竹苑shabu, Shabu restaurant in Guangwu Village, Taiwan.
竹苑shabu is a hot pot restaurant on Daan Road in Guangwu Village, Taiwan, specializing in seafood. Guests cook fish, shellfish, and selected meats at the table in a broth prepared using both Taiwanese and Japanese methods.
Shabu-shabu arrived in Taiwan from Japan and gained popularity in the 1990s, where it merged with local hot pot traditions already rooted in Taiwanese food culture. This mix gave rise to restaurants that blend both styles, as this one does.
The name combines a Chinese character for bamboo with the Japanese word for shabu-shabu, reflecting how closely the two food cultures are intertwined in Taiwan. Cooking at the table is a social ritual here, and meals tend to stretch out over time as guests share the experience.
The restaurant sits on Daan Road in Guangwu Village and is straightforward to find. Staff are present at the table to guide the cooking process, which is helpful for anyone trying this style for the first time.
At the end of the meal, a rice porridge with crab roe is cooked in the broth that has been building flavor throughout the entire dinner. This final course captures everything that accumulated in the pot during the meal.
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