My favorite local specialty is their breakfast foods, especially egg scallion pancakes (蛋餅), turnip cake (蘿蔔糕), and soy milk soup (豆漿). It might not sound appetizing to westerners, but I think it actually suits the tastes of most westerners pretty well (I tend to have very western tastes in food).
For non-breakfast food I really enjoy cold noodles with sesame sauce (涼麵)
I'll answer for Taipei instead of Los Angeles.
My favorite local specialty is their breakfast foods, especially egg scallion pancakes (蛋餅), turnip cake (蘿蔔糕), and soy milk soup (豆漿). It might not sound appetizing to westerners, but I think it actually suits the tastes of most westerners pretty well (I tend to have very western tastes in food).
For non-breakfast food I really enjoy cold noodles with sesame sauce (涼麵)