Must-eat Delicacies
From local cuisine to know Maolin.
Must-eat dishesYou should take advantage of the food recommended by locals.
Crispy Duck Stuffed Taro Puff
Crispy Duck Stuffed Taro Puff is a must-order dish in famous Cantonese restaurants in Kaohsiung. Each production method is slightly different, using local taro and duck meat. When you put it into your mouth, you can taste dense taro paste, which smells of duck meat and feels firm and fleshy. It is a dish highly recommended by local people.
Plum Cuisine
Green plums are abundant in the Liouguei and Taoyuan districts of Kaohsiung City. People add the sweet and sour plums to the chicken and cook them together to create a dish with rich flavors called "plum chicken soup." The tart taste of the chicken and the plums blend perfectly, and you can also taste the salty and sweet flavors, which are refreshing and not greasy. It makes people unable to resist eating one bite after another, which is very tasty.
Cinavu
Various indigenous tribes will treat Cinavu to guests during important celebrations and events, which means sending blessings to each other and is rich in cultural significance. It is made of golden millet wrapped in shell ginger and Trichoderma callosum leaves, served with pork filling. It is a rare delicacy.
Special SnacksThe sweet taste that tourists love most.
Aiyu
Aiyu is a mountain plant unique to Taiwan. People mix the thick juice of wild aiyu with cold mountain spring water, resulting in a uniquely smooth taste and flavor. They have also added the local specialty millet to the aiyu of Shenshan Hamlet, one of the must-eat snacks for tourists visiting Shenshan Hamlet.
A Bai
Indigenous people call glutinous rice cakes Abai, the most important sacrifice of any festival in Rukai and Paiwan. "A Bai" stuffing is made of shell ginger and wrapped in glutinous rice paste with different flavors. We can wrap the sweet one in peanuts or sesame seeds and the salty one in pork, fish, and shrimp—a flavor only from tribes!
SouvenirsTake local specialties home.
Coffee
The Dewen Tribe (Tukuvulj) mountain area in Santimen Township is surrounded by clouds and mist, with plenty of sunshine, which is suitable for coffee growth. The main species here is Arabica, which has a light fruity aroma after a sip and is very popular among coffee lovers.
Native Mountain Tea
Taiwan's Native Mountain Tea grows in the mountains of Liouguei and Taoyuan Districts. It is organically grown and picked manually. The tea factory uses a unique method to make tea that tastes like honey. The production is rare, and it is one of the must-buy souvenirs.
Red Quinoa
Red quinoa is a native quinoa species unique to Taiwan and is grown in abundance in Wutai Township, Machia Township, and Santimen Township. It is a highly nutritious ingredient that can be cooked with white rice, used to make tea, added to dishes, and made into various snacks.