Must-buy local specialties in Taiwan

Nowadays, more and more people are traveling to Taiwan, so you can’t miss the local specialties when traveling to Taiwan. Next, I have compiled the local specialties that you must buy when going to Taiwan. You are welcome to read. Local specialties you must buy in Taiwan

Tea

There are many types of tea you can buy in Taiwan, including Wenshan Baozhong tea, Dongding Oolong tea, Pekoe Oolong tea and Tieguanyin tea. The four main types of Taiwanese tea can be used as a reference when purchasing.

A variety of tea sets can be purchased in department stores, shopping malls, and teahouses in Taiwan. If you want to have more diversified choices and experience the pottery culture, you might as well go to Yingge Town, Taipei County, known as "Taiwan's Jingdezhen". The entire shopping street on Jianshanpu Road in Yingge fully displays the ceramic culture in a themed image. The tea sets on display and sold by the stores are all-inclusive, making it a good place to buy tea sets and go sightseeing.

Major department stores and supermarkets have tea counters, so it is very convenient to buy various types of tea. In addition, tea bags, which are designed for convenience, are an easier way to enjoy the aroma of tea.

Tribute candy

Kinmen tribute candy is the most famous. Due to Kinmen’s fresh air, icy and refreshing water quality, strong winds and dry and fertile soil on the island, the peanuts produced in Kinmen are small, solid and have a strong flavor. After mixed with maltose, it becomes a crispy and delicious dessert.

Pineapple Cake

Pineapples are not only a rich source of fruit in Taiwan, but are also famous for processing into canned pineapples, drinks and jams. Baked into pineapple cake, the sweet taste of pineapple is combined with the crispy crust, making it sweet in the mouth and sweet in the heart.

Shaoxing wine and sorghum wine

Located in the Ailan Terrace to the west of Puli, Nantou, the water is clear and sweet. It can be called "the number one spring for wine making". It is made of glutinous rice, Penglai rice, wheat Shaoxing wine brewed from other raw materials has a golden color and sweet taste. The high temperature, dry and pollution-free Jinmen is very suitable for the growth of sorghum, and the water quality is excellent. The sorghum wine produced has a unique flavor, pure fragrance, and is the best wine on par with XO.

Candied fruit

Jufan plums, plums, mangoes and other fresh fruits can change into hundreds of different flavors after being washed with salt and fermented with sugar.