I cooked "American" (and foods from other nations) at home, but it was usually so difficult to find the imported ingredients (and if you did find the ingredient, a bank loan was often required for the purchase). There were a few hamburger joints that really were not that good and an American-style breakfast place we liked to frequent on weekends. Every restaurant was a Chinese restaurant. We ate Chinese food every day when we lived in Taipei. The dad says, "What? Chinese food again?". His family is seated around the dinner table, chopsticks in hand. There is an old cartoon that shows a Chinese dad coming home after a long day at the office. Not recognized by most world governments, Taiwan was an island in more ways than a map would show. Taiwan was developing faster than the speed of light, and moving away from textiles/plastics into technology, engineering, science and medicine. Many European and American companies were looking to Taiwan for their skilled (not cheap - skilled) manufacturing capabilities. Taiwan was waking up from of a long sad past and business was booming.
In hindsight, it would have been easier to plan a mission to Mars.įirst of all, this was circa 1987.
We were living in Taiwan and for some ridiculous reason thought it would be a good idea to throw a big Cinco de Mayo/Mexican fiesta party in our back garden. why anyone would make a pinata, when they are plentiful, inexpensive and at every party store in America? Did I ever tell you about the time I made a pinata? I suppose you are wondering.
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