Raphael Italian kitchen — Restaurant in Hengchun

In the land of terrible pasta (義大利麵) this place is probably the worst I’ve ever come across. The garlic butter toast doesn’t use real butter even Though the owner claims it’s real butter. Either he doesn’t know or he is lying. Is the same disgusting sweet flavored margarine all the breakfast places use. The pasta is very bland and basic, using the worst ingredients possible and not creative at all. The worst part had to be the risotto. It was cooked Taiwanese rice mixed with a soupy tomato sauce. This is NOT risotto. When I asked the owner if he had ever been to Italy, of course he said no. He has probably never even had real pasta in his life. Imagine a white guy in North America who has never been to asia opening a Chinese restaurant. The audacity of some people to think they can cook and sell something they know nothing about is something I will never understand...

Absolute delight! Family-run restaurant which is cosy and nice. Can’t stress how good the food is! Spaghetti is highly recommended. Wouldn’t miss it as this is right next to the West Gate. A total must-visit if you’re in HengChun...

不藏私、愛吃義大利麵的一定要來。

「最初的義大利麵可追溯至西元5世紀猶太教經典《塔木德》中關於麵食的記載。根據西元十二世紀的文獻Tabula Rogeriana記載，義大利麵當時已流行於西西里島。[1] 一般說法有以下幾種: 西元前一世紀，赫拉斯就曾經在其著作中提及:Lagana, a kind of oven baked dough.(Lagana,是一種經由烤箱烘烤過的麵團) 根據史學家Charles Perry[來源請求]的研究，西元五世紀時阿拉伯人便有關於麵食的文獻記載。 這幾項記載中所提及的麵食，都與今日義大利所著名的義大利麵pasta型態不同，因此很難直接認定何者為義大利麵食的起源。 一直到西元十四、十五世紀時，義大利麵的發展進入乾燥保存的階段，使人們航行時得以長期保存。經過一世紀以後，義大利麵逐漸在世界被介紹得知。...