Taiwanese Peppered Beef with Smooth Egg at Jolly Bubble

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I had written my personal review of Jolly Bubble as a Taiwanese-style coffee shop. During the pandemic before clearance, I would usually order their bento boxes (read my review here). A recent item that was added to their menu was called Taiwanese peppered beef with smooth egg. In Chinese, it's called 黑椒牛肉配滑蛋 (Pinyin: Hēi jiāo niúròu pèi huá dàn). I'm sharing a few Mandarin tidbits here and there since I'm trying to learn more of the language. 

It's under premium bento so it should be kind of pricy. Since it's a coffee shop so expect a higher price (read why here). It should be around PHP 250.00. A price that would burden me in my student days but not in my professional days. The size is justifiable since after eating it--I simply am in full mode. I drank it together with pineapple citron oolong tea.

So far, I believe this is my current favorite. Sure, I do love their mapo tofu with egg. I also love their chicken g-pai meals. I think this one is a must-try for beef eaters. 

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