It is rumoured that Taiwan have more than 291,000 street food vendors. Kai definitely has his plate full and he is in for a treat come rain or shine, typhoon or blue skies. From the boisterous night markets, late night supper stalls to instant noodle cafes near university campus, Taiwan has its very own instant noodle tale to tell and Kai is delighted to uncover this tale strand by strand. Kai finds himself in good hands with Taiwan's famed food critic and connoisseur Hu Tien-lan. She takes him places and reveals the intriguing nuances of instant noodles' place in Taiwan culinary culture. From tonic soup bases and slow cooked stew sauce to dry sautéed ones, Kai will slurp up all that Taiwan has to offer. Journeying away from cosmopolitan Taipei, Kai barrows deeper into Taiwan's culinary palette. In Tainan, Kai unearths a certain local quick cooking noodle manufacturer who is making waves all over Taiwan and beyond its beautiful shores. What noodle delight the island will concoct in the near future is anyone's guess!