10 Must-Eat Foods in Penghu: Squid, Cactus Ice, Brown Sugar Cake and More

In Penghu, eating is a highlight of the trip. With fresh seafood and plenty of local snacks, here are 10 must-try Penghu foods and souvenirs.

Must-eat local food

1. Squid (xiaoguan / xiaojuan): sweet and fresh in squid noodles, blanched or as sashimi; plentiful in summer, and even more memorable with a night squid-fishing trip.
2. Fresh-caught seafood: grouper, lobster, sea urchin, oysters and abalone — order the seasonal catch at a local seafood restaurant.
3. Cactus ice: made from Penghu's cactus fruit, purple-red, sweet-tart and refreshing; well-known shops sit near the Tongliang Banyan and the Trans-Ocean Bridge.
4. Penghu loofah: Penghu's angled loofah is sweet and tender, common in seafood restaurants.
5. Melon: plenty of sunshine makes Penghu's melons fragrant and sweet — summer only.

Must-buy souvenirs

6. Brown sugar cake: Penghu's signature souvenir, soft and chewy with rich brown-sugar aroma.
7. Peanut brittle: melts in your mouth, perfect with tea.
8. Savoury biscuits: crisp and addictive, best freshly baked at long-standing shops.
9. Scallop sauce: great with rice or noodles — good as a gift or for yourself.
10. Dried fish / anchovies: local sea flavours that are easy to carry.

We always leave time for souvenir shopping at the end of our tours. Want to eat your way around Penghu without finding your own way? Let our local team arrange it — contact us online. For more questions see 100 Penghu travel questions.