Taoyuan｜Herb Garden x Rural Kitchen

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- Itinerary features -

The friendly tour guide of the Herb Garden will lead visitors to learn about the organic farm - the Herb Garden, and introduce the story of the local farm and the specialty crop - leeks. They will also experience farm work with the tour guide, and then the tourists will use the ingredients they collected themselves. Make and taste dishes with the Herb Garden chef. Through a series of tours, including knowledge-based tours, hands-on farming and cooking experiences, and tasting the deliciousness and achievements of your own dishes, visitors can experience the charm and charm of the European fruits and vegetables grown in the Herb Garden.

－Itinerary introduction－

• 10:00 Gather in the park, explain Zhongzhuang Island and introduce sustainable/organic agriculture (about 60 minutes)
• 11:00 Herb Garden Chicken Tour and Special Food Knowledge Sharing (about 20 minutes)
• 11:20 Collect herbs, edible flowers and seasonal ingredients (about 60 minutes)
• 11:50 Use different cooking techniques and follow the chef to cook (about 60 minutes)
• 13:00 Slow down, relax and enjoy the food you cooked (about 60 minutes)

- Contents of cooking courses -

[Introduction to special ingredients]

• Organic mixed lettuce: Known as a rare ingredient by star-rated restaurants, the colorful lettuce is not only beautiful, but also has unique practical value and flavor.

• Organic Herbs & Edible Flowers Herbs: Vanilla crops are one of the main crops in the herb garden. They grow oregano, lavender, geranium and 8 kinds of mint. They can not only be used as food, but also create ecological benefits through planting various herbs. Prevention and control methods and effective practice of organic farming.

• Organic zucchini: There are 5 different colors including white, turquoise, and orange, as well as round zucchini. The high quality has been recognized by many Michelin-starred and Italian red shrimp restaurant chefs.
  
  

【Local Specialty Cuisine Course Contents】

• Wild season rich zucchini soup: The first step in the rural kitchen is to make a thick soup with the farm’s most famous zucchini. Currently, the zucchini grown in Taiwan mainly include four categories: Tainan No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4. The colors include dark green, dark green with fine white spots, yellow and other colors. Some varieties may be orange or milky white. , but over the years, the ones that sell best and are most acceptable and common are probably dark green and yellow.

• Flower and herb tortellini: After kneading all-purpose flour, egg yolk and water into a dough, use a machine to press it into thin slices of dumpling wrapper, then press fresh herbs or edible flowers from the farm onto the dumpling wrapper for later use, and then add the egg whites. Stir-fry the zucchini into a filling, wrap it in a dumpling wrapper and press it into a shape with a fork. After it is cooked, remove it and use a pan. Add the zucchini soup and fresh cream and cook until thickened. Dish up and serve.

• Xiangye Creek Sound Soy Milk Crystal Ball: Boil fresh herbs and seaweed together and quickly cool it down with ice cubes across a cup. Mix the cooled vanilla water, soy milk, and sodium alginate together evenly. Prepare the calcium lactate solution. Use a dropper to drop the mixture into the calcium lactate solution to make a crystal ball, then place the seaweed on the shell and top it with the crystal ball to complete.
  
  

【Local Companion】

• Fresh shrimp and zucchini dumplings: using farm-grown organic zucchini, friendly leeks, non-toxic white shrimps produced and marketed, and domestic CAS-certified pork, with safety and quality assurance, the delicious ingredients can be presented in a more diversified way and become a gourmet dish on the table , the healthiest delicious food.

• Caoyeyuan Eggs: The chickens raised on the farm are pasture-raised and eat organic vegetables in the park. They are a part of the ecological cycle and produce safe, healthy and happy eggs.