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Taipei's Best Veggie Beef?
The texture is where it falls short, chewier than real beef, so manage expectations on mouthfeel even if the flavor lands.
go before 11:30 or the lunch queue at the original Neihu shop eats an hour, and ask for extra fermented bean paste to boost the savoriness.
Skip the fake meat and order the tomato broth with mushrooms at the Yongkang Street spot, since the shiitake gives better umami than soy protein ever will.
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Seeking recommendations for well-managed tutoring centers in Shilin, Dazhi, or Neihu areas
the Shilin MRT area near Zhongzheng Rd has a cluster of smaller schools that tend to be pretty stable, but a lot of them want you to do a demo before they'll talk visa. bring your cert and a sample lesson plan, it speeds up teh whole thing. fwiw early May is a good time to apply since some teachers leave before summer and centers are scrambling. one tip: ask upfront whether the work permit is under their own buxiban registration, cos some places near Dazhi run you through a third party and that gets messy.
Shilin MRT area is tricky because the rent is high so a lot of teh centers there run tight margins and cut teacher hours when enrollment dips. if you're set on that area try the lanes off Zhongzheng Rd behind the station, smaller outfits there tend to be owner operated and more upfront about contracts. also ask straight up in the interview whether they've sponsored a foreign teacher before, some will say yes but actually just use a recruiter to get around it and that's a headache later
I taught in Dazhi for a couple years and the centers right around Zhishan MRT tend to keep teachers longer than the Jiannan Road ones. Pay is usually a bit lower but they're upfront about hours and most handle the work permit without drama. Just make sure they're registered as a buxiban rather than a cram school operating under someone else's license, that's where the visa stuff gets messy.