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If you are not a vegetarian and like ducks, do not miss out the famous Cherry Valley Duck Cuisine in Red Lantern restaurant. It is located in Silk Place, the only international 5-star hotel in Yilan. The hotel is connecting to a big shopping mall so please ask the hotel front desk when you get there. Going from the shopping mall can be confusing. The menu is extensive, offering a wide variety of Chinese food, including dim-sum.  Of course the famous five-course Cherry Valley roast duck set is not to be missed. It is good for 4 to 6 people sharing. It was delicious!  The signature roast duck nigrili is on top of this post, the featured image. The Cherry Valley roast duck has nothing to do with cherries. The duck breed was originally from northern China and called Peking duck. Then it is brought over the Cherry Valley in the UK where the breed was widely farmed and distributed. Yilan has become the breeding place in Taiwan with high quality of water and agricultural environment for Cherry Valley ducks, supplying high quality…

It’s always a nice idea to try the local food when travelling, particularly those recommended by the locals. In my experience, usually a long queue of locals outside a restaurant is a good sign. This Nian Nian Xiao Guan is a nice local restaurant that has three branches in Yilan. The one I went to was in Yilan. It was a unique big restaurant with only one floor. The structure looks like a corrugated iron type of old building. The banners on the outside feature some old photos of agricultural activities in Yilan. There are plenty of parking space which is very unique to this restaurant. The old wooden tables and benches create a traditional atmosphere. You don’t see these wooden benches often any more. There are also some farming tools in a corner as decorations. There menu is quite extensive with a lot of variety.  I picked a vegetable dish and asked a local person to recommend the rest. There are quite a lot of deep fried surprisingly. Overall, food is good and very affordable. No wonder why it is so popular among…

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