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▪History
Beipu Old Street used to be the busiest commercial center in Beipu during the Qing Dynasty. Beipu Old Street is 200 meters long and there are 7 historic sites. The concentration of historical sites is the highest in Taiwan. On the old street stand The national monuments Jinguang Fu Mansion and Tianshuitang, as well as the county monuments Citian Palace, Jiangyan Xinyang Building and Beipu Old Street Ancient Well. On the old street, you can try Hakka delicacies, such as “Pomfong tea” which means “Bragging Tea” in Taiwanese, “Leicha”, persimmon cakes, Hakka moon cakes, and Hakka rice food, collectively known as the Beipu Five Treasures.
▪Introduction of snacks on Beipu Old Street
Pomfong tea is made from tea leaves that have been eaten by small green leaf silkworms. It has a unique flavor.
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Lei Cha is a kind of diet that has the effect of promoting body fluid, quenching thirst, eliminating fatigue and relieving heat.
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Beipu Longji persimmons include stone persimmons, longan wood baked persimmons, sweet and sour lemons, and the most special persimmon cream. Because the water is low and the sugar content is high, the sugar will crystallize on the skin of the persimmons when drying the cakes. On top, form a thin layer of frosting.
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Longyuan Cake Shop, founded in 1871, has been passed down through four generations, adhering to the business philosophy of quality and inheritance of experience. Homemade cakes include sweet potato cakes, taro cakes, Leicha cakes, bamboo cakes, moonlight egg yolk cakes and various wedding cakes. Traditional Hakka rice dishes include salty rice cakes, red bean and peanut rice cakes. Products with local citrus innovative flavors include tangerine, tangerine crisp, tangerine-flavored rice cake, and barrel citrus smoothie. They made these because the staple food of the Hakka people used to be sweet potatoes, so they tried to use sweet potatoes to make pancakes, and finally developed the taste of taro.
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Old Street Botiao, whether boiled into soup or dry Botiao, tastes delicious. The rice noodles here are made of pure rice, so the texture is very springy, and their fried shallots are very fragrant and full of the aroma of fried shallots. The store also stocks old living utensils.
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Hakka vegetable buns are also Hakka pig cage pans. The reason why the people changed the size of the vegetable buns into the size of a bite in order to make themselves stand out from others. For the elderly, adults or children, a mouthful of vegetable buns are convenient. The buns are not only delicious but also fine at their appearance, so many people buy the buns as a gift.
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