Peanut Brittle

Taiwan's most famous producer of peanut brittle is the small island of Kinmen. Because of Kinmen's fresh air, good water quality, rich soil, and windy weather conditions, the peanuts produced here are superior to those produced anywhere else. The peanuts are cooked in malt sugar and left to cool and harden. Then the result is cut into small bars, wrapped, and packaged in gift boxes or plastic bags.

Pineapple Cake

Pineapple is not only widely produced here in Taiwan, but the island is also known for producing canned pineapple, pineapple drinks, and pineapple jams. Pineapple is also made into pineapple cake, with the pineapple's sweet and sour taste mingling with the loose, soft outer skin that seems to melt in your mouth; definitely worth giving it a taste... and more!

Shaohsing and Gaoliang Wines

The water quality of the Ailan Plateau, located on western side of Nantou County's Puli Town, is pure and sweet. Because of the water's unique qualities, it is considered the primary "Shahosing wine spring." Made by fermenting glutinous rice, Penglai rice, wheat, and other ingredients, the golden yellow shaohsing wine has a dry, sweet taste. Kinmen, with its hot, dry weather and unpolluted environment, is the best place to make gaoliang wine. Thanks to excellent water quality, the wine produced here is superior in quality and fine in taste; it is considered as being on an equal standing with XO brandy

Candied Fruits

A variety of flavors are produced when plums, dates, mangoes, and other fresh fruits are rubbed with salt and fermented by adding sugar. Basically, the salty flavor of preserved fruits come from the salt rubbed on them, the sweet taste comes from the sugar, and the sourness is a result of fermentation. People in Taiwan call these preserved fruits "salty, sour, and sweet," which is an appropriate moniker for their unique taste.

Editor:Zhao Yanchen