M&G Family Leisure Farm
Come and experience the downshifting life at the farm
CHEF
YANG REN-JIE
Learn Local Dishes in Rural Village, Recognize the Taste of Taiwan!
Step into this secret kitchen which hides in Yangmingshan, one can smell a delicate fragrance as countless flowers and herbs are planted on both sides of the road. The sweet and fresh fragrance of passion fruit can also be perceived if one tries to get closer. To continue walking down the way, one can reach a large vegetable garden where more than 30 varieties of fruits and veggies are grown. Here is like a chef’s magical treasure land, and a variety of ingredients are the treasures owned by rural kitchen. Through the instruction given by the chef and your skillful hands, the ingredients are transformed into colorful, aromatic and tasty vegetarian dishes.
Schedule of the Experience 6.5hr
- 30m Stroll through the Basianshan mountain trail and get to know Taiwan’s primordial plants.
- 30m Visit and purchase herbs at the aboriginal tribe.
- 90m Culinary course: Taiwan’s mountains, taste of the sea - When the fragrance of the Basianshan meets the freshness of the Pacific Ocean.
- 90m Savor the creation of your own handmade labour.
- 60m Afternoon tea in the Jungle.
#Moso Bamboo Shoots
#Orange Daylily
#Seasonal wild veggie salad
the soil of MeiJu not only bears many edible fruits and veggies, fruits, and herbs, in different seasons it is also home to varied seasonal wild veggies. Return to the field and search for primordial ingredients and turn them into a dish.
#Toon Fried Rice with Fresh Vegetables
How to make delicious Chinese fried rice? Let the chef teach you the secret. Chinese toon is a Taiwanese spice. After adding Chinese toon and freshly picked seasonal vegetables, the rich taste and texture become more distinctive.
#JinSha bamboo shoots (changed to scrambled egg with orange during winter)
the green bamboo shoots of YinYan mountain are especially tender and fresh during summer. Add in elements of JinSha cuisine (which originate from Sichuan cuisine), and the savoury fragrant coating are a perfect match with the sweet and crisp bamboo shoots.
※Aforementioned dishes vary according to season
#Dried Radish
#Perilla Vinegar
On the clean land without pesticides, chemical fertilizers and herbicides, the perilla that grows vigorously on the farm, carefully selects the fresh and tender purple leaves, brews with a high proportion of perilla leaves, and creates a purple drink with a dreamy aroma.