九六素食處 — Restaurant in Taichung

Angelica Soup 当归汤 = TWD35 for 1 Bowl Random 4 Vegetables + 1 Vegetarian 肉丸 (Ba Wan), No Rice = TWD100 No Service Charge

For Strict Vegans, you'll be glad to know this place Does Not Serve Eggs.

This Eatery looks like a Very Old Place.  According to the Friendly Owner, the Building its in has about 50 Years of History, and they themselves have been in Business here for about 9 Years so far.

How to go about Ordering your Food

1) Just like a Standard Cai Fan Stall, grab an Available Plate  and just pick whatever Ingredients you want. When you are ready, hand it over to the Owner.

2) Interestingly, he will use a Weighing Scale and Weigh out the Ingredients you took.  He only weighed the 4 Vegetables,  not the Vegetarian 肉丸 (Ba Wan).

According to the Owner, Weighing Ingredients like this is the Usual Practice when you eat at a Standard Taiwanese Vegetarian Cai-Fan Style Eatery like this.  Price is Calculated according to the Type and Weight of the Ingredient. I thought this was Very Unique.

Angelica Soup 当归汤 = TWD35 for 1 Bowl Random 4 Vegetables + 1 Vegetarian 肉丸 (Ba Wan), No Rice = TWD100

Due to Text Limit Constraints, I won't go into details describing every Ingredient here. If you are interested to know more, come visit my Facebook Food Blog: "A Solo Singaporean's Guide to JB Foods (And More!)" to view the Full Review with Photos.

Conclusion and Closing Thoughts

At TWD35 (S$1.50) for this Bowl of Vegetarian 当归 Herbal Soup  is definitely worth the Money. The Level of 当归 is Robust and Gao Gao.  Its not a Very Complicated Soup and it does have Traces of MSG, but Drinking this Nice Herbal Soup in a 18C Cold Weather  was Really Shiok and Comforting. Worth the Money.

At TWD100 (S$4.10) for 1 Vegetarian Ba Wan + 4 Random Vegetables felt Slightly Expensive  but I feel still worth the Money, although I did not like their 臭臭 Bamboo Shoots that they used.

Most of the Dishes felt a Tad 重口味, at least the Selections I took.  While I'm not a Fan of this 臭臭 Bamboo Shoot they used, you will probably enjoy this more if you do like this Ingredient.

What I did like alot was how Friendly and 热情 this Boss was.  As he was Cooking and me Eating, we enjoyed a Very Nice Conversation together discussing about Everything from Culinary Related,  to History, and even 国家大事 World Politics.  Throughout our Conversations, I can tell this Boss has Alot of Passion about his Cooking.

While I disagree with his choice of using 臭臭 Bamboo Shoots like this,  and the General 重口味 Style of his Dishes like that 梅菜,  I respect it as his Personal Flair to his Work.  Maybe Taiwanese like this type of Style for their Vegetarian?

If you are looking for a Very Simple, Uncomplicated and Very Old-School Looking Vegetarian Eatery,  and don't mind the taste of 臭臭 Bamboo Shoots and that most of the Dishes here can be a Tad 重口味,  I can recommend to give this Place a Try if you are here in Taichung.

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We were super lucky to have found this place. It's quite close to the Taichung railway station. The food was really good. We were two people and had dumplings, fried rice noodles and sesame paste noodles (in the picture). Portion sizes are good. You can also adjust the spiciness level by adding chili paste. The food is really inexpensive and on top of that, they help the needy with the remainder of the food. The chef was a great person who also offered us free soup and at the end, gave us beautiful keychains as souvenirs.

If I'm in Taichung again, I will definitely...

I had a very good moment in this really nice restaurant. The food is delicious : fresh, very tasty, diverse and healthy. Most of the dishes are traditional ones and at the same time you can feel the very specific touch of the cook. The owner is very friendly. He gave us explainations about his restaurant and the food, and he even gave us a little gift. This place is very close to the train station, don't hesitate to walk 5mn to get there if you have to wait for a train and...