Pay R139 for a four-course meal for two people at Taiwan City, valued at R286 (save 51%)

Food-lovers everywhere, from haute cuisine aficionados to take-out devotees, know that Taiwan gave the world more than just tofu and really tall buildings. Discover Taiwan’s true gift to mankind with a four-course meal for two at Taiwan City for R139.

Being situated on the piazza of the ever-popular Canal Walk, you can enjoy your taste of Taiwan outside in the fresh air, watching the fountains or inside where it’s warm. Other than where to sit, one of the hardest decisions of the night will be which starter to choose and how much of the main dish to share with your dinner-date. While the chicken spring rolls are crispy and delicious, the more-than-bite-sized pork dumplings would make even the most avid poultry fan question their dedication to the feathery fowls; not only are they extra tasty when dipped in a bit of soy sauce, there’s two more of them than there are of the spring rolls.

When the last crumbs of the delicious start to the evening are wiped away, you’ll need to try not to squabble too much over the two main dishes. They teach you in pre-school than sharing is caring, and you’ll need to care a lot to want to share the crispy prawns and saucy stir-fried chicken. Like peanut butter and cheese, chicken, cashew nuts and rice might sound like an odd combination, but once the delicious mixture hits your taste buds, they’ll be too tantalised to notice.

The hot chocolate spring rolls are the perfect way to end off the evening, whether your meal is coming full circle, ending with a sweeter version of your starter or it’s your first encounter with the pastry-wrapped scrumptiousness. The warm chocolate-y goodness combined with the frozen cream treat will have you patting your belly in fulfilled delight.

Tapei Fact: A restaurant in the Tapei-101 is famous for the odd way in which diners are expected to eat their food. Instead of knives and forks, hollowed-out pineapples are attached to their hands and they use these fruit-spoons to scoop up their food.