ASIAN STREET FOOD CART Mega Meal || "Oden" Boiled Breakfast in TaiChung!!

If you're familiar with "Oden" already, then you probably won't be surprised by my reaction... but for foreigners, and outsiders, I would LOVE to introduce you today to a truly incredible meal. Looking back on the entire one-month trip to Taiwan, this is definitely a Top-three meal for me. This meal has it all!! Thank you so much for hanging out with us this morning in TaiChung.
A style of food that originates in Japan, 'Oden' is a hit on street corners all over Taiwan. This is a style that mixes healthy traditional ingredients perfectly with mega Taiwanese flavor, and it happens on a budget-friendly scale!! A truly incredible meal, we have over ten different items today and they are all just so good.
You'll notice that while the lovely grandma running this cart prefers to serve her main courses with noodles, there is also a full container of rice cooking and ready to go if anyone needs it... and when Li notices a bonus dish of some incredibly fatty porky goodness, the meal (incredibly!) moves up even one more notch in terms of a full spectrum of flavor enjoyment.
Look out for a meal just like this one the next time YOU visit Taiwan, and until then be well, do good, thanks again for spending time with us.
See you soon!
Joel and Li.
LOCATION:
Find “Oden-Style Boiled Food Cart” NEAR this GPS location - Google Maps
maps.app.goo.gl/5pRYrM1ZpUDFZ...
**The cart doesn't have a Google Maps exact location, this pin is very close...
COST OF THE MEAL:
Everything we had today cost around 340 TWD (US$11)

[@Walts-Travel]

I can smell it. Good morning Li and Joel. 😊

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Now that is the TRUTH! Man, quite a Perfect Mealtime right here Walt!! Have you been to Taiwan?

[@Walts-Travel]

@JoelsTastyRide not yet. That's one of the places on my list.

[@taraholland4690]

😊wow! Great fun morning! Soaking in your joy!

[@maxf3253]

Have a good day

[@abigailhokai9131]

Good morning Joel and Li what a hearty breakfast. I love when you feed Li because you want her to taste the deliciousness while it is still hot😊God bless you both, safe travels guys ❤

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Abigaaaaaaail already there's no comment section complete without your message, thank you so much :) (Li thanks you too :)

[@THuff808]

Looks delicious. Thank you for sharing such a tasty video. Was a pleasure just watching you enjoy it. 🙏

[@maxf3253]

Hiya luv, enjoy your day

[@THuff808]

@@maxf3253 Thanks, you also.

[@AyeVic]

Joel I love your content you’re soo chill and love how you explain everything the excitement behind it all and the appreciation.

[@superfastener]

Good Morning Li & Joel ... thanks for more great content from Taichung, Taiwan. On my last visit there, I took the high speed (bullet) train instead of driving from Taipei. Have you tried the high speed train? I will enjoy your video even more as I just returned home from church and am very hungry! Peace be with you!

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Good morning good morning you have been the first comment for so many videos in a row now, Ron that is just so cool, so appreciated, so awesome. no I did not take the bullet train because they don’t allow bicycles on that one, but I did take the fast train many times, maybe 10 times in the six weeks total

[@evashelton3162]

What a colorful variety. And so much to say about it. This shows all your joy. Thank you for letting us experience this special place. God bless!

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Evaaaaaa I am always very happy to see this, yes, you are so so welcome. Thank you for the long-term support you give to both of us, to everyone, hello from and to the whole live stream family ha ha ha ha :-) kind of a funny sentence but, it’s true!!

[@susam4991]

Good morning Joe n Li, Wow.. the food looks so yum. Love it n Love You guys. Enjoy

[@JoelsTastyRide]

You are awesome thank you for all the good comments this month, always a pleasure to see your name Susam. Have a great week!!!

[@StandForTruth205]

Hello brother Joel! Sending much love from Alabama ❤

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Stand for truth! Always appreciate you taking the time to say hi - thanks again for today, HAPPY Monday to you!

[@pitshoumampa2303]

Thank you so much for the show ☺🙏🏼

[@maxf3253]

Blessings 💞

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Hi Pitshoumampa!! Great to meet you, thank you for writing!

[@damionanglin1848]

Hey brother! Thank you for sharing!

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Duuuuuude!!! Damion, now I cannot be sure that we haven’t talked before on a live stream, but, I thought that I was welcoming you for the first time yesterday. Anyways, that was a very cool hang out, thank you for spending time there with us, very cool to see your name here in the comment section for today’s video! 🎉🤘🏻🚀

[@phoeberaymond8781]

I had the pleasure of trying bitter gourd dim sum in my hometown and then the restaurant moved too far away. It was so good. I hope one day I can try it again

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Phoebe :-) happy Monday. Ha ha I love that you said pleasure of bitter gourd because it is such a great thing, it’s almost sad that it has a weird sounding name :-) it’s such a healthy vegetable as well, we usually eat it just fried with eggs and garlic!

[@scottc1709]

Looked so yummy.. Have a great week everyone!! Love and Aloha Joel, Li and the Bru Crew Ohana!!

[@JoelsTastyRide]

YES! Scott man, I don’t know if you got any of the live stream but, I gave you a shout out and, it’s very cool to see you as one of the first people to comment today. Happy Monday, man, make it a good one.

[@scottc1709]

@@JoelsTastyRide aww i missed it… i will go back to watch the live.. ❤❤❤

[@maxf3253]

Sending love wonderful Scott 😘..and you too Joel ❤️❤️ and Li ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@scottc1709]

@@maxf3253 Love right back too you!! ❤❤❤❤

[@lillianlouie4284]

What a medley of things to eat! I like fuzhu 福竹 （blessed bamboo） too. It does soak up the flavors of the cooking liquid. I like bitter gourd too. What a blesssd bowl of goodness.

[@dondobbs9302]

I'm so gald you walked down that street, too!

[@vinniekay0967]

Hi, Li and Joel ! After Seing you guys eating all this "breakfast" food, I was ready for a nap😅Greetz from The Netherlands.. Vinnie..

[@maxf3253]

Have a great day

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Hope you enjoyed it! haha I mean the nap!!! Vinnie, thats an awesome message, I am smiling for sure :)

[@vinniekay0967]

@@JoelsTastyRide Hahaha But after the nap i was hungry as 'larry' because ofcourse before the nap i actually, physically hadn't had a bite to eat. I probably woke up caused by the sound of my rumblin' tummy! 😆😅😂

[@jonathanalvarez9466]

wow everything looks incredibly delicious!!

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Jonathan! Hey greetings to you today, and to the whole family! I hope this finds you well :)

[@davidhudson5452]

Hi Joel, Li looks good luck on the race

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Ha! David, youre awesome man, thank you for remembering!! Thanks a lot, I have 4 weeks to go, exactly 4 weeks. Im lucky to just have one race (usually) per month, I almost feel bad for guys who have to choose, have to train for multiple events at the same time...

[@kelevettanwajagu5940]

Great video.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@maxf3253]

Blessings 🙏💞

[@_sonexay]

Saibaidee Joel! Man those dishes look delicious. Had no idea Taiwan had their own version of Oden. I'm used to the fish cakes in the broth. The pork dish kinda reminds me of Palo minus the hard boiled eggs.

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Yoooo dude!!! Hey hey, happy Monday. Yes indeed this breakfast blew me away, the simplicity the look of it just does not prepare you for how awesome the flavor is. Everything is clean, but it’s just so perfectly satisfying. Yes, I was surprised as well, but I have not had Oden in Japan and so this was good enough for me, enough introduction I mean.

[@Daddio-et3lp]

Looks SO tasty!

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Yohooooo Uncle Brian man 👏🏼♥️💛💚 thank you again for not just the comments, but the prayers, the hangouts like yesterday, always always so cool. Hi to both of you :-) happy happy Monday.

[@dianabrown7032]

Good day Joel blessings to you

[@maxf3253]

Blessings luv

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Good morniiiiiing Diana :) Thank you for all the messages this week!

[@MalReaver]

That looks like a wonderful breakfast! and I love that Li enjoyed the zong zi! I make zong zi occasionally using baked chicken thigh and Chinese sausage as the 'stuffing'. But it's better at the restaurant where we sometimes go for dim sum. I guess I had better practice more 😊

[@JoelsTastyRide]

LEGIT!! oh that is awesome to hear about Mal :-)

[@JoelsTastyRide]

A second comment because at the end of the live stream, while I did pray for you I also wanted to hear a little bit more, just to pray and continue to pray this week. I did not forget, so I am just writing another comment to just let you know you are on, my mind!

[@mattbolieu8327]

Great video Joel

[@maxf3253]

Have a lovely day 💕

[@JoelsTastyRide]

MATT! Big up!! Hope youre having a great day today :)

[@user-do7pn7kp7d]

Tasty

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Hey!! Good morning, thanks for the good words!

[@atseabreeze]

Hello Joel and Li . Hope you are enjoying your day. Thank you for another amazing and delicious food video! 😊❤ What is the difference between Taiwan rice and Thai Jasmine rice? Do you have a favorite? I'm on the hunt for the most delicious rice. You have complimented Taiwan rice so much on this series!

[@maxf3253]

Hiya luv baby, have a wonderful day 😘

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Good morning! Hi Christine! Thank you for writing - great question about the rice wow! So, its up to personal preference for sure, but just like (coffee? Like fruit?) the freshness is important, AND I think if you are buying rice in a large supermarket its nearly impossible to determine if the rice is actually fresh... so, over here, where rice is grown, we could actually have rice thats only a few weeks old (or 2-3 months... OR a year old, which might be the case in countries that grow no rice and only import...). So, the answer is not very easy, because I might say that "I like Thai jasmine rice," but if you go to the store and buy a bag that has been sitting for 11 months, you might not be so impressed as if you had it 3 weeks after its been milled, after being grown in my friends' field 10km from my house.

[@JoelsTastyRide]

all that being said

[@atseabreeze]

@JoelsTastyRide I'm very picky about rice these days. I always look for the one with the "new crop" stickers. I know some bags sit for a while and don't taste good. The Thai Jasmine rice from Costco is really fragrant, too. I usually spend about 15 to 20 minutes at the Asian store rice isle. 🍚 😆

[@Eddiesisland]

Awesome man

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Thanks for the visit Eddie, I wish you all the best. Happy Monday!!! Maybe see you again very soon.

[@Eddiesisland]

@@JoelsTastyRide no problem my man happy Monday have a good week👍🏼

[@antoinettegreyvenstein9895]

🤗🤗

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Hello Antoinette good morning :-)

[@antoinettegreyvenstein9895]

@@JoelsTastyRide have an awesome day and week. Love you guys x

[@kristofferkellinsalmi]

Let us see you eat in Cebu 💐

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Hey man!! Thank you always for the reminder, it’s kind of funny how far off Philippines is, how few flights, just out of the circle of south east Asian travel, just hasn’t worked out yet. :-)

[@joannalee6760]

You speak mandarin very well.

[@maxf3253]

Blessings

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Hi Joanna, thank you so much for that

[@pollenhead]

👍 100K

[@maxf3253]

Yahhhhhhoooo

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Hello and Happy Friday Max!!! Wahoo is right!

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Hi Pollenhead :) have a great day today!

[@1NeedToBeMyself]

100k subs!

[@maxf3253]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@STIXAHOY]

he sounds like Mark Wiens

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Awesome to greet you today STIXAHOY, thanks for supporting both of us. Great message, hope youre doing well!

[@GigiStar01]

Hi Joel and Li! Great video! I am also following you on IG. I appreciate your content.

[@JoelsTastyRide]

So good to hear that ha ha :-) we are proud of the Instagram as well, that is definitely a team effort. Li actually does it, I just talk for the camera, while its my side of things to do almost all of the stuff for KZbin.

[@McMovesdotcom]

all this seems amazing

[@maxf3253]

Enjoy your day

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Andrew man, thank you for always taking time to stop by AND leave a comment! Yeah man this street cart was just a Perfect Spot, definitely highlighted in my mind for the whole trip!

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Yow!!

[@mikenelson1624]

🫸✨❤️‍🔥✨🫷🫠✨🌏

[@maxf3253]

Good day I hope that you are having