"DTF?"

Term I'll remember Marcus Johnson by.. and also Mark Phillips for a very different reason 😂and when I think of those two, Anna Elzeftawy also always pops in my head. it was the FAB FOUR!

First time I tried DTF was ways before my Taiwan stint, but 2025 is when i really got to *know* DTF.

Price? 1/3 of US prices.

Taste? Better than any other location. Makes sense right? DTF is Taiwanese! Better yet, Taiwan food is just good everywhere!

Even though the wait was always *at least* 30 minutes even during off-peak hours, you could easily spend 45min - 1 hr at the Hanshin Arena Mall. 

do you wanna go back?

Even some Taiwanese guys would go "this is not good Taiwan food" but to my untrained tongue, this is one of the best. Honestly I think the locals were turned away by the price (it'll easily run up to ~$30/person), but in the states where it's $60-70 per person? Not bad at all!

Just counting down the days when I can go back...

#taiwan #kaohsiung #taiwanese #dumpling #dintaifung #딘타이펑 #xiaolongbao 

written on 08/26/2025