Top 10 Souvenirs to Get in Taipei

Egg rolls are a common souvenir. In Taiwan, they prefer to fill the egg rolls with fillings of different flavors to enhance their taste. The egg rolls from “Hiwalk” are well-known for their fillings in the flavor of peanut butter, sesame, meat floss, etc. The rich and creamy fillings paired with the crusty egg rolls made of handcrafted butter are bound to give you a satisfying culinary experience.

Shop: Hiwalk

Address: No. 39 Chengdu Road, Wanhua District, Taipei City

Macadamia tarts from Shang Shin Select are flavored without artificial seasoning. The chef carefully fills the tart with macadamia nuts purely coated with natural maltose and dried cranberries. Take a bite of the baked macadamia nuts and taste its perfect combination with the sour and sweet taste of dried cranberries. The hardness of the tart is just right without sticking to your teeth. It is also filled with the natural aroma of butter.

Shop: Shang Shin Select

Address: 1F, No. 218, Section 4, Xinyi Road, Da’an District, Taipei City

Irwin Mango is a Taiwanese fruit specialty that is relatively larger in size and more fragrant. Lovers of the fruit must purchase them in Taipei. If you find fresh mangoes too heavy to carry back home, consider purchasing the dried fruit version. Yuan’s handpicked the Irwin Mangoes from Zheng Wen Reservoir of Tainan to create the homemade dried mangoes. The dried fruit went through baking on both sides over six times. The exclusive differential temperature breathing method was used. Each piece took more than 144 hours of processing in order to achieve dried mangoes of the highest quality.

Shop: Yuan’s homemade dried mango

Address: B3, Far East Department Store, No. 58 Songren Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City

Ximen Ding Lau Tian Lu’s braised duck tongue is a classic souvenir of Taipei. Lau Tian Lu has been open for more than 50 years. It has become one of the must-buy souvenirs for Hong Kong people due to the support from a famous artist in Hong Kong. One would instantly fall in love with the basic and yet savory taste of the braised duck tongue, as the down-to-earth delicacy has been cooked from selected Chinese herbal medicines with the grand master’s traditional braising skills.

Shop: Lau Tian Lu

Address: No. 55, Section 2, Wuchang Street, Taipei City (within the Ximen Ding pedestrian area)

In addition to pineapple cakes and sunny cakes, Taiwan is also known for its taro. Taro pastries made from the locally produced taro are also one of the best-selling souvenirs. The taro pastry with salted duck egg yolk lava filling by Ta Chia Master gives you a multi-layered deliciousness. The rich custard made of salted duck egg yolk flows out when you take a bite of the soft and aromatic taro snack with flaky pastry on the outside.

Shop: Specialty of Hsin Tung Yang 101

Address: B1, No. 45, Shifu Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City

There are many Taiwanese snacks. Amongst the latest brands of handmade cookies on the market, there is J.D Gift. Keeping to its promises, J.D Gift insists on producing sandwich cookies by hand and using the finest ingredients from around the world. The Meat Floss Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies are made with meat floss from the Shui Gen brand in Changhua and peanuts from Fu Yuan Peanut Butter Co. Ltd in Hsinchu. It is sure to taste good. J.D Gifts creates a better taste than all the foodies’ favorites.

Shop: J.D Gift

Address: A8 Store, Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store, Taipei City

Dry noodles are one of the street foods in the night markets of Taipei. The packaged instant dry noodles from PaMi and Lao Ma Noodles are the most popular souvenirs in Taipei in recent years. The noodles are handmade then sun-dried and can be cooked for long periods of time. Therefore, they can be done easily at home. When paired with vegetables and eggs, you may find yourself with a bowl of gourmet dry noodles. The dry noodles are great as gifts and for self-consumption.

Shop: Major supermarkets

Taiwan has a long history of local tea culture. In addition to its high-quality tea plantation, the tea is cultivated in areas of high altitude where the climate is moist and cloudy. The unique environment makes the teas more delicate and richer in taste. Amongst them, the alpine oolong tea and baozhong tea planted in the Wenshan Area of Taipei are mostly known by people.

Shop: Major department stores or supermarkets