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"At Taipei Hong I stepped up to the sneeze guard and picked from a range of ingredients—tripe, plump Taiwanese sausage, fatty beef and fresh-looking vegetables—that are priced by weight, then tossed into a skillet and cooked to my chosen spice level (from “two drops” to “very spicy”); three minutes later I had a $16 takeout container with crunchy lotus root and hot dogs cut like octopi, and side cups of white rice were free." - Luke Fortney