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Pan-fried Milkfish Belly

Parisian skin and grease! Tainan's Sabahi Belly Grill

Taiwan

Ingredients

Milkfish bellySaltOilLemon

Spices

None (Salt only)

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Fresh Beef Soup

No frozen anything! A luxurious soup that pours hot water into the ultra-fresh raw meat of the day

Taiwan

For Hardcore Fans Local Food Tainan Breakfast

Ingredients

Fresh raw beef (thinly sliced)Beef bone brothShredded gingerThick soy sauce

Spices

None (Pure beef aroma)

Assorted Boiled Offal Cold Cuts

The name comes from "cut appropriately"!? Exquisite boiled hormone for every part of a pig

Taiwan

For Hardcore Fans Local Food Mystery Offal Cuts

Ingredients

Various pork parts (offalcheeketc.)Shredded gingerThick soy sauce

Spices

Ginger and Sesame oil aroma

Starchy Pork Sausage

Pink punipuni!? A mysterious intestinal jam filled with pork and sweet potato flour

Taiwan

For Hardcore Fans Local Food Starchy Sausage

Ingredients

Pork small intestineSweet potato flourPorkHongzao (Red yeast rice)Five-spice

Spices

Five-spice and Red yeast rice aroma

Smoked Shark Meat

The skin is gelatinous! Smoked Shark, the Ultimate Delicacy of Port Town

Taiwan

For Adults Local Food Smoked Shark

Ingredients

Shark meat (skin-on)Red sugar (for smoking)Oolong tea leavesThick soy sauceWasabi

Spices

Sweet smoke aroma of sugar and tea leaves

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Yilan Smoked Duck Salad

Smoked with sugar cane smoke! Yilan's Specialty Smoky Duck Cold Dish

Taiwan

For Adults Local Food Yilan Smoked Duck

Ingredients

Ya Shang (Sugarcane-smoked duck)Garlic scapes (Suan Miao)White vinegarSugarSesame oil

Spices

Sweet smoke aroma of sugarcane

Deep-fried Mud Shrimp

Between shrimp and shrimp!? Deep-fried crispy muddy shrimp grown on the tidal flats of Deer Harbor

Taiwan

For Hardcore Fans Local Food Lukang Fried Mud Shrimp

Ingredients

Xia Hou (Mud shrimp/Upogebia)Sweet potato flourEggTaiwanese basilWhite pepper

Spices

Taiwanese basil and shrimp savoriness

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Yilan Banquet Vegetable and Pork Stew

Golden Egg Fritters are the way to go! Yilan's traditional vegetable and pork gourmet and rolled soup

Taiwan

For Adults Local Food Yilan Luxury Soup

Ingredients

Napa cabbagePorkEgg (for Dan Su)Dried shiitakeBamboo shoots

Spices

White pepper and fried egg savoriness

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Stir-fried Bird's Nest Fern

Crumpled leaves! Stir-fried Taiwanese wild vegetables "Sansu" and small fish with crispiness

Taiwan

For Women Local Food Taiwan Endemic Wild Veg

Ingredients

Shan Su (Bird's nest fern)Po Bu Zi (Pickled cordia berries)Xiao Yu Gan (Dried baby fish)GarlicRed chili

Spices

Unique sweet/salty Po Bu Zi and Garlic

Spice level Lv.1

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Stir-fried White Water Snowflake

Vegetables like thin threads!? Stir-fried Taiwanese specialty "Shui Lian" with stir-fried horses

Taiwan

For Women Local Food Ultra-Crisp Veg

Ingredients

Shuilian (White water snowflake)Pork (shredded)GingerGarlicSalt

Spices

Ginger and Garlic aroma

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Poultry Offal Soup

Don't get the name wrong! Superb clear soup with ginger flavoured chicken cutlets

Taiwan

For Adults Local Food Light Poultry Offal Soup

Ingredients

Chicken offal (GizzardHeartLiver)Shredded gingerChicken broth

Spices

Refreshing ginger heat and Sesame oil

Boiled Pork Diaphragm

The Golden Ratio of Meat and Tin! An exquisite diaphragm of a pork that can be ordered "for the time being" at a Taiwanese noodle shop

Taiwan

For Adults Local Food Noodle Shop Staple Side

Ingredients

Pork diaphragm (Ganlian Rou)Thick soy sauceShredded gingerSesame oilScallions

Spices

Ginger heat and Sesame oil

Pork Bone Meat Soup

The bones are the best around! The Ultimate Holo Holo Meat Soup Born from Soup Dashi Shells

Taiwan

For Adults Local Food Ultimate Bone Meat Soup

Ingredients

Meat around pork bones (Gu Rou)Pork bone brothShredded gingerScallionsWhite pepper

Spices

White pepper and Ginger freshness

Flying Fish Roe Sausage

Eggs pop in your mouth! Taiwanese Sausage in a Harbor Town Stuffed with Robin's Eggs

Taiwan

For Everyone Local Food Popping Taiwanese Sausage

Ingredients

Flying fish roe (Feiyu Luan)Coarse minced porkSugarFive-spice powderRaw garlic

Spices

Five-spice and Charcoal aroma

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Jute Leaf Soup

Intense bitterness and gnomes! Only Taichung people eat (?) Summer Exclusive Detox Soup

Taiwan

For Hardcore Fans Local Food Taichung Summer Bitterness

Ingredients

Jute young leavesSweet potatoDried whitebaitSaltPotato starch

Spices

None (Intense grassy bitterness)

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Squid, Snail and Garlic Sprout Soup

This is a Taiwanese classic! The Ultimate Richness of Dried Squid and Canned Snails

Taiwan

For Hardcore Fans Soup Traditional Banquet Soup

Ingredients

Canned snailsDried squidPork bellyGarlic sproutsBamboo shoots

Spices

Intense aroma of garlic sprouts and dried squid

Sesame Oil Rooster Testicles

Looks like quail eggs, texture is white!? Ultimate deep local aroma with sesame oil

Taiwan

For Hardcore Fans Local Food Stir-fried Rooster Testicles

Ingredients

Rooster testicles (Ji Fo)Black sesame oilGinger (Lao Jiang)Rice wineSalt

Spices

Intense black sesame oil aroma and ginger

Stir-fried Mola Mola (Sunfish)

Squid-like elasticity!? Stir-fried Hualien Specialty Mambo Meat

Taiwan

For Everyone Local Food Stir-fried Sunfish with Celery

Ingredients

Mola Mola meat (Manbo Yu)CeleryGingerCarrotRice wine

Spices

Ginger aroma and White pepper

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Lover's Tears (Nostoc) Salad

Eat your lover's tears!? A phantom kikurage-style salad that only appears in the rainy mountains

Taiwan

For Women Local Food Lover's Tears

Ingredients

Yulai Gu (Nostoc/algae)GarlicBlack vinegarThick soy sauceSesame oil

Spices

Garlic and Sesame oil aroma

Vegan

Deep-fried Crickets

The taste of fried shrimp!? Deep delicacy of Tainan and Xinhua stuffed and fried sweet potatoes

Taiwan

For Hardcore Fans Local Food Crunchy Insect Food

Ingredients

Edible crickets (Xishuai)Sweet potatoPepper saltTaiwanese basilFrying oil

Spices

Taiwanese basil and shrimp-like crustacean savoriness

Stir-fried Sea Durvillea (Curly Seaweed)

Telephone line!? Mysterious seaweed stir-fry wrapped in curls that are 100% contained in Taiwanese bento boxes

Taiwan

For Everyone Local Food Mystery Seaweed of Taiwan Bentos

Ingredients

Hai Rong (Telephone-cord seaweed)Jiucengta (Taiwanese Basil)GarlicSoy sauceSugar

Spices

Exotic aroma of Taiwanese basil and Garlic

Spice level Lv.1

Vegan

Spicy Sea Snails in Wine

The pleasure of sucking it out! Spicy sea thistle with garlic and sake

Taiwan

For Hardcore Fans Local Food Sucked Seafood Snack

Ingredients

Tiny sea snails (Shao Jiu Luo)GarlicRed chiliJiucengta (Taiwanese Basil)Rice wine

Spices

Intense Taiwanese basil and garlic aroma

Spice level Lv.3

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Three-Cup Frog

Softer than chicken!? Stir-fried Rice Field Chicken: Three Cups of Edible Frogs

Taiwan

For Hardcore Fans Local Food Ultimate Tender Meat

Ingredients

Edible frog (Tian Ji)Black sesame oilRice wineSoy sauceJiucengta (Taiwanese Basil)

Spices

Intense Taiwanese basil aroma and black sesame oil

Stir-fried Ostrich Meat

Low-fat, high-protein! Stir-fried Ostrich Meat, Softer Than Beef

Taiwan

For Adults Local Food Stir-fried Ostrich

Ingredients

Ostrich meat (Tuo Niao Rou)CeleryShacha sauceJiucengta (Taiwanese Basil)Garlic

Spices

Shacha richness and Taiwanese basil aroma

Spice level Lv.1