James even grilled 2 bowls of stewed pork rice with sturgeon! See Taiwan’s unique food culture

A while ago, the eight major "James Leaving Cuisine" went to the Legendary Ecological Farm of Thousand Households in the Three Gorges of New Taipei City to watch the breeding process of sturgeon fish . James also experienced the fun of "holding big fish". The owner specially prepared sturgeon. As for the stewed pork rice, James shouted "I'm not hungry" when he was losing weight. As a result, he couldn't stop at the entrance.


In this wave of retaliatory travel itineraries, the "Rural Kitchen" series of itineraries appear small, beautiful and exquisite. James highly recommends such a travel method, "While enjoying all kinds of ingredients, it should also take time to understand the source. The more you understand, the more you will cherish. The ingredients are like words. You can't make the right taste without reading or tasting it."

▲The famous chef James went to the Qianhu Legend Ecological Farm.

▲ The couple manages the Thousand Household Legend Leisure Farm with their heart.

▲ Sturgeon oil fragrant rice developed with the assistance of well-known chef Wen Guozhi.

▲Sturgeon fish collagen pearl milk tea is unforgettable once you drink it.

Thousand Households Legend Ecology is his first stop and it is also his second visit. He is full of praise for the sophisticated craftsmanship of the hostess Fuhua, not only the stewed arowana, steamed duck-billed sturgeon, sashimi, etc., but also tasted it. Sturgeon Fish Collagen Bubble Milk Tea, "This taste is so special, it's really amazing!"


In order to find ingredients, James, a well-known chef and host of the show, has traveled all over Taiwan and has in-depth contact with local farmers. , Understand the production process and value of food ingredients. The process of "food traceability" allows him to better understand the land of Taiwan and makes cooking more enjoyable.


▲ Yilan Toucheng Leisure Farm has teaching from harvest to production.
James encourages the public to go to leisure farms and learn about agricultural knowledge, nutrition knowledge, cooking knowledge, and Taiwan’s unique food culture through the agricultural and fishery experience in the "rural kitchen". "Many children only know how to deliver What do the chicken legs and breasts look like on the table, but they don’t understand how these ingredients come from. Many children don’t even know how the shrimp swim.”

▲Private Yulu Leisure Farm will take you down to grow vegetables and harvest.

▲Finally experience the production by yourself.
With the rapid development of Taiwan’s economy and society, rural rice fields have gradually disappeared in the high reinforced concrete, but there is still a group of people who have silently guarded the fields and mountains and forests inherited from their own family for decades. In recent years, they have further built a Another leisure farm with unique charm has enriched Taiwan’s agricultural culture. By allowing modern people to walk into the farm, it is not just a holiday and empty space. Through a series of agricultural experiences such as crop farming, harvesting and personal cooking, you can feel the city The completely different rural color has become an important reason for visiting Taiwan leisure farms this year. In addition to
Thousand Households Legend Ecological Farm, includes: Toucheng Recreation Farm, Fairy Lake Recreation Farm, Shuiyue Recreation Blue Whale Lao, Private House Yulu Recreation Farm and other "rural kitchen" trips are also worth visiting.

▲Thousand Households Legend Ecological Farm is the largest sturgeon farm in Taiwan. (Photo courtesy of Apple House Publishing House)

New Taipei Thousand Households Legend Farm
Thousand Households Legend Farm is located in the Three Gorges District of New Taipei City. The park has a wealth of DIY activities to experience. In addition to holding large sturgeon fish with bare hands and cooking fresh fish by yourself, In addition, the farm owner personally explained the growth of the fry and the process of sorting, allowing visitors to understand the fisherman’s hard work while having fun.

▲The rural kitchen takes everyone to cook various dishes of sturgeon.

DIY activities include sturgeon steak DIY, sturgeon stewed pork rice, collagen milk, etc. The proprietress Ye Fuhua led the tourists to make it. The highlight of the park is to wear a frog costume and hold a sturgeon in the water. The secret is to first cover the fish’s eyes and comfort it, and then gently hold its tail. If the resistance is severe, don’t force it to catch it, let alone throw it out as soon as the fish shakes. This way not only the fish will be injured, but the boss will also Will be very distressed.

Address: New Taipei market No. 153-4, Muliyoumu, Three Gorges District, Z3z

▲ Shuiyue Blue Whale Liao can get Xunyu rice noodle soup . (Photo by reporter Peng Huaiyu)

Hsinchu Shuiyue Recreation Blue Whale Lao
Blue Whale Lao breeding and breeding dragon tiger stone spotfish and mullet, etc., introduce natural pure seawater natural breeding, after tying the feed horse mackerel, you can Putting down the fishing rod like fishing, waiting for the grouper to take the bait, and after a violent pull, the water splashed and screamed again and again.

▲Experience grouper fishing.

After the big fish catches ashore, under the "handling" of the owner Chen Yancheng, it can become the main ingredient of this meal. The trainees will follow in the footsteps of Aren, who was the chef of a five-star hotel, and complete the "Xunyu" one by one. There are 3 dishes such as "rice noodle soup", "Japanese-style salad with dragon tiger grouper steak", and "fruit fragrant shrimp". From 10 people, you can book the experience and taste the deliciousness of "Shangqing" from the production area to the table.

Address: No. 51-1, Lane 69, Section 1, Xibin Road, Zhubei City, Hsinchu County. The owner of the homestay carefully welcomes the guests who are willing to stay here. Usually, the guests staying here will spend a whole day with them planting flowers , ​​planting grass, planting vegetables, and experiencing mountain life. In addition, the garden allows guests to experience vegetable growing , Picking and cooking, all the steps are done by yourself. When you eat, you will not only feel full of accomplishment, but also feel the hardship of the ingredients. Thanks to nature.

"Private house rain dew" cuisine uses a lot of local spices. For example, in recent years, the horseshoe, commonly known as "mountain pepper", has become popular, but because there is no large-scale artificial cultivation and almost all are wild, the number of horses is limited, which can be said to be quite precious. Therefore, the private house Yulu, which has a convenient location, launched the "Roasted Horses and Guitou Knife", using the fresh direct delivery of Taitung Chenggong Fishing Port Guitou Knife, when cooking, put in home-grown scallions, lemon, lemongrass, and Garlic, ginger, turmeric powder, rice wine and other condiments are marinated for 30 minutes, then put in the oven and roasted to taste the sweetness of the fish most.

Address: No. 92-9, Songhe 3rd Lane, Section 1, Dongguan Road, Heping Township, Taichung County

▲ Xianhu Farm became popular on IG due to the dreamy infinity pool.

Tainan Fairy Lake Farm
If you didn't walk into the farm, you would not know that the "Tainan Fairy Lake Farm", which became popular on IG due to the dreamy infinity pool, is one of the few in the world that still produces longan in the traditional way of roasting stoves. Where to dry .

During the roasting period in August and September, farmers must pick longan in the morning and bake longan in the afternoon. After dinner, they live in the lao, get up every 2 hours to adjust the firepower for the roasting stove, and turn over the longan to avoid scorching. It takes 6 days and 5 nights to bake a batch to be completed. The painstaking process made Ding Jingchun, the wife of Wu Kanqiang, the sixth-generation owner of Fairy Lake Farm, said: "Every summer, my husband’s figure looks like dried longan. Keep shrinking together.” The dried longan produced by the painstaking process has become a must-buy souvenir from Fairy Lake Farm.

Address: No. 6-2, One Neighborhood, Dongshan District, Tainan City