Blue Fish

Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park


This is a reliable choice for fresh seafood, though there's minimal atmosphere, with round family tables plonked blandly on a concrete floor.

As well as ocean-fresh sashimi (魚生片; yú shēngpiàn, 7 slices for NT$150), clams, cuttlefish and seasonal flying fish, you might try scrambled eggs with sea moss (鹿角菜炒蛋; lùjiǎocài chǎodàn) and the stir-fried leaves of the Lanyu Madeira vine (川七; chuānqī).

It's on the seaward side of the main road south of Hongtou (Imaorod) village.


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