Taiwan has only 36,000 squarekilometres of land including the mountain with an elevation of 2,000metres, the same acreage of Vancouver island, but there is a scale of ~2,500,000population that is almost the same as the whole Canada population. There should notbe land for large cattle-feeding industry, which needs much more land thanpig - breeding. A Taiwanfriend told me that the most of yellow cattle meat were imported from NorthAmerica and Australia.No wonder that it's cheap in Taiwan.
In fact, it is surprised that the beef noodles become one of the symbols of Taiwansnack refreshments.And it tastes thesame as the United States California beef noodles.
I have tried the "Chef Hung Taiwanese Beef Noodle" in Aberdeen Centreof Richmond. Essentially it is the combination of LanzhouHand-Pulled Beef Noodle and red beef soup, the real SZECHWAN beef noodle. Thesteaming hot, delicious savoury specialflavoured beef shank, replete and melt in the mouth, was brilliantlyprepared and worth the trying.
I went to the "Wang's TaiwanBeef Noodle House" at the Granville street of Vancouvertwo days ago, it's a economic and luxury restaurant, the noodles tasted thesame as the ones in the CrystalMall in Burnaby.The beef tasted a little salty, the spicy beef might be better.
The restaurant lied on the busy part of Granville street, cash only, since it wasbetween the Bank of Montreal and CIBC, the customers were very convenient towithdraw cash. there was a library, a salvation army thrift store, a grocerystore. It was worth a visit once in a while.