healthy and saver supermarket I-MEI in Taipei

In the recent years, there are many food safety concerns in Taiwan regarding cooking oil and food additives. This trend has led many Taiwanese people to change their dietary habits. I want to introduce a supermarket franchise that sells food that most Taiwanese people believe to be safer than other stores.
address: 台北市大安區忠孝東路三段226號(near 忠孝復興 mrt station)
open hours: 08:00~22:00
All branches in Taiwan: http://www.imeifoods.com.tw/retail/

This is the supermarket's name and loco. Unlike other supermarkets, IMEI supermarkets do not sell produces, but packaged food such as cracker, nuts, candies, drinks. Although these supermarkets do not offer customers fresh produces, but they are ideal places to purchase packaged souvenirs.

This banana flavored cracker, resembling a Japanese souvenir, is priced about the same as other popular tourist stores.

This entire row is filled with snacks and candies Taiwanese usually ate as children. They are often very cheap and definitely worth a try.

This is my personal favorite - IMEI little puff. One bag only cost $24NTD, and comes in various flavors such as chocolate, lemon, strawberry, pudding, etc. After storing in a refrigerator for an hour, it is best served with milk. You might want to buy a few more bags because they go quickly as a TV snack!

There is also a diverse collection of candies. My favorite ones are peach and grape flavored fruit gummy. If you worry you might buy too much at a time, you may also purchase the same brand at convenient stores.

IMEI's best selling product is its soy milk. Since Taiwanese people love soy milk and often drink it with fried oil stick (youtiao). Soy milk is divided into no sugar, low sugar, and normal. The small bottles could be purchased at convenient stores for $28NTD. The bigger bottle costs around $60NTD. Other variations include black soy milk (made from black soy beans) and rice milk (made from brown rice). Just for soy milk, there is already a handful of choices you may try in Taiwan.  Now, lets take a look of souvenir selections IMEI offers.

This is Taiwan's iconic Kaoliang liquor. While it looks just like a vodka, a typical Kaoliang is often with up to 58 percent alcohol by volume. (some might be even higher). One bottle costs $720NTD, and it is a good choice for self consumption or as a bring home souvenir.

Most foreigners have already known Taiwan's most famous pineapple cake. Although IMEI's pineapple cake might not be well-known as other bigger brand, but it has safety guarantee and costs only around $300NTD.  Lastly, it is time to introduce a special product that you may have never seen before.

They box contains walnut cake, which is made from walnut and sugar.  It is sweet and best served with tea. The tin container is very delicate and bears the iconic images of Taiwan, so it is definitely worths more than the listed price of $300NTD.

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