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馬祖

Matsu’s cooking is an extension of Fuzhou’s. Ji-guang bread with a hole in the middle, baked against the wall of a charcoal oven; the red lees left over from brewing rice wine, used to cure chicken and eel — here even the dregs are put to work.

23signature dishes
4pilgrimage-tier
28attractions

Pilgrimage

4 The recognised birthplace or defining cluster of a dish · swipe
Guang Bing / Sesame Flatbread 🏆 Pilgrimage Guang Bing / Sesame Flatbread Nangan Township · Jieshou A ring-shaped flatbread baked against the walls of a charcoal Red Yeast Rice (Hongzao) Dishes 🏆 Pilgrimage Red Yeast Rice (Hongzao) Dishes Nangan Township · Siwei The crimson lees left after brewing aged rice wine are used t Aged Rice Wine Noodles 🏆 Pilgrimage Aged Rice Wine Noodles Nangan Township · Fuxing Thin rice noodles simmered in Matsu's glutinous-rice red-yeas Matsu Aged Rice Wine (Laojiu) 🏆 Pilgrimage Matsu Aged Rice Wine (Laojiu) Nangan Township · Matsu Winery Brewed from local glutinous rice fermented with red yeast, La

Signature

10 Strong local identity — how this city eats
Matsu Fish Noodles Matsu Fish Noodles Beigan Township · Tangqi Mussels Mussels Nangan Township · Furong'ao Matsu Yellow Croaker Matsu Yellow Croaker Dongyin Township · Lehua Ding Bian Hu Ding Bian Hu Nangan Township · Jieshou Market Sweet Potato Dumplings Sweet Potato Dumplings Beigan Township · Banli Matsu Fish Ball Soup Matsu Fish Ball Soup Nangan Township · Jieshou Market Abalone (Jiukong) Abalone (Jiukong) Dongyin Township · Zhongliu Village Seaweed Jelly (Shi Hua Dong) Seaweed Jelly (Shi Hua Dong) Beigan Township · Banli Coast Taro Cake Taro Cake Nangan Township · Fuxing Red Yeast Rice Braised Pork Knuckle Red Yeast Rice Braised Pork Knuckle Nangan Township · Siwei

Collect

9 Worth recording, less widely available
01 🦐 Gooseneck Barnacles (Fozhu) Rocky reefs, all islands → 02 🍧 Mazusu Pastry Nangan Township · Jieshou → 03 🦐 Sea Helmet Limpets and Turban Shells Dongyin Township → 04 🍢 Oyster Fritters Nangan Township · Jieshou → 05 🍳 Radish Cake Nangan Township · Jieshou Market → 06 🌾 Matsu Mullet Roe Nangan Township · Fu'ao Harbor → 07 🍜 Stir-Fried Clams with Noodles Beigan Township · Tangqi → 08 🍧 Aged Rice Wine Glutinous Rice Cake Nangan Township · Ren'ai Village → 09 🧋 Dongyin Aged Rice Wine Dongyin Township · Lehua →

51 Lienchiang

From Guang Bing / Sesame Flatbread and Red Yeast Rice (Hongzao) Dishes to Yuntai Mountain and Mazu Giant Statue — all 51 points on one interactive map, filterable by tier and category.

Pilgrimage other dishes attractions
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Beihai TunnelIron FortBaba TunnelDahan OutpostZhengegedaidann Stone InscriptionMazu Village Tianhou TempleJinsha VillageYuntai MountainMazu Giant StatueRenai Village BeachQinbi VillageBishan LookoutWar and Peace Memorial ParkTanghou Road BeachDaqiu IslandQiaozi VillageDongju Lighthouse (Dongquan Lighthouse)Fuzheng VillageDapu Rock InscriptionSquare Waves (Kunqiu Beach)Caipu'ao GeoparkAndong TunnelDongyin Lighthouse (Dongyong Lighthouse)Lienyu Yijing (Cliff of the Loyal Woman)Dongyin Sky CreviceNorthern Frontier MonumentZhongcheng GateYanxiu Chaoyin (Sound of the Tidal Cave)Guang Bing / Sesame FlatbreadRed Yeast Rice (Hongzao) DishesAged Rice Wine NoodlesMatsu Fish NoodlesMusselsMatsu Yellow CroakerDing Bian HuSweet Potato DumplingsGooseneck Barnacles (Fozhu)Mazusu PastrySea Helmet Limpets and Turban ShellsOyster FrittersMatsu Aged Rice Wine (Laojiu)Matsu Fish Ball SoupAbalone (Jiukong)Seaweed Jelly (Shi Hua Dong)Taro CakeRadish CakeMatsu Mullet RoeStir-Fried Clams with NoodlesRed Yeast Rice Braised Pork KnuckleAged Rice Wine Glutinous Rice CakeDongyin Aged Rice Wine

Attractions

28 Swipe each row
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Nature

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Renai Village Beach Renai Village Beach Nangan Township, Renai Village Tanghou Road Beach Tanghou Road Beach Beigan Township, Tangqi Village Daqiu Island Daqiu Island Beigan Township, Daqiu Square Waves (Kunqiu Beach) Square Waves (Kunqiu Beach) Juguang Township, Xiiju Island, Kunqiu Caipu'ao Geopark Caipu'ao Geopark Juguang Township, Xiiju Island Lienyu Yijing (Cliff of the Loyal Woman) Lienyu Yijing (Cliff of the Loyal Woman) Dongyin Township, southern Dongyin Island Dongyin Sky Crevice Dongyin Sky Crevice Dongyin Township, Dongyin Island
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Heritage

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Beihai Tunnel Beihai Tunnel Nangan Township, Tieban Village Iron Fort Iron Fort Nangan Township, Tieban Village Baba Tunnel Baba Tunnel Nangan Township, Fuxing Village Dahan Outpost Dahan Outpost Nangan Township, Renai Village Zhengegedaidann Stone Inscription Zhengegedaidann Stone Inscription Nangan Township, Fu'ao Village Qinbi Village Qinbi Village Beigan Township, Qinbi Village War and Peace Memorial Park War and Peace Memorial Park Beigan Township, Dawo Mountain Dongju Lighthouse (Dongquan Lighthouse) Dongju Lighthouse (Dongquan Lighthouse) Juguang Township, Dongju Island Dapu Rock Inscription Dapu Rock Inscription Juguang Township, Dongju Island, Daping Village Andong Tunnel Andong Tunnel Dongyin Township, Dongyin Island Dongyin Lighthouse (Dongyong Lighthouse) Dongyin Lighthouse (Dongyong Lighthouse) Dongyin Township, eastern Dongyin Island Zhongcheng Gate Zhongcheng Gate Dongyin Township, near Zhongzhu Harbor
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Culture

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Mazu Village Tianhou Temple Mazu Village Tianhou Temple Nangan Township, Mazu Village Jinsha Village Jinsha Village Nangan Township, Jinsha Village Qiaozi Village Qiaozi Village Beigan Township, Qiaozi Village Fuzheng Village Fuzheng Village Juguang Township, Dongju Island, Fuzheng Village
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Landmark

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Yuntai Mountain Yuntai Mountain Nangan Township, central ridge Mazu Giant Statue Mazu Giant Statue Nangan Township, Mazu Village Bishan Lookout Bishan Lookout Beigan Township, Bishan Northern Frontier Monument Northern Frontier Monument Dongyin Township, northern tip of Dongyin Island Yanxiu Chaoyin (Sound of the Tidal Cave) Yanxiu Chaoyin (Sound of the Tidal Cave) Dongyin Township, northern Dongyin Island

Nearby counties

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Taoyuan桃園 25 dishes · 30 spots · 139 km New Taipei新北 25 dishes · 35 spots · 145 km Hsinchu新竹 24 dishes · 30 spots · 147 km

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