Taiwan again starts off with a bang.........Chinese food done in a familiar way

So I'm back in Taiwan right now and I'm going to try my best to keep up with my meals here to share with you so I can remember them well.  My main reason for being here is not for the food.  That is a great side bonus but the real reason is for the final runoff of two machines I sold over a year ago.  The machines ran great and the customer is happy.  So all is good.

We had a successful morning so lunch was very relaxing and enjoyable.  We went to a different place than what I have written before.  The husband of the husband/wife ownership team was in China on business so the customer, Leroy and I went with the main salesperson Jinna and the wife of the husband/wife team Olivia.  They took us to what they called a light lunch.  Light it was not.  But it was far different from the elaborate meals we have at the hall around the corner from the factory.  

This meal was more like the chinese food we get back home. But it was lighter.  At least most of the dishes were lighter.

For starters, we got sautéed onions and green vegetables in a very bright light sauce.  They were so fresh and crisp and flavorful.  It was a nice way to start the meal.

Next came a beef and onion dish that seemed very familiar to what we have at home.  It was a stir fry that like the veggies above, it was lighter and fresher than what we get at home.  The flavors were very bright and fresh.

Then came a dish had a lot of bite.  Chicken with peanuts and hot peppers.  I'm not one to shy away from peppers in a dish.  This one as you can see is more red from the dried Chili Peppers. It was spicy and tasty.

We had rice last night so when asked, I wanted noodles over rice.  Out came again another familiar looking noodle dish but again, it was lighter than what we do back home.  I think if the people back home were able to cook like this, it would make Chinese food less fattening.  Yes Noodles are noodles but it just didn't taste heavy.

Next came the only dish I did and didn't like.  It was the only dish that was in fact heavy and very sweet.  The sweet is what I am not crazy about.  But it was Fried Tofu which I really like.  I actually like all tofu.  This dish was just heavy and sweet.  I had a few pieces just to get a taste.

The second fairly heavy dish was the tomato and egg sauté.  It was like a tomato sauce and fresh tomato scrambled egg mash.  It was ok but it was mainly gotten for Olivia who is a vegetarian.

We had gotten a soup that was very light and common when we go out for lunch.  Hot broth is simmered with pieces of pork to flavor the broth up.   it was fairly bland and not exciting but for some reason people get it at most lunches.  Its like a very light beef tea.  I know, that sounds gross but its really like a light consumme.
The last dish was really great.  Sauteed cuttlefish.  This dish was cooked and topped with a mash of garlic and peanuts and green onions.  It looked great but tasted better.  The fish was light and flaky and the topping was almost like when you get a baked cod and the breadcrumbs are on top of the fish.

I know, it doesn't look that appetizing but it was really tasty.

Again, they called that a light lunch.  The dishes weren't that big which was nice and for the most part, most of them were light.  So we were able to have a good taste of many things.

Believe it or not, i'm off to dinner.