Shan Garden Hakka Restaurant Introduction
Recommended dishes of the Hakka cuisine certified quality restaurant in Taoyuan City for the year 2016: Braised Pork with Mustard Greens Soup, Oil-Braised Bamboo Shoots, Oil Chicken. Established on New Year's Day in 2000, Shan Yuan is loved by many for its Hakka cuisine. Its clientele includes numerous celebrities, food enthusiasts, and business and political figures, all praising the traditional Hakka dishes offered at Shan Yuan, which have also garnered recognition from various media outlets. The owner, who has a deep love for traditional Hakka cuisine, founded Shan Yuan with friends after retiring. Shan Yuan places the highest importance on ingredients, demanding top quality and ensuring that vegetables are washed to the cleanest possible, avoiding pesticide residue, with each leaf of the mountain vegetables meticulously wiped. Additionally, hygiene is a priority, with stove equipment and the restaurant being cleaned daily, and a comprehensive cleaning carried out weekly. This strict self-discipline has helped Shan Yuan weather challenges like SARS, avian flu, and financial crises, allowing for steady growth. Regarding the popular dishes at Shan Yuan, the owner enthusiastically shares a few signature recipes: locally sourced taro paired with a special sauce, slow-cooked taro shoots that are incredibly creamy; the Hakka pineapple and wood ear mushroom stir-fry, which is appropriately seasoned and refreshingly flavored; and a premium beef soup made from Australian beef, paired with a homemade special sauce, slow-cooked for rich flavors, with a perfect blend of tenderness and chewiness.