Hold Your Horses and Eat! Feasts in the Year of the Horse
As Taiwan welcomes the Year of the Horse, host Laurel Stewart explores how food brings meaning to life’s biggest celebrations. In Taipei, a local eatery serves traditional "song gao" as a sweet way to ring in the new year. TaiwanPlus also joins a classic roadside banquet to see how this beloved tradition is being kept alive. We then head to great heights, to discover how aiyu jelly is cultivated, creating a refreshing treat perfect for Taiwan’s sweltering summers. Plus: - A network of scenic trails through Hsinchu's tea farms reveals the history of the tea trade. - Hakka farmers strive to preserve the sorghum rice wine industry in the face of climate change pressures.
