Beiguan Seafood

Beiguan Seafood

　　Beiguan Park is one of the most scenic spots along the North Coast Highway. Just 300 meters to the south lies Gengfan Fishing Port. The “Beiguan Food and Beverage Center” houses over 20 seafood restaurants, where the catch mainly consists of live seafood from Guishan Island, followed by freshly caught fish. A local specialty, agar weed (Gelidium amansii), is the type of seaweed with the highest gelatin content among all sea plants. Once fished and dried, it needs to be boiled multiple times to make delicious agar ice (agar jelly). In addition, locals also use agar jelly to stew native chicken, which is said to have blood pressure-lowering effects. (New Taipei City)