Taiwan Food Atlas

🦆 Yilan

宜蘭

24 signature dishes and 30 attractions to eat and see in Yilan, Taiwan — a curated local food & travel guide.

🏆 Pilgrimage(4)

⭐ Signature(10)

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Deep-fried Pork Strips (Burou)卜肉
📍 Sanxing Township · Tiansongpi
Loin strips coated in a light batter and deep-fried until golden — crispy outside, tender…
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Luodong Angelica Lamb Soup羅東當歸羊肉湯
📍 Luodong Township · Luodong Night Market
Lamb simmered in an angelica-herb broth — the meat is tender, the broth subtly sweet and…
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Stuffed Tapioca Balls (Baoxin Fenyuan)包心粉圓
📍 Luodong Township · Luodong Night Market
Oversized tapioca pearls with red bean paste sealed inside — chewy, springy, and bursting…
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Xiluo Braised Pork Medley (Se-lo-bah)西魯肉
📍 Yilan City · Beiguan Market
Napa cabbage, shredded pork and mushrooms simmered in a glossy starch-thickened broth, fi…
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Yilan Bing (Ultra-thin Milk Ox-Tongue Cookie)宜蘭餅
📍 Su'ao Township · Haishan West Rd.
Shatteringly thin at just 0.1 cm, these fresh-milk cookies snap apart the moment you bite…
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Pork Blood Sausage Scallion Roll豬血腸蔥捲
📍 Luodong Township · Luodong Night Market
Glutinous rice and pork blood are stuffed into pork intestine to make the sausage, then r…
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Red Yeast Pork (Hongzao Rou)紅糟肉
📍 Yilan City · Beiguan Market
Pork belly or loin is marinated in red yeast rice wine lees, then deep-fried to a vivid r…
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Nanfang'ao Swordfish Fish Cake (Guiyu Hei-Lun)南方澳旗魚黑輪
📍 Su'ao Township · Nanfang'ao Fishing Harbor
One of Taiwan's three major fishing harbors, Nanfang'ao lands black marlin and indo-pacif…
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Sanxing Scallion Baked Flatbread (Congzai Bing)三星蔥仔餅
📍 Sanxing Township · Sanxing town center
Sanxing green onions are kneaded directly into the dough and baked in a clay oven (not de…
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Peanut Roll Ice Cream Crepe花生捲冰淇淋
📍 Luodong Township · Luodong Night Market
A fresh spring-roll wrapper is filled with freshly shaved peanut brittle powder and cilan…

● Collect(10)

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Cured Pork Liver (Dang-gan)膽肝
📍 Jiaoxi Township
Whole pork liver is salt-rubbed, pressed under stone weights, soaked in soy sauce, and su…
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Jiaoxi Hot-Spring Water Spinach礁溪溫泉空心菜
📍 Jiaoxi Township · Hot Spring District
Irrigated entirely with mineral-rich hot-spring water, these water spinach stalks grow ex…
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Su'ao Cold Spring蘇澳冷泉
📍 Su'ao Township · Lengquan Rd.
A rare 22°C naturally carbonated spring — mildly acidic and lightly fizzy, drinkable and…
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Nanfang'ao Mackerel南方澳鯖魚
📍 Su'ao Township · Nanfang'ao
Where the cold Oyashio meets the warm Kuroshio, Nanfang'ao earns its title as "Taiwan's M…
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Kumquat Cake (Jinzao Gao)金棗糕
📍 Dongshan Township
Dongshan Township in Yilan is Taiwan's leading kumquat-growing area. The season runs Nove…
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Hot-Spring Soft-Boiled Egg (Onsen Tamago)溫泉蛋
📍 Jiaoxi Township · Wenquan Rd.
Cooked low-and-slow in Jiaoxi's sodium bicarbonate hot spring (45–58°C), these eggs come…
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Sanxing General Pear (Shangjiangli)三星上將梨
📍 Sanxing Township · Tiansongpi
Grown at 300–800 m elevation in Sanxing Township and sold under the "General Pear" (Shang…
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Yilan Taro Paste (Yu-ni)宜蘭芋泥
📍 Toucheng Township · Jiaoxi Township
Taro grown around Toucheng and Jiaoxi in Yilan is prized for its soft, fluffy texture and…
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Yilan-Style Salt-Water Duck鹽水鴨(宜蘭式)
📍 Yilan City · Nanguan Market
The Wujie area is Yilan's main duck-farming zone. Unlike Yaoshang (sugarcane-smoked and c…
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Crock-Kiln Roast Chicken (Weng-yao Ji)甕窯雞
📍 Jiaoxi Township · Wufeng Rd. mountain area
A whole chicken is sealed inside a crock-shaped clay kiln and slow-roasted over charcoal…

🏞️ Nature(12)

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Taipingshan National Forest Recreation Area太平山國家森林遊樂區
📍 Datong Township · Taipingshan
Set at roughly 1,950 m above sea level in the mountains of northwestern Yilan, Taipingsha…
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Cuifeng Lake翠峰湖
📍 Datong Township · Taipingshan area
Taiwan's largest alpine lake, sitting at about 1,840 m with a surface area of roughly 25…
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Yuanshan Ecological Park員山生態園區
📍 Yuanshan Township · Yuanshan Rd.
Once a reservoir pond for the Yilan distillery, the site has been converted into a wetlan…
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Guishan Island (Turtle Island)龜山島
📍 Toucheng Township · offshore
A volcanic island roughly 10 km off the coast of Toucheng, named for its turtle-like silh…
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Dongshan River Water Park冬山河親水公園
📍 Wujie Township · Xiehe Rd.
A large riverside park stretching along the Dongshan River, with wide waterways suited to…
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Annong River Diversion Weir安農溪分洪堰
📍 Sanxing Township · Tiansongpi
A low dam across the Annong River with a waterside walkway along the crest, offering view…
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Jiaoxi Hot Spring Park礁溪溫泉公園
📍 Jiaoxi Township · Jiaoxi Rd.
Jiaoxi is home to one of Taiwan's rare lowland sodium bicarbonate springs — clear, odorle…
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Nan'ao Historic Trail南澳古道
📍 Nan'ao Township · Nan'ao Village
A 14 km historic route used during the Qing dynasty as one of the main passages into the…
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Chaoyang National Trail朝陽國家步道
📍 Nan'ao Township · Chaoyang Village
A roughly 3 km coastal hillside trail overlooking Nan'ao Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The s…
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Dongshan River Forest Park冬山河森林公園
📍 Dongshan Township · Zhongshan Rd.
A linear park along the middle section of the Dongshan River, with walking paths, a cycli…
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Renshan Botanical Garden仁山植物園
📍 Yuanshan Township · Zhenshan
A low-mountain botanical garden at around 300 m elevation, managed by the Forestry and Na…
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52-Jia Wetland五十二甲溼地
📍 Zhuangwei Township · Donggang Village
A low-lying agricultural wetland of about 52 jia (roughly 51 hectares) on the north bank…

⛩️ Heritage(7)

🎨 Culture(6)

📷 Landmark(5)