Food and Dining in Nantou
Nantou Travel Guide
The dining scene in Nantou is one that’s built around the abundance of super-fresh raw ingredients. The mountainous heart of Taiwan is home to seemingly endless fruit farms, tea plantations and vineyards. Some of their products are unique to Nantou County, and can make for great souvenirs – assuming you can get them home without consuming them yourself before you get there!
Dining in Nantou is also an adventure in culinary culture. The area is home to a variety of aboriginal and immigrant communities. You can try the traditional dishes of the Baiyi from Myanmar or the Thao people, who have lived around Sun Moon Lake for centuries. Naturally, there’s also a great selection of Chinese, Taiwanese and international cuisine available.
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4 Best Restaurants in Nantou
Read itRestaurants in Nantou often specialise in the unique local flavours of this mountainous region of central Taiwan. The high altitude and fresh air help to create excellent fruits, wines and teas, while the mix of aboriginal and immigrant cultures creates quite a diverse dining scene. You’ll also find plenty of western and international options to choose from.
Baiyi cuisine is one of the stars of the area. It arrived with refugees from Myanmar in the 1960s. A typical Baiyi dish is made by stuffing spices into the belly of a fish, usually a carp, and then deep frying it to a golden crisp texture.
