevelt Ave Flushing, NY 11354
Tel:  (718) 461-9305
Price: $2-$10

They also sell drinks such as bubble tea at their chain store. Try their bubbles with different tea flavors!

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留學生便宜思鄉美食in 法拉盛!

天仁茗茶~~~多麼熟悉的名字阿!能在紐約找到天仁茗茶真的是太感動了!!!!!!!! 這家位於法拉盛的天仁茗茶除了賣茶葉之外也有賣飲料喔! 支持台灣老品牌~想家就去買一杯珍珠奶茶吧!

 

Malaysian Cuisine-$5 "Try the famous dish-Bak kut teh!"

Bak-kut-teh (肉骨茶)  is a Chinese soup popularly served in Malaysia, Singapore and also, neighbouring areas like Riau Islands and Southern Thailand.The name literally translates as "meat bone tea", and at its simplest, consists of meaty pork ribs simmered in a complex broth of herbs and spices (including star anise, cinnamon, cloves, dang gui, fennel seeds and garlic) for hours. Despite its name, there is in fact no tea in the dish itself; the name refers to a strong oolong Chinese tea which is usually served alongside the soup in the belief that it dilutes or dissolves the copious amount of fat consumed in this pork-laden dish.

Bak kut teh is usually eaten with rice or noodles (sometimes as a noodle soup), and often served with youtiao (油條) for dipping into the soup. Soy sauce is preferred as a condiment, with which chopped chili and minced garlic is taken together. Bak kut teh is typically a famous morning meal. (From Wikipedia)

Restaurant: Sentosa Malaysian Cuisine
味味屋Address: 3907 Prince St Flushing, NY 11354
Tel:(718) 886-6331
Price:$3-$20

I'd tried Malaysian food before when I was in Taiwan. Bak kut teh with noodles has always been my favorite. I love the soup that has the aroma of pork and tea. The tender meat with soy sauce is  also irresistible. Sentosa also serves all kinds of authentic Malaysian cuisine. You have a lot of great options! Most of the dishes are around $10.

The Indian bread is also my favorite. The crispy bread with the curry sauce is a perfect match! It only costs you $3. Also you have to try their Hainan chicken. You would love the tender chicken with the hot chili sauce.

  







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這次不再介紹中國或台灣菜了，味味屋賣的是正統的馬來西亞菜喔，它們的菜單選擇多樣，蝦麵阿，肉骨茶阿和海南雞都是必點喔，我個人是最推印度麵包啦便宜又好吃!點完主菜之後也可以點甜點喔，飯後來碗西米路是最~開心的事! btw價格便宜，建議大家試試看啦~

White Bear-$3 "The cheapest food you can get in Flushing!"

You must try wonton with hot sauce at White Bear. How could you not try it when  8 wontons only cost you $3.25? 

Wontons are made by spreading a square wrapper (a dough skin made of flour, egg, water, and salt) flat in the palm of one's hand, placing a small amount of filling in the center, and sealing the wonton into the desired shape by compressing the wrapper's edges together with the fingers. The most common filling is ground pork with a small amount of flour added as a binder. The mixture is seasoned with salt, spices, and often garlicor finely chopped green onion. (From Wikipedia)

Wontons can be cooked in many different ways. You can have wontons with noodles soup or have them fried. I like the wontons with hot sauce the most because hot sauce can intensify the flavor of the juicy pork. And I just love it!  

Restaurant: White Bear

Address: 135-02 Roosevelt Ave Flushing, NY 11354

Tel: (718) 961-2322
Price:$3-$10

The restaurant also have Chinese food including noodles, dumplings and rice.They also sell frozen food so you can bring it home and cook it whenever you want. Though the restaurant is small and crowded, it's the best place for you to try authentic Chinese food!

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留學生便宜思鄉美食in 法拉盛!

這家位於法拉聖的白熊餐廳有那麼一點點不起眼，但是他們可是小有名氣喔，賣的是道地的餛飩水餃，我最愛的是它們的紅油炒手，一盤八顆只要$3.25!對於留學生來說的真的是一個充滿溫情的地方阿~我也很推它們的水餃喔! 推薦思念麵食的學生來品嘗喔!

Taiwanese Birthday Cake-$10 "The best birthday gift for Taiwanese students!"

Yeh's Bakery was founded in 1966 in Taiwan.  It's a famous bakery that's well-known for its creamy cakes and traditional Taiwanese flavor. Almost all the Taiwanese know the bakery because it already became part of Taiwanese culture. My mom loves their cakes. My dad will buy a birthday cake for her on her birthdays. For Taiwanese, the bakery not only sells birthday cakes, they also creates memories.

My favorite flavor is creamy cake with pudding and sweet taros. It's hard to find the flavor in American bakeries. I was surprised when I found out that there's Yeh's Bakery in Flushing!
They have all kinds of flavor including chocolate, green tea, cream, and strawberry. 

Restaurant: Yeh's Bakery 紅葉蛋糕
Address: 5725 Main St Flushing, NY 11355
Tel: (718) 939-1688
Price: $2-$20


I'm writing this blog because 10.10 is the national day for Taiwan. Happy Birthday Taiwan!

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留學生便宜思鄉美食in 法拉盛!

紅葉蛋糕我想大家都知道吧，在台北就有好多家了!沒想到在法拉勝也被我找到了!!!!!如果吃膩美國超甜的蛋糕請到紅葉去買一個充滿布丁和水果的蛋糕慶生吧! 一個八吋蛋糕也只要十塊左右，十月十號是國慶日!祝臺灣生日快樂~~~

Biang Baing Spicy Lamb Noodles-$7 "How can you miss it if you love spicy food?"

Biang! It's an interesting restaurant name isn't it? It's an onomatopoeia of the sound that noodles make when they are being pulled and slammed against a work surface! X'an cuisine is famous for their spices. All the dishes are spicy, sour and fulled of hot peppers. But don't worry if you're not a spicy food lover, you can definitely ask servers to adjust the level of spice.

I tried their famous dish spicy cumin lamb biang-biang noodles.The hot chili and the spice worked well with the strong flavor of the tender lamp. The flavor was unforgettable. Even though I'm not a spicy food lover, I'm sure this will not be my last time visiting the restaurant. If you love noodles like I do,please try it and you'll definitely love it! 

The restaurant has been introduced by many media including cooking channel, Time Out NY, New York Times, New York Magazine...etc. The foods are traditional but the restaurant's decorations and their services are trendy. It's a good place for you to experience the young and chic Chinese culture.

Don't forget to try their skewers. You can try either lamp, beef or chicken. Love their spices! I can finish three skewers at once,haha. 

Restaurant: Biang! 西安名吃
Address: 41-10 Main Street,Flushing, NY 11355
Tel: N/A
Price: $3-$20

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這家位於法拉盛的Biang!賣得是道地的西安名吃，說到西安最有名的就是麵食和辣食了，所有的食物以麻、酸、辣為主，最最不能缺少的就是辣子了! 雖然我本人不太能吃辣不過我非常熱愛麵食，辣度是可以調整的，如果你跟我一樣不能吃太辣的食物可以向服務生說調整辣度，點羊肉麵之外記得點幾串肉串當飯後小點心喔哈哈

Taiwanese Mixed Tempura-$3 "Th Best Comfort Food in Winter"

I love mixed tempura! You can try all kinds of different food all at once. Normally, we have eggs, radish, fried tofu, fish ball, and tempura of course for mix tempura. Then we'll add in caraway and hot and sweet sauce to intensify the flavor. The mixed tempura will go with soup. After finishing the food, we'll pour in the soup and mix it with the sauce. It's my favorite comfort food in the cold winter.

I used to have it with my father when I was in Taiwan. I'm glad that I could find this Taiwanese stand that sells all kinds of authentic Taiwanese street food including mixed tempura!

Restaurant: 台北夯 Taipei Hong
Address: 136-55 Roosevelt, Flushing, New York 11355
Tel:(718) 813-9107
Price: $2-$12

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台北夯!位於法拉盛這家由台灣人開的地面販賣各種台灣道地小吃，炒米粉、雞腿飯、豬血糕、大腸麵線、炸銀絲卷、臭豆腐幾乎你平常想得到的想吃的都有了! 重點是價格公道啊! 真的非常便宜食物也很美味喔!想念家鄉味的人不妨到台北夯!!!!去嘗試一下思鄉美食吧~

 

Steam Pork Buns-$5.5"The Most Irresistible Juicy Steam Buns in the World! "

Steam pork buns are one of my favorite Chinese cuisine. It's a type of steamed bun or baozi from the Jiangnan region of China. It is traditionally steamed in small bamboo baskets, hence the name (xiaolong is literally small steaming basket). Xiaolongbao are often referred to as soup dumplings or simply dumplings in English.The juicy pork soup buns are so delicious that I can eat at least 10 buns for lunch or dinner.  

Some people like to eat plain pork buns, but I love to dip the buns with soy sauce. And I'll add in a little bit ginger and vinegar to enhance the flavor of pork soup. It only costs you $5.5 for six steam pork buns! It's cheap and delicious! Watch this video and you'll know why it is one of the famous Chinese dishes! Trust me, you need to try it.

Restaurant: 南翔小籠包  Nan Xiang Dumpling House
Address: 38-12 Prince St Flushing, NY 11354
Tel:(718) 321-3838
Price:$4-$10

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留學生省錢思鄉美食in 法拉盛!

小籠包~~~~沒錯!是國民美食。這家位於法拉盛的南翔小籠包在紐約算是小有名氣，小籠包好吃沒話說，最重要的是價格實在阿~一籠六顆小籠包只要$5.5元(在物價貴到不行的紐約裡這價格真的很令人感動)，我建議女生自己的話可以點一籠或者是跟朋友一起點不同口味可以分享，除了小籠包之外餐廳還有賣各種麵食和水餃，真的非常推薦阮囊羞澀的留學生喔!

Chinese Hunan Cuisine-$10 "Especially for Spicy Food Lovers!"

To be honest, this was my first time trying Chinese Hunan cuisine! I'm not good at eating spicy food, but I really love the flavor of the dishes that we ordered. The dishes were not that spicy so it intensified the flavor of the dishes without losing the taste of the ingredients. The picture above is my favorite. It called "干鍋肥腸". It's made of pig intestine, peppers, ginger, mushrooms and some spice. This dish is around $15.

This dish is called "蘿蔔乾臘肉". It's made of salted turnip, peppers, scallion, salted pork, and chili. You can eat a lot of white rice with this salted pork. It's crunchy, spicy, salty, and irresistible. The dish is around $12.

This is one of the famous dishes of  Hunan cuisine. "鹹蛋黃蒸茄子". It's made of egg plant, scallion, pork and egg yolk. I like the flavor of egg plant with egg yolk. It was a perfect combination. This dish is around $12.

Finally it's the soup! Normally we'll have two or three main dishes and one soup for traditional Chinese/Taiwanese dinner. This dish is called "酸菜魚片湯". It's made of fish, mushrooms and pickled cabbage. It was nice to have this sour tasty soup after eating those spicy dishes. This dish is around $8.

I went to this restaurant in Flushing with three other girls. We ordered three main cuisine and one soup. It only cost us around $10/person! Don't forget to ask for iced water while eating the cuisine. Trust me, you'll need to drink a lot of water. But you'l definitely love it!

Restaurant :天天湘上
Address : 135-23 40th rd, Flushing, New York 11354
Tel: (718) 321-2788
Price：$4-$20



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留學生便宜思鄉美食in 法拉盛!湖南菜，俗稱湘菜，特色就是辣辣辣! 我個人是不太會吃辣的食物，不過我覺得湘菜的辣度剛好，雖然我一度流了鼻水又流了眼淚，但還是吃不停!個人非常推薦乾鍋肥腸喔!! 脆脆的腸子加上辣辣的香料，我只能說太讚了~~~~~