Travel with the “Taste Ambassadors” to experience rural cuisine and culture

Tourism Center / Comprehensive Report

Travel with the Taste Ambassadors!The newly appointed civilian “Taste Ambassadors” Tseng Ching-yin and Chang Kai-chieh will set off today to journey through 10 counties and cities, visiting over 40 leisure farms, leading the public to discover the most authentic rural delicacies and experience rural culture, including picking taro in Gongguan, Miaoli, catching grey mullet in Hukou, Yunlin, and indulging in dishes made with mullet roe. The public can learn more about local cuisine and interact closely with the ambassadors.

▲The “Travel with the ‘Taste Ambassador’” event with Chang Kai-chieh (left) and Tseng Ching-yin (right). (Photo provided by the Council of Agriculture)

Selected from 40 applicants, the two newly appointed Taste Ambassadors will spend one month traveling from Yilan to Kaohsiung, visiting 13 leisure agricultural areas and over 40 leisure farms. The Council of Agriculture stated that the event is centered around the theme of “Eating Seasonal, Traveling Local.” The Taste Ambassadors will personally make taro cakes, catch grey mullet and harvest their eggs, and pick water caltrops in the fields, creating delicious dishes using local ingredients.

The Council of Agriculture pointed out that on November 2 and 16, the Taste Ambassadors will visit the Dahu Strawberry Cultural Museum in Miaoli and the Zouma Lake Farm in Tainan respectively. The public can go to the sites to play and interact with the ambassadors. For more information on the activities, you can visitthe “Taiwan Taste Adventure” Facebook pageto find out more and join the agricultural tours across Taiwan with the ambassadors.