Coming off the Yangmei interchange and heading toward the Hakka townships, you pass several restaurants with goose as their signature — names like Da Yangmei Goose Farm, Bafangyuan, and Ah Cheng are classics in Taoyuan's group-dining circuit. Step inside a century-old three-sided courtyard house, gather around a large round table, and plates of sliced goose and Hakka sides arrive one after another. This is the group-dining ritual unique to Yangmei's Hakka villages.
What is Yangmei Goose
Yangmei Goose refers to the Hakka-style shared-table cuisine in the Yangmei area of Taoyuan, where sliced goose is the centerpiece. The most common preparation is white-cut — the subcutaneous fat is rich but not greasy, and the meat is firm and pleasantly chewy. Dipping in Hakka tangerine sauce or ginger-soy sauce is the standard accompaniment. A single goose can be divided into sliced platters, soup, stir-fried goose offal, braised goose wings and feet, and more. A table of ten typically starts by ordering half or a whole goose, complemented by Hakka stir-fry, dried bamboo shoots, tangerine-sauce vegetables, and white-cut free-range chicken. This is the standard scene for Taoyuan Hakka village family dinners and year-end company banquets.
Why Yangmei? Yangmei is one of the areas in Taoyuan with the highest concentration of Hakka residents. In earlier times, most households raised geese; goose holds a special place in Hakka village gathering culture. Da Yangmei Goose Farm states it is a restaurant assisted by the Council for Hakka Affairs, and Bafangyuan is well known for its century-old three-sided courtyard, with nearly 7,000 public Google reviews on record. This is a collector's-item Taoyuan food; the category cluster is the main point of observation. Goose quality, tangerine sauce character, and the skill of the side dishes are the three dimensions to evaluate.
How to Eat It the Local Way
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- Da Yangmei Goose Farm states it is a restaurant assisted by the Council for Hakka Affairs — a public-sector recognized Hakka township restaurant.
- Bafangyuan uses a century-old three-sided courtyard house as its dining venue and has accumulated nearly 7,000 public Google reviews.
- Yangmei Goose is a Taoyuan Hakka village group-dining tradition — the category cluster includes multiple brands such as Ah Cheng and Fule listed alongside each other.
Practical Tips
- Goose restaurants operate in shared-table format; 2–3 people cannot sample the full range of dishes. A group of 6–10 is ideal for value.
- Family gatherings are especially common on weekends. Large round tables must be reserved by phone in advance — walk-ins rarely get one.
- Goose is priced by weight; orders start at a half or whole bird. Confirm the price range before ordering to avoid going over budget.
Information compiled from Michelin Guide, Taoyuan City Government Tourism Bureau, and large-scale public reviews; sponsored content has been filtered out. Photos will be replaced with channel-exclusive material after Dio's on-site shoot.