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HOT
WING REPUBLIC
8, Alley 1, DongYuan Lane, TaiZhongGang
(Taichung Kang) Rd, Sec 3
(04) 2652-3305, 0917-150-636
Hours: 11:30 am-9:30 pm (to 10:30 pm Fri/Sat/Sun/?????)
No service charge. Credit cards not accepted.
www.hotwingrepublic.idv.tw
Touting itself as the "hottest
wings in Taiwan", Hot Wing Republic is the brainchild
of Mr. Jang--originally from Guilin, China--who moved
to this city with his Taichung wife after about a dozen
years in Toronto and stints in China and Taiwan with
high-tech firms like TSMC. Perhaps inspired by his original
profession as a fire-protection engineer, Jang decided
to create some heat with his American-style buffalo
wings, which get their spiciness from a homemade Tabasco-inspired
recipe sauce. The wings (NT$15 each) are generously
slathered with this sauce (a disposable plastic glove
is provided) and come in Mild Hot, Medium Hot and Suicidal
Hot varieties, or a Sizzling Hot & Numb style that
uses a different Sichuan-style red pepper. To put the
flames out, have a cold, slightly-tart Roselle Tea (NT$20).
A non-spicy food option is his "Central American
Pie" (NT$30-40), actually a Jamaican Patty--a yellow
pastry filled with spices, meat and other ingredients.
Flavors include Beef, Pork, Curry Chicken, and Cheese
Bacon. Five combos (NT$40-99) offer all of the above
in different mixes. The little shop is located in busy
Tunghai Villa ("bieh shu") college town and
will deliver orders of at least NT$300 within six kilometers.
--By Douglas Habecker, translated by Ann Lee |
