Having caught one of the half hourly evening high speed trains back to Taipei from Kaohsiung, we arrived somewhat hungry. After wandering down one of the streets next to our local MRT station, we settled on one of Taipei's home grown fast food joints: Formosa Chang. Most famous for lu rou fan, it started out in 1960 from street vendor origins.
The chain specialises in serving up quick meals based around either a small bowl of lu rou fan, shredded chicken and rice or just plain rice with which one can order a variety of side dishes. We had a piece of pan fried fish, vegetables, some sliced sausage and soup. Calling this fast food is an understatement, with some of the dishes arriving while we were still ordering. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it was pretty decent fare. At the end of the meal, having spent $NT330, we even had a chance at a lucky dip, picking 3 coupons which entitled us to free side dishes on our next visit.
Didn't take any pictures of what we ate but it looks just like what's in the Formosa Chang website www.fmsc.com.tw. And wonder of wonders, they also sell prepacked lu rou fan mix in foil pouches, ready to create 7 bowls of their signature dish (just add a dash of pork mince?) in the comfort of one's own home. And no, we didn't buy any, having had enough during our stay to last half a lifetime, or at least until the next trip.
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