Seafood · Qigu
Black-faced Spoonbill Canteen
黑琵食堂
MICHELIN Guide Taiwan · Bib Gourmand 2023–2024
Selected as a Bib Gourmand in 2023–2024; not in the 2026 selection.
Photo: 褒忠國中 雲端網, CC BY 2.0Representative photo of Fish-farm seafood, not taken at this shop.
A seafood restaurant beside the owner's fish farm in Cigu, cooking milkfish and clams from its own ponds. Black-faced spoonbills often feed there from September to May.
Outside the city, so it isn't included in the day planner. Plan on a train, bus or taxi.
What to order
Photo: Sin-siōng, CC BY-SA 4.0虱目魚料理
Milkfish dishes
Firm milkfish from the owner's own low-density ponds, cooked several ways, such as grilled collar, milkfish sausage and wu liu zhi with a sweet and sour sauce.
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Hard clams
Plump, sweet clams from the farm, served in dishes such as clams with seasonal loofah.
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Salted egg yolk squid
Bigfin reef squid coated in salted egg yolk, savoury and chewy, recommended by Michelin and food writers alike.
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Photo: Chien Chih-Hung / Office of the President (中華民國總統府), CC BY 2.0烏魚子炒飯
Mullet roe fried rice
Dry, separate grains of fried rice with savoury bits of mullet roe. Nearly every table orders it.
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Cabbage with dried shrimp
Cabbage stir-fried with shrimp the kitchen peels, marinates and sun-dries from local farms. Described as the house speciality.
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