The Place One meal I was really looking forward to during my Kaohsiung trip was my meal at Liberté, a Two Michelin starred modern Japanese-French dining restaurant in Taiwan opened since 2021. Liberté is French for “freedom”, and it reflects Head Chef Takeda Kenji’s ethos here with the freedom of imagination and no boundaries. The restaurant is also No.72 on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022. The restaurant is located in the heart of Kaohsiung and in fact, a mere ten minutes’ walk from Intercontinental Kaohsiung where I stayed. It is a minimalist setting in the main dining hall, with a view of the open kitchen. There is also one private room for a big dining group. The Food With only one seven-course tasting menu (5,200 NTD per person), you can expect reinvented French cuisine using Japanese produce and techniques, along with Taiwanese ingredients. My dinner started with a trio of snacks featuring Tuna, Silverfish and Squid. Tuna / Dashi (鮪魚/ 日式高湯) This snack is freshly diced tuna in dashi broth, kombu and a wasabi drop. Silverfish / Eggplant (白帶魚/ 茄子) Squid / Trout Roe (基隆透抽/鱒魚卵) This is my favourite snack as it is the most flavourful for me in terms of the [...]
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