#yabikitchen

Yabi Kitchen is an Asian inspired fusion restaurant in Taipei. They actually have 2 branches, one in Zhong Shan and the other in Xin Yi which is the one we went to. They have some pretty interesting dishes with flavours from all over Asia including Thailand, Korea and Singapore. Keep on reading to see what we ate.

This dish had Korean vibes with a gojuchang sauce and little balls of rice cake to provide a little chew. The pork itself was really nice and tender and the pine nuts added just a bit of crunch. This was perfect as an accompaniment to a big bowl of white rice.

For veg, we got this belacan water spinach dish. It wasn't very spicy which we weren't too upset about as it had a good amount of flavour. It was a pretty generous portion and all in all pretty tasty.

We got the Singapore coffee pork ribs. While not being super coffee flavoured, the ribs were really well cooked and very tasty. I think they were fried before being in coated in that coffee sauce so they had a bit of crunch to them which was very nice.

The prawns came served in foil with lots of spring onions, garlic, ginger and chilli so was super aromatic. It also was very punchy flavour wise and the prawns themselves were fresh and plump; really good!

This last dish was pushing fusion to the limits. It was fried roti bread being used as a pizza basewith cheese and sausage as toppings. I imagine this would want to make any italian despair but I actually found myself really enjoying it. The bread was flaky and crispy and the toppings are cheese and sausages, what's not to like?!

I'm always wary when it comes to fusion food as it can often end up being just a weird mix of random flavours and while this at times did feel like that (just take another look at that fried rot bread thing), the flavours went surprisingly well together and everything was really quite tasty. It's far from traditional or authentic but if you are looking for a quick and easy meal when you can't decide what sort of Asian food you are craving, this place is a very good shout.

Yabi Kitchen, 110, Taiwan, Taipei City, Xinyi District, Songzhi Rd, 17號二樓