Ibu Kitchen

Southern Taiwan


Rustic Ibu is a specialist in indigenous cuisine and a worthy one at that. Ingredients are sourced from surrounding hills – fresh mushrooms for soup, tart plums sweetened into plum sauce and eaten with tofu, and zesty mountain pepper (馬告, mǎgào) to add to steamed mullet. It's insanely busy at lunch so make a reservation or be there at 11am.


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