Foodies in Tainan! The strongest gourmet restaurant (Part 2) Spend a dreamy day in Dongshi, the Holy Land of Oysters-Travel Watch

Asia TravelerOctober 26, 2015

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Tainan is a gourmet city, just 3 hours from Taipei by high-speed train. The first phase of the Tainan Food Tourism Participation Report, which was conducted in cooperation with GOURMET TAIWAN Taiwan Food Business Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs, and Zhongwei Development Center, introduced recommended restaurants in the city.

In the second part, we will introduce oysters that cannot be ignored in Taiwanese cuisine. If you like oysters, you should go to Dongshi Village in Chiayi County next to Tainan at least once in your life.

Go to Dongshi Village, which is rich in oysters

I miss winter oysters. And Japanese sake.

I ate the large oysters floating in their jagged shells, along with their juices. The full-bodied sea spreads in the mouth, and you can enjoy room temperature sake here. Oysters may be the only food on earth that will put you in a good mood all day long. Even in European and American countries that do not have the custom of eating raw fish, oysters are regarded as a special treat.

Oysters are excellent raw, cooked and grilled foods. It seems that many of them can be caught in Dongshi Harbor, Chiayi County, north of Tainan. After all, Taiwanese love oysters so much that they include them in their omelets. In addition to omelette, you can also eat surprising oyster dishes that are not available in Japan.

I never thought it was a boat

When we arrived at Dongshi Port, there was a prefabricated house floating in the port. I thought it was a sea restaurant, but I didn’t expect it to be an oyster fishing sightseeing boat!

Let’s go in. There is no tatami room, but there seems to be karaoke attached. Since there is no face-to-face seat, will they come forward to sing one by one?

Oyster fishing boat.i can see life jackets

There are many fans on the ceiling.Sea breeze feels good so I don’t need it

The taciturn captain.why is the cockpit in the back

As soon as I set sail, the sea breeze blew, and I wanted to have a party. I thought that if there were karaoke songs, maybe I could order beer. paddy.

When our eyes met, he said, “Oh, you can’t wait, come on,” and gave me a piece of watermelon. I can’t say in Taiwanese, “No, this is beer with sea breeze.”

Uncle is cutting watermelon.This watermelon tastes very strong

Rich and luscious yellow watermelon

blue guava with tide

By the way, watermelon is delicious. Thick, sweet and full of moisture. “Oh, I really want to drink.” I said, and it turned out that I was the first to get the watermelon.

Next, salted blue guava. The Taiwanese approach is not to ripen guavas, but to pick them when they are still green and eat crunchy like a vegetable. I ate the seeds silently, and saw something like a bamboo raft outside the window.

Delicious oysters under the farming raft

The number of rafts will increase.Congested 2-3 km offshore

oh what is that I hurried to the front small deck and saw two customers playing “Titanic”! It seems to spoil the romance, though, but the people who figured it out were presumably the same generation.

Play Titanic on an oyster cruise.For some reason, the genders are reversed

Well, without further ado, this raft floating in Pukapuka is home to oysters. Many oysters are suspended below the surface of the water. A flag was carried on each raft, and the sailors seemed to use the color of the flag as a guide to identify their island. At this time, the uncle in the pink shirt was driving a blue boat, splashing water and sailing coolly. It’s a very simple boat with a roof and no hull. When there are waves, it seems to splash the sea water, but it will be easier to dry this way.

Sea people, approach.Why the shirt is pink is a mystery

Uncle will cross the raft with the habit of wearing boots. Apparently, he was an acquaintance with the captain of the sightseeing boat, and he seemed to be saying, “Come on, give your Japanese sisters some oysters.”

The uncle put his hand into the sea and said, “It’s all right!” It’s like digging a sweet potato! The oysters came out of the sea crunchy. Dozens of oysters stuck to a string, oops, I want to roast here right now!

There are nearly 100 oysters on a single rope.grow more than a year

Then my uncle greeted me.

“Wait a minute, sister over there, come here.”
“um, I?”
“No. Don’t fall into the sea.”

Slowly, slowly, it fell onto the shaky planks. I was wearing a life jacket, but if I fell I would get tangled in oyster shells and covered in mussels.

Oysters are heavier than they look.it’s still small

“Because oysters bite. Be careful!”
“Are you going to get caught?”
“OK!”
“Oh, uncle, it’s so heavy!!”
“Hahaha, it must be heavy.”

Even if you don’t understand Taiwanese, you can still chat with Hairen. I usually find that I don’t work out at all, but this job is pretty hard work.

I wanted to pick up the oysters and take them home and say, “Thanks Uncle!” I watched the oysters sink back into the sea and said, “It’s getting bigger and bigger.”

Uncle comes home.It’s a stylish and cute boat if you look closely

By the way, the best season for oyster fishing boats is summer, when the sea is not too rough. Difficult to go alone, but tours are available on Saturday and Sunday, so it might be a good idea to go to the port early in the morning and ask.

After disembarking, go straight to the oyster hut

“gentlemen.

Now, let’s go back to Dongshi Port. My head is already full of oysters and sake. There are hundreds of oyster shacks around the harbor and the open spaces are filled with oyster shells. Among the oyster huts, the “Kuuji Maki” here has a good reputation (■ is acceptable to Mushihan, the same below). There are many original dishes, all using ingredients caught on the day, which are very fresh. The store is open and the vinyl is to protect it from the rain and give it a “cabin feel”. The store was packed with families.

Come, come, oysters are out! While waiting, a dish of red shrimp, green kiwi and yellow mango was served. “Oh, don’t you have any oysters?”

“Don’t worry, we will have more oysters in a while, this is a popular summer dish, sandwiched with Tainan Aiwen mango, kiwi fruit, white meat minced fish fillets, dipped in mango sauce to eat,” the clerk said.

The Japanese like to eat it with soy sauce and wasabi. The beauty of the appearance, the surprise of the combination. For a while, I was stunned and thought: Isn’t this just an oyster shack? Taiwan Oyster Shack, the grade is too high.

Spicy seafood. 160 yuan.Mango Jam with Mayonnaise as a Base

Aibun mango extract permeates the surimi and has a strange taste

■Crispy on the outside with juicy oysters poking out of the inside.

Next up was the oyster roll. Don’t think it’s the same as Japanese fried oysters. It’s not just individuals. A dish of baby oysters, garlic chives and white fish stuffed in the pork web fat that emerges from the first half, then fried. Pork fat is incorporated into the oysters to create a complex and harmonious flavor profile. “Is it really an Oyster Shack?

The long-awaited raw oysters appeared. Wow, so big! It seems to be about 10 centimeters.

Surprisingly large. The oysters are really delicious too!

Small ones are used in stews and rice dishes, and large ones are used raw. When you hold the shell by the rim and slide it into your mouth, the oyster extract melts in your mouth, giving you the feeling that you can spend the rest of your life in Toshi! There was, but that thought was dismissed .

Oysters are of course delicious, but eating them with various condiments is the Taiwanese style. With plenty of scallions, minced ginger, garlic, onions and chillies, you can finish your oysters in one bite! Ah, no sake? I hope you put sake too.

Garnish with raw oysters.Green onions go well with ginger

Grilled oysters. Although it has a salty taste, even when dipped in soy sauce,

Classic oyster omelette. Unlike Taipei, there are plenty of oysters!

Next, Taiwan’s specialty oyster omelette is on the scene. I ate it once at a food stall in Taipei, and there were only a few oysters in it. Still, I’m blown away by the Taiwanese sense of putting oysters in an omelette. It’s already a bloody service! With this, you don’t have to fight over having too many or too few oysters. The ketchup-based sauce complements the savory omelet.

Oyster Burger.Mayonnaise goes really well with homemade peanut butter

What surprised me even more than the omelet was the oyster burger, something I’ve never seen in Japan! Fried oysters and vegetables are sandwiched between bread and covered with mayonnaise. I wonder if the astringency of bread and oysters is a good match? Oh, someone please make a no, should I do it myself? If you make a casual oyster burger at a picnic, even if everyone pulls sandwiches out of their bags, people will say you’re feminine.

Plenty of oysters! Surprising oyster rice

oyster soup. How about so many oysters!

After oyster omelets, oyster rolls, and oyster burgers, which are slightly rich in oyster dishes, there is a light oyster soup. Long ago, when Taiwan was poor, it was said that sweet potato starch “jim powder” was sprinkled in the soup to add volume. Killing two birds with one stone, because of the added nutrition and taste. The salty taste is mild to the stomach, and the oysters are still edible.

Finally, the shime rice came. There are so many oysters in line, I want to go back to Japan with my ohitsu. The plump oysters lined up obediently would be too wasteful if they were destroyed. Cooked in oyster stock, sprinkled with fried shallots and topped with fresh shallots.

Oysters cooked with rice.cooked in oyster soup

I ate a year old oyster today. The last dishes delivered were fried bread and stewed oysters. A round of applause for Little Oyster Shack, who is daring to innovate oyster cuisine. It’s a stylish menu that seems to be served in a bit of Italian.

Strange Fried Bread and Stewed Oysters

The owner, Mr Wu, and his family are all dressed in casual red shirts. Although it is a small oyster hut with a plastic fence…the price is reasonable, about 50-100 yuan per dish…the oyster dishes of “Wushi Sushi” are authentic, comparable to high-end restaurants.

This is a well-known restaurant recommended by the editor who loves oysters. Please come to Dongshi for oyster rolls and oyster boiled rice that you can’t find anywhere else.