Follow Carmen Roberts through the busy city streets as she hunts down sweets made of bean paste jelly, eats at a ghost-themed restaurant and learns how to make a lettuce out of wax.
With rising art and music scenes and architecture both new and old, the South East Asian city offers a continuously fresh perspective.
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This fermented odorous dish, known affectionately as the blue cheese of tofu, is a national obsession in Taiwan and is best tried on the newly restored Shenkeng Old Street.
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This vibrant hub in the Thai capital has hardly changed in several decades, making it an excellent place to catch a glimpse of what life was like in the 1960s, ‘50s and even the ‘20s.
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Tokyo has emerged from the fallout from Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami, re-assuming its position as an Asian hotspot for business travel.
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