Location: Taipei, Mi Family Village Teochew Claypot Porridge & A Brief Discussion on Trading
Travel note summary: This probably won't be a typical food review again, but my old friends know I tend to ramble when writing about food—just get used to it! Sometimes I just use food reviews to update my scattered friends on my recent life, since many friends I rarely get to see in person. One late night after class, Loco, Ale, Ali, and I went for a midnight snack at a nearby Teochew claypot porridge place called Mi Family Village. We ordered a pot of mushroom and chicken porridge and a pot of shrimp porridge. The prices for large pots are around 500-600 TWD, and small pots are about 300-350 TWD. I first tried Teochew claypot porridge during a business trip to mainland China. After working overtime with a colleague, we randomly walked into a Teochew porridge shop. That's when I learned Teochew porridge is served in such large pots. We regretted it as soon as the server brought out a huge pot full of porridge and ingredients—we left feeling stuffed to the brim. But tonight, we just wanted a light snack, so two small pots were enough. The taste was decent, though some might think porrid…