Most food in Taiwan is much cheaper than in the US. Ice cream is not one of them. By ice cream, I mean "real" ice cream, the kind with whole milk in it. A pint of Häagen-Dazs (the fake European brand) will set you back about $7-8USD. That's like 3 dinners here. Costs the same in Hong Kong too. Other foreign brands like Mövenpick (my favorite. I had it first in Switzerland in '92) are at a similar price level. Btw, Haagen-Dazs is a sit-down place in Taiwan, with table service, and has been so for over 10 years. Incidentally, Swenson's has multiple locations in Taiwan. The service is pretty slow, and the food is just authentic enough to satisfy yearnings for American food. But just. Remember them? I don't even know if they exist in the US anymore.
Bug soup, from a Korean restaurant in Taiwan (I did not try it):
Food from Hawaii's famous Giovanni's Shrimp Truck:
It was above average, heavy on the garlic, but tasty.
Dishes from Sasabune, in Oahu, Hawaii. This was definitely in the top-2 for best sushi ever, in terms of
presentation, freshness, and creativity. It was not so good for service, but we kn
ew it going in - it's home of the "Sushi Nazi". There is no menu, you just order Omakase style, and tell the chef when you want to "tap out". Each diner you're with gets the same dish at the same time, and the waitress tells you how best to eat it (w/ or w/o soy sauce, other sauce, and how much to use).
Food from a Luau in Honolulu:
Lobster Roll from Pearl Oyster Bar in New York (~$17, 10/10). It's reallllly good, an ample
serving of freshly made (you can see the chef behind the counter, b/c the restaurant's so small) lobster salad with shoe string fries. 
Bug soup, from a Korean restaurant in Taiwan (I did not try it):
Food from Hawaii's famous Giovanni's Shrimp Truck:
It was above average, heavy on the garlic, but tasty.
Dishes from Sasabune, in Oahu, Hawaii. This was definitely in the top-2 for best sushi ever, in terms of
presentation, freshness, and creativity. It was not so good for service, but we kn
ew it going in - it's home of the "Sushi Nazi". There is no menu, you just order Omakase style, and tell the chef when you want to "tap out". Each diner you're with gets the same dish at the same time, and the waitress tells you how best to eat it (w/ or w/o soy sauce, other sauce, and how much to use).
Food from a Luau in Honolulu:
Lobster Roll from Pearl Oyster Bar in New York (~$17, 10/10). It's reallllly good, an ample
serving of freshly made (you can see the chef behind the counter, b/c the restaurant's so small) lobster salad with shoe string fries. 
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