If there is a dining place you can’t miss out in Taiwan, I
would say it is none other than Addiction Aquatic Development (上引水产).
As the name
suggests, my last trip to Taipei has left me addicted to that Japanese dining
place! Alternatively known as Taipei Fish Market, it draws the attention of
locals and tourists alike with its concept of Japanese seafood freshly caught
from the aquarium.
I have never been
to Hokkaido before, but this place makes me feel like I was at one of those
Hokkaido fish market with live giant spider crabs!
There are a few
options for you at 上引：
1. Pick some live
seafood from the market. You are not allowed to bring them into the restaurant
though.
2. Buy ready-packed
food from the supermarket there to takeaway or eat them somewhere outside while
squeezing with many others who are doing the same.
3. Dine at the
barbeque shop outside. No waiting required.
4. Dine at the
Japanese restaurant inside where you could enjoy a great selection of fresh
Japanese cuisines. The waiting time is around 1 -2 hours depending on your time
of arrival.
The cold packed
food looked yummy too! But nah we picked option 4 which was the wisest choice
despite the long waiting time.
I can haz those uni all by myself!!!
Be prepared to wait for your turn together with
an eager crowd.
Of course, you may
browse through the menu and drool while waiting. Everything seems so yummy and
cheap!!!
Don’t expect to be
seated although it was supposedly a restaurant as there is no chair or stool at
all inside (to save space and avoid long dining hour I guess? Considering their
turnover). As soon as we were ushered to our dining space, the waiter served us
with hot towels.
And then it was
time to feast!!!
Clam soup cooked
with seaweed and ginger. It was no ordinary clam soup, so sweet and appetizing
which was probably why they served it as our first dish.
The salmon soup was
yummy too! Cooked in miso style without spoiling the sweet essence of the fish
itself.
Half a dozen of
oysters. I used to think all raw oysters taste the same until I took my first
bite of the oysters here. Idk whether it was due to the freshness or perhaps
the different kind of sea environment, but the oysters here are downright
fantastic!
Delicious salted barbqeued
prawns.
The uni (sea
urchin) we had was alright. Prefer the yellow kind but it was already sold out.
Juicy abalone which
we had one each ^^
刺身。Sashimi!!! I even ordered extra sweet shrimp
sashimi cause I didn’t know there were already shrimps. Finished this bowl all
by myself because someone doesn’t fancy sashimi -.-
Seated right in
front of the barbeque grill so we could see everything that was being grilled
there, including this pair of heart-shaped steak. LOL. One of them was ours
*glanced in anticipation*
I have not had such
a big piece of steak before! And it was only NTD520 (approx. RM52). Cooked to
medium, the steak was so juicy and tender! Really, if you think one should only
order seafood at 上引, you would be so wrong! Trust me, you
wouldn’t want to miss their steak!
Summary of our
order that day:
Total bill was
slightly less than NTD4000 (approx. RM400). Really worth it for the luxury we
had! My only regret this round was not being able to try the giant spider crab
legs as they were sold out. Next time, for sure!!!
Note: Cash payment
only. Remember to feed your wallet before feeding your tummy.
上引水产 Addiction Aquatic Development
Address: No. 18, Alley 2, Lane 410,
Minzu East Rd, Zhongshan District,
Taipei City, Taiwan 104.
Tel: +886 2 2508 1268
Website: http://www.addiction.com.tw/
