Great post! I am from the Southern US and I encountered Taiwanese food in college and fell in love. Southerners take great pride in their fried chicken but I think Taiwanese fried chicken is my favorite type.
I picked up a cookbook called The Food of Taiwan: Recipes from the Beautiful Island by Cathy Erway last year to make my favorite Taiwanese foods at home.
It's good to see that there are people who appreciate the Taiwanese food who are from the west. I would agree that the Taiwanese fried chicken is amazing. Beat's kfc anyday!
That's a really interesting book, maybe when I gather some time to start cooking i will have to pick it up and try some recipes out!