that I wanted to devote an entire video to focusing on Taiwanese desserts.

我想投入一整個視頻專注於台灣甜點。

Totally unique, totally mouthwatering, this video is full of treats to satisfy your sweet tooth.

完全獨特，令人垂涎欲滴，這個視頻充滿了甜食

For more about what to eat and drink in Taiwan check the rest of my Taiwan series

想了解更多關於台灣的飲食，請看我的台灣系列

and subscribe for more travel adventures.

並訂閱更多的旅行冒險。

I'm going to start with a place in Taipei called Snow King and the name says it all.

我要從台北的一個地方開始叫雪王，名字說明了一切。

This ice cream parlour has been an institution since it first opened in 1947.

這個冰淇淋店1947年首次開業

Snow King is known for its inventive flavours that you don't normally find on an ice cream menu.

雪王以其創新的口味而聞名你通常不會在冰淇淋菜單上找到。

Flavours like kidney bean, mung bean, sticky rice, date paste, egg, hibiscus, wasabi, curry,

大紅豆，綠豆，糯米等口味，棗泥，雞蛋，芙蓉，芥末，咖哩

chili pepper, basil, sugarcane, bitter melon, sesame oil chicken, soybean curd, pork floss,

辣椒，羅勒，甘蔗，苦瓜，芝麻油雞肉，豆腐，豬肉鬆，

pork knuckle, and Taiwan beer.

豬腳和台灣啤酒。

Most of the suggestions come from customers who know that the shop can meet the challenge.

大多數建議來自挑戰的老饕

They have over 400 flavours in their arsenal

他們的冰庫中有超過400種口味

and at least 50 or so are available to scoop at any one time.

至少有50種口味，在任何時候都可以舀。

The colours of the ice cream aren't super bright and it's hard to distinguish them from each other

冰淇淋的顏色不明亮，而且很難靠顏色將不同口味的冰淇淋區分開來

so you choose less by how they look and more by how you think they'll taste.

所以你選擇口味時，不會根據冰淇淋的外表顏色，而是根據它嚐起來的味道

It was hard to choose but we got honey and custard apple.

很難選擇，但我們選擇了了蜂蜜和釋迦口味

Oh…oh that's good.

哦......哦，那很好。

That was my pick.

那是我的選擇。

Good pick.

挑得好

At first, I didn't think it had any flavour and then like two seconds later it popped.

起初，我認為它沒有任何味道，然後兩秒鐘之後，味道就散發出來

Oh, oh, the build up in your mouth is so exciting.

哦，哦，你嘴裡的口感層次堆疊是如此刺激呀！

You can hear like a little string quartet.

你可以聽到一個小弦樂四重奏。

Oh my god, are you playing Flight of the Bumblebee?

天啊，你在玩大黃蜂的飛行嗎？

Yeah.

是啊。

That is like chugging on a bottle of honey.

這就像是在喝一瓶蜂蜜。

Holy kapowgabonza.

神聖的kapowgabonza。

Sweet?

甜？

The flavour is so spot on, like if there were a target for flavour it would be dead in the centre.

味道真是太到位啦！如果有標靶，這個味道會正中紅心滿分

Wow.

哇。

It's just like honey.

它就像蜂蜜一樣。

It's not like an imitation of honey or it like reminds you of honey.

這不像是模仿蜂蜜，但會讓你想起親愛的人

This is like sucking on a bee.

這就像吮吸蜜蜂一樣。

Next up is another dessert made with ice cream that also has a totally unique taste.

接下來是另一種用冰淇淋製作的甜點，這也有一種獨特的味道。

You'll find this at street vendors and night markets for about 40 Taiwan dollars or about $1.70 CAD.

你會在街頭小販和夜市找到這個約40台幣或約1.70加元。

You start with a flour wrap, add fresh cilantro - yes, cilantro! -

你先用麵粉包裝，加入新鮮的香菜 - 是的，香菜！ -

then scrape shavings off a massive block of peanut brittle using a wooden tool,

然後使用木製工具，刮掉一大塊脆花生

and top with three scoops of ice cream.

頂部有三勺冰淇淋。

It all gets rolled together and looks more like a spring roll served in a plastic bag.

這一切都捲起來，看起來更像用塑料袋包裹的春捲。

It's basically an ice cream burrito Taiwanese style.

它基本上是台灣風味的冰淇淋捲餅。

All words I love, especially together.

我喜歡所有的元素，特別是把它們全混在一起的時候

It's really weird.

這真的很奇怪。

I like it.

我喜歡。

You like it?

你喜歡它？

One of Taiwan's best known specialties is shaved ice

台灣最著名的特產之一是刨冰

and I love how many creative ways there are to serve it and eat it.

我喜歡刨冰充滿創意的擺盤和吃法

We had a really memorable experience in Kaohsiung

我們在高雄有一段難忘的經歷

at a spot where they're known for serving shaved ice in epically large portions.

他們以特大份量的刨冰聞名

I'm not kidding either – the biggest bowl is so gigantic you could practically bathe in it.

我也不是在開玩笑 - 最大的碗是如此巨大，你幾乎可以洗澡。

And when it's hot, bathing in shaved ice sounds like a great idea.

當它很熱時，在刨冰中沐浴這主意聽起來很不錯。

The shop was lively and fun with writing scribbled all over the walls

這家商店很有趣，牆上有很多潦草的塗鴉

and people packed in tightly to share with their friends.

客人們三五好友成群，擠在一起吃

We had a sweet and creamy mango shaved ice with big chunks of fresh mango on top,

我們有一個甜甜的奶油芒果刨冰，頂部有大塊新鮮芒果，

but it looked tiny and normal next to what I will now think of as the T-Rex of shaved ice.

但正常的芒果，在刨冰界的暴龍旁邊顯得很渺小

Topped with red bean, taro, and juicy fresh fruit, this felt like a bottomless bowl.

配上紅豆，芋頭和多汁的新鮮水果，這感覺就像一個無底碗。

Now I want to introduce you to my new boyfriend – don't worry, Marc is in love with him too –

現在我想向你介紹我的新男友 - 別擔心，馬克也愛上了他 -

his name is Mister Donut.

他的名字是多納特先生。

This chain originally started in the United States in 1955

這家連鎖店1955年創立於美國

when two brothers broke their partnership together and started businesses separately:

當兩兄弟拆夥，分開個別創業時

one started Mister Donut and the other started Dunkin Donuts.

一個人開始了多納特先生，而另一個則是Dunkin Donuts。

That is a talented family.

那是一個有才華的家庭。

Mister Donut is now actually a Japanese chain with over 5500 shops

多納特先生現在實際上是一家擁有超過5500家商店的日本連鎖店

and it's really popular in Asia, including in Taiwan.

它在亞洲很受歡迎，包括在台灣。

They sell traditional donuts but what I want to talk about are their signature pon de ring donuts.

他們出售傳統的甜甜圈，但我想要談論的是他們的簽名pon de環甜甜圈。

I thank the dessert gods for this style of donut

我感謝甜點神！創造這個神奇的甜甜圈

because they are totally different from anything you find at, say, Tim Horton's in Canada.

因為它們完全不同於任何東西。你會發現蒂姆霍頓在加拿大的情況。

They remind me of a baby teething ring

他們讓我想起了一個嬰兒出牙的戒指

which makes sense even for non-teething adults

即使對於沒有長新牙的成年人也是有意義的

because this is something you're going to want to sink your teeth into as often as possible.

因為這是你想要吃的東西，會讓你忍不住一直去咬它

I'm about to say two words that belong together: mochi donut.

我要說兩個同類的詞：mochi donut。

It's a mochi freaking donut.

這是一個嚇人的甜甜圈。

Mochi is a Japanese food – one of my personal favourites - made of glutinous rice

麻糬是日本料理 - 我最喜歡的一個 - 用糯米製成

that has a very chewy texture.

具有非常耐嚼的質地。

They have regular flavours of these mochi donuts like chocolate, strawberry and matcha

麻糬甜甜圈常見的口味有：巧克力、草莓、和抹茶

and they also do seasonal flavours too.

他們也做季節性口味。

Two balls on that one bite.

一口咬兩個球。

There's nothing not to love here:

這裡沒有什麼是我不愛的：

they're adorable looking, unique, and taste outstanding.

他們看起來很可愛，獨特，而且味道突出。

I realized making this video that there's no footage of me actually eating a mochi donut, however,

我突然意識到，我竟然沒有錄下我吃麻糬甜甜圈的視頻

and the only explanation I can offer is that they're so good

我能提供的唯一解釋，就是真是太棒了

I honestly just inhaled them too quickly and forgot.

老實說，我一口吸太快，而忘記味道了

Sorry not sorry.

對不起

But I did have a lesson in self discipline carrying a bag of them home on the subway

但我確實有自律的拎著一袋，搭地鐵回家

because you can't eat on the subway in Taipei.

因為你不能在台北的地鐵上吃東西

Mister Donut!

多納特先生！

One mochi donut costs about 35 Taiwan dollars or $1.50 CAD.

一個麻糬甜甜圈花費約35台幣或1.50加元。

I would suggest buying more than one right off the bat

我建議買一個以上

because as soon as you eat it, you're going to want another one immediately.

因為只要你吃它，你會立刻想要再吃另一個。

Speaking of mochi, we had ice mochi in Hualien

說到麻糬! 我們在花蓮有冰麻糬

the day we drove a scooter to Taroko National Park

我們開著摩托車去太魯閣國家公園的那一天

and ducked into a bakery on the way back to our hotel.

並躲進一家麵包店，在回飯店的路上。

Ok I can't wait any more.

好的，我等不及了。

Oh it's so cold on your teeth.

哦，你的牙齒很愛吃冰冷的

Look at that.

看那個。

Whoa.

哇。

That is delicious.

那很好吃。

It looks like a giant mochi Reese's Peanut Butter Cup.

它看起來像一個巨大的米奇里斯的花生醬杯。

That's exactly what it reminds me of.

這正是它讓我想起的。

It's like a peanut butter cup with a mochi around it.

它就像一個花生醬杯，周圍有麻糬

Uh those are two of my favourite things in the world.

那些是我世界上最喜歡的兩樣東西

I know.

我知道。

Look how much peanut butter's in there.

看看那裡有多少花生醬。

I thought there'd be like a little bit of peanut butter.

我以為只有一點花生醬。

That's a lot.

好多啊。

My taste buds had several firsts in Taiwan, one of which was collagen milk

我的味蕾在台灣有幾個第一，其中一種是膠原蛋白乳

at a cute place in Kaohsiung

在高雄一個可愛的地方

that's bright and cheerful outside with a little fish pond.

那外面很明亮，有一個小魚塘。

The staff there take such care in making sure that each and every collagen milk

那裡的工作人員非常謹慎，照料每一個膠原蛋白的牛奶

looks absolutely picture perfect.

看起來絕對完美。

They're presented beautifully with different toppings

他們用不同的佐料精美呈現

and we had red bean with matcha powder and blueberry.

我們有紅豆，搭配抹茶粉和藍莓。

The taste is like nothing I've tried before.

味道就像我之前嘗試過的一樣。

It's not super sweet and it tastes really light and airy.

它不是超級甜，味道很輕淡

On average, one collagen milk is about 130 Taiwan dollars or $5.50 CAD.

平均而言，一個膠原蛋白乳要130元台幣或5.50加元。

There's a sign outside that says 'a balanced diet is an ice cream in each hand'

外面有一個標誌說： 每隻手中的冰淇淋都是均衡飲食

and I think that pretty much sums it up.

我認為這幾乎總結了一下。

Sometimes, however, the ice cream is in someone else's hand,

然而，有時候，冰淇淋在別人的手裡，

which is exactly how I found this next dessert.

這正是我發現這個下一個甜點的方式。

Two girls we passed on the sidewalk were carrying something that looked seriously good

我們在人行道上經過的兩個女孩拿著看起來很好的東西

so I kept an eye out for it.

所以我一直留意它。

When we passed a little stand in Ximen in Taipei

當我們在台北西門經過一個小小的攤販

they were serving this mystery concoction for 50 Taiwan dollars or about $2 CAD

這個神秘的混合物要價50台幣或約2加元

and I just had to give it a try.

而我要去試一試。

Oh!

哦!

Oh my god, that's so good.

我的天啊，那太好了。

It tastes like um…

它的味道像嗯......

maybe pineapple?

也許是鳳梨？

I can't quite put my taste bud on it but it tastes a lot like pineapple.

我不能把我的味蕾放在上面，但它的味道很像鳳梨。

And these green little flecks are sort of like candied pieces of fruit.

而這些綠色的小斑點，有點像蜜餞的水果。

It's super refreshing.

它非常令人耳目一新。

It tastes like gelato.

它的味道像冰淇淋。

Really cold.

真的很冷。

Success!

成功！

Another little bowl of happiness came in the form of gelato

另一小碗幸福，以冰淇淋的形式出現

at a place called 8% Ice.

在一個叫8％冰的地方。

They have interesting flavours to choose from like black sesame, mascarpone cheese,

他們有趣味的口味可供選擇，像黑芝麻，馬斯卡彭奶酪，

pistachio with white chocolate and hojicha with honey

開心果搭配白巧克力和蜂蜜的hojicha

and a cup goes for 100 Taiwan dollars or just over $4 CAD.

一杯100美元或者僅僅超過4加元。

I went for French peach with rosewater and Marc got smoked chocolate.

我點了法式桃子搭配玫瑰水，馬克點了煙燻巧克力。

8% Ice is also located on a little park

8％冰也位於一個小公園

in one of my favourite neighbourhoods in Taipei called Da'an.

在我最喜歡的街區之一，在台北叫大安。

Cheers.

乾杯。

Cheers.

乾杯。

It's so satisfying.

這太令人滿意了。

Holy cowabunga.

神聖的cowabunga。

It's like a peach and a rose had a little baby.

這就像桃子和玫瑰有一個小寶寶。

Ooh the peach is good.

哦，桃子很好。

It's really good.

真的很棒。

That was a good call.

這是一個很好的選擇。

Yeah.

是啊。

Two thumbs up.

太棒了。

I hope you've seen that when you've eaten a good meal in Taiwan,

我希望你已經看到了！在台灣當你吃完一頓正餐

you can expect to finish it off with a fabulous dessert as well.

你可以期待正餐之後，還有一個神話般的甜點。

From Taiwanese inspired ice cream and gelato flavours,

來自台灣的冰淇淋口味，

to shaved ice and collagen milk,

刨冰和膠原蛋白乳，

and ice mochi to mochi donuts,

冰麻糬和麻糬甜甜圈，

Taiwanese desserts have no trouble hitting the sweet spot.

台灣甜點滿分?

I'd love to hear what you think of these treats

我很想聽聽你對以上食物的看法

so leave a comment with your favourite or tell me some others you think I should try.

所以請寫下你最喜歡以上哪一個甜點，或我應該嘗試什麼其他的台式甜點？

If you enjoyed this video, remember to give it a like

如果你喜歡這個視頻，記得給它一個讚

and subscribe for more travel adventures.

並訂閱更多的旅行冒險。

Thanks for watching!

謝謝觀看！