Taiwanese
Foraging and Pig Hunting Still Sustain One of Taiwan's Most Remote Aboriginal Villages
The population of Smangus—an aboriginal village in a remote region of Taiwan—is only 178. There, the townspeople keep their indigenous language alive, forage for mushrooms and bamboo, and throw a party every time a wild pig is caught.
The Not-Quite-American Feeling of Being a 1.5 Generation Immigrant
When you move to a new country as a kid, you never fully fit in with your home culture or your adopted culture.
This Ice Cream Turns Into a Pile of Edible Lace
Meet snow ice, the beautiful, undiscovered lovechild that ice cream and shaved ice had in the streets of Taiwan. It's practically an edible version of Picasso’s portrait of Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler with its jagged, razor blade-shaved ribboned texture.
Taiwanese Auteur Tsai Ming-liang's Ode to Adolescence, 'Rebels of the Neon God,' Comes to US Theaters
Finally receiving a proper theatrical release in the US 23 years after it was made, Rebels of the Neon God is a fitting introduction to Tsai's singular style and a haunting work.
This Taiwanese Food Term Will Change the Way You Look at Gummy Candy
"Rubbery” is almost like a swear word in the culinary world, but that may be a narrow view of a quality that can actually be desirable in cooking: the “Q texture.”
Huang's World: Chengdu, Part 3
Eddie learns the subtleties of Sichuan cooking from master chef Yu, visits the sculpture factory of artist Deng Le, and climbs into a treehouse parlor to discover Taiwanese tea-pouring.
Huang's World: Back In Taiwan, Part 1
In this episode of Huang's World, Eddie heads back to Taiwan to get heavy into the heavy metal scene: face paint, screaming lessons, and furry pink pillows. Along the way, Eddie makes a quick pitstop to taste Taiwan's famous "little snacks" in Gongguan.
Huang's World: Taiwan, Part 3
This family edition of Huang's World brings you father-son hang time with Eddie and his dad in Taipei, Taiwan. The Huang men catch up over the most meticulously crafted dumplings in the world.
Huang's World: Taiwan, Part 1
Eddie revisits his homeland of Taiwan and gets hopped up on betel nut, gives a survey of his favorite delicacies at Shilin night market, and goes late-night fishing at a shrimping dive.
Gruesome ‘Spining’ Loophole Aids Criminal Shark Finning in Costa Rica
Designed to free up room in a ship’s hull, shark finning involves slicing off a shark’s cartilaginous fins and throwing its body overboard.