An easy walk, even in the rain, from Taipei’s one Long John Silver’s is Dunkin’ Donuts.
What could be better than finishing off a nice fish meal with a tasty chocolate-frosted doughnut?
On my last visit, Mr. Donut had recently opened in Taipei, and the lines were horrific. Nonetheless, we had to try them and we were very disappointed. Perhaps that is the way they like ’em in Japan (and/or by extension, Taiwan), but doughnuts devoid of most sugar aren’t really doughnuts. That’s why I was looking forward to the introduction of a good, sweet American doughnut to the Taiwan market.
Dunkin’ Donuts prohibits photography in their establishment, but this being Taiwan, I decided to ignore that prohibition. It’s a flippin’ doughnut for cryin’ out loud! Why can we not take pictures?
OK, to the doughnuts. First, disclaimer. There are (or were) three major doughnut chains in my part of the US. Dunkin’ Donuts, Winchell’s and Krispy Kreme. To me, Winchell’s was the bast because it was the least sweet of the three. (But still far sweeter than Mr. Donut.) Krispy Kreme being at the ultra-sweet end of the spectrum.
I went with two basic types, chocolate frosted (which would be called Chocolate Raised back home, to differentiate from cake doughnuts) and Glazed (Glazed Raised back home.) Both were pretty close to the “originals†with a couple exceptions. Both were drier, which could possibly be a slight change in formula or they were a bit old. Second, the chocolate was distinctly less sweet, more of a bitter-sweet chocolate, but still good.
Maybe Krispy Kreme will move in and, adjusting the sweetness down to local taste, might be the best of all.
If I get the change, I might stop by for more Dunkin’ Donuts, but I won’t be high-tailing it out to Mr. Donut anytime soon, despite the fact that they’ve cropped up like cold sores all over Taipei.
I found Dunkin’ Donuts Taiwan from Hungry Girl’s Guide to Taipei.
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