Deputy Mayor Ye Zeshan (2nd from right) and others attended the new dish presentation of Anping Aloft Hotel today, and Ye Zeshan even made pizza himself on the spot.

(Photo by reporter Wang Shuxiu)

〔Reporter Wang Shuxiu/Tainan Report〕The spring is warm and the flowers are blooming. The Aloft Anping Hotel combines Tainan's local special ingredients and Western-style cooking methods to launch new dishes. Waiting for others to attend the new dish presentation today, Ye Zeshan even made pizza by himself on the spot!

Ye Zeshan said that the earliest foreign cuisine in Taiwan started in Anping, including the Netherlands, Japan, Indonesia and Southeast Asian countries. People from different countries gathered here and brought foreign food culture to Anping.

Therefore, Tainan is not only the capital of snacks and gourmets, but also exotic and creative cuisines are not uncommon in Tainan.

Aloft, which was newly opened in Anping District last year, is a new force in Tainan's tourism industry. The restaurant has launched nearly 40 new dishes this time, especially using local ingredients in Tainan, such as Guanmiao pineapple, Xiaying black soybean meal, and hemp bean pomelo dip Sauce, Xinhua sweet potato and edamame, etc., use Western cooking techniques to integrate local ingredients, fresh from the place of production to the table.

Ye Zeshan said that at the presentation of new dishes, he saw that the creative cuisine developed by the chef combines many local ingredients, which not only reduces the carbon footprint, but also helps the production and sales of Tainan’s agricultural products. Thanks to the restaurant’s hard work, the dishes created are not only It is delicious, with multi-layered taste and multi-layered culture. Every dish has a story, so that tourists can not only taste the delicious food of Tainan, but also understand the history and culture of Anping.

According to the city government, during the past three years of the epidemic, the tourism industry in Tainan is still booming, and several hotels have opened in succession to provide tourists with more accommodation options.

The chefs of each restaurant are also innovating, choosing the best local ingredients in Tainan, retaining the delicious taste, and using the most exquisite and diverse cooking techniques to deliver delicious meals to the tables of the old gourmets. Welcome everyone to come to Tainan during the holidays. Stay a few nights, enjoy the scenery and eat delicious food.

The stewed rice with Tainan No. 16 brown rice as the main ingredient (the front of the picture), and the spicy pineapple vegetable meat pizza (the back of the picture) made of Tainan Guanmiao pineapple, each has its own flavor.

(Photo by reporter Wang Shuxiu)

Chef Wu Hongsheng of Aloft Anping combines Tainan's local special ingredients with Western cooking techniques to launch a new cuisine.

(Photo by reporter Wang Shuxiu)