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Taiwan is rich in oolong tea. Nowadays, more and more compatriots from the mainland are traveling to Taiwan. It is inevitable to bring some Taiwanese specialties and eat some snacks. Many websites also have special articles introducing Taiwanese specialties. However, this cannot truly describe the full range of Taiwan's specialties, because although Taiwan is a small place, almost every town has its own specialties, too numerous to mention.

Taipei is home to a wide range of Chinese and foreign delicacies, with a variety of products available, but now “pineapple cake” has almost become Taipei City’s “city cake”. Even citizens of Taichung, its original place of origin, must bring it with them when they visit Taipei. One box to take home. The specialty of Taipei County is tea, which is different from "Alishan tea" and belongs to "Baozhong tea". At the same time, Taipei County Yingge's ceramic products are also unique. Jianshanpu Road, which is less than one kilometer short, has forty or fifty pottery shops, each with different products. It is a good place to appreciate exquisite pottery. Many pottery shops also launch "ceramic tours", allowing tourists to draw, knead, and paint pottery by themselves. Taoyuan County’s specialty is Daxi Dried Tofu, which is the most famous. It not only has many varieties and complex flavors, but this common food has also developed into Taiwan’s “state banquet staple”. What's even more amazing is that when eating "beef-flavored dried tofu", many people don't even know whether they are eating dried tofu or beef. Hsinchu City is rich in rice noodles, commonly known as "Bamboo Wind". Because the wind in Hsinchu is strong and the rice noodles need to be air-dried, the rice noodles here are chewy and will not rot after being cooked for a long time. Miaoli County's Sanyi wood carvings are world-famous. They are mainly concentrated on Shuimei Road. The wood carvings they produce are exquisite and unique in shape. Many Westerners often order a large wood carving to send home as a decoration.

There are also many specialties in central China. For example, the most famous specialty of Taichung County is the taro ice from Caohu Township. This is a famous product that Chiang Ching-kuo must taste when he inspected central China. One of the secrets of its production is the use of betel nut taro, which has high starch content and a particularly strong fragrance. It should be noted that when buying taro ice, you must remember to take the insulated packaging. Taichung City's "suncakes" are the most distinctive. On both sides of Zhonggang Road from downtown Taichung to the expressway, there are almost every store every five steps. They are all suncake shops known as "old shops", but the flavors are similar. The meatballs in Changhua County are also unique in Taiwan. People who are not used to eating meatballs may find it difficult to swallow the smell of sour bamboo shoots and the greasiness. However, tourists from all over the province like to bring a box of meatballs back to Changhua when they go there. Home. The land in Yunlin County is barren and there are no special industries. However, in recent years, Yunlin Gukeng Township has continued to promote "unique Taiwanese coffee", making Gukeng coffee a must-buy specialty for tourists. The specialty of Chiayi County is of course the most famous Alishan tea, but Alishan itself does not produce tea, but produces Japanese favorite mustard. Tea is a specialty of Nantou County, and it became famous because it was sold to tourists in Alishan.

There are also many specialties in southern and eastern Taiwan. Tainan County has Madou's Wendan, and Tainan City's "Du Xiaoyue" Danzi Noodles are even more famous. The Okayama chili sauce in Kaohsiung County is the most flavorful chili sauce produced in Taiwan, so you can’t go to Kaohsiung County without bringing a jar of chili sauce home. When you go to Pingtung County, don’t forget to buy fruits, especially the “Black Pearl” lotus root. The specialty of Taitung County is perhaps the least unfamiliar product to mainland compatriots - rice, but the quality of Taitung's Chishang rice is very good, so you can buy some to try.

Taiwan’s outlying islands also have their own characteristics. Among them, the kitchen knives and sorghum wine produced in Kinmen have long been familiar to mainlanders, while the specialty of Penghu is various fish products, especially tuna candies. It is a snack made of dried tuna and wrapped in colorful paper. It is a unique snack to enjoy while watching TV.