Ah-Hsia Restaurant Paired with Yi Feng Winter Melon Tea: President Hosts Peña with Tainan Sweet Flavors [Video]
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te hosted Paraguayan President Santiago Peña in Tainan, treating him to authentic Taiwanese cuisine at Ah-Hsia Restaurant, paired with local Yi Feng Winter Melon Tea, to showcase the country's hospitality and culture.
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(Central News Agency reporter Yeh Su-ping, Taipei, May 10th) South American ally Paraguay's President Santiago Peña led a delegation to Taiwan for a state visit. President Lai Ching-te said today that he specifically invited Peña to Tainan to sample the most representative Taiwanese cuisine at Ah-Hsia Restaurant, with Yi Feng Winter Melon Tea, a drink Tainan locals have grown up with. Peña mentioned that returning to Taiwan felt like coming home, and this table of Taiwanese dishes made him feel as warm as dining with family.
President Lai shared a video on social media today, saying he prepared a grand table of Taiwanese dishes to welcome old friends from afar. He specifically invited Paraguayan President Santiago Peña to Tainan to enjoy the most representative Taiwanese cuisine.
Post shared by Lai Ching-te (@william_chingte)
President Lai pointed out that this time, the arrangement was not at a five-star hotel but at Ah-Hsia Restaurant, a four-generation-old establishment that many past presidents have visited to entertain foreign guests. This is not only his most nostalgic 'Tainan Style' but also a delicious taste that cannot be found in other cities or restaurants.
President Lai said that from the signature platter's fried shrimp rolls and mullet roe, boiled pork intestines, to Alishan coffee sausage, every dish uses the most local ingredients and offers the most authentic Taiwanese flavors. He hopes that Taiwan's good friends can feel the warmth and hospitality of the Taiwanese people.
President Lai also served Yi Feng Winter Melon Tea with 'Tainan sweetness.' He shared with Peña that Taiwanese people often joke, 'There's a kind of sweetness that flows in the blood of Tainan people.' This drink is a winter melon tea that Tainan locals have grown up with. The almond tofu dessert at the end of the banquet, and the 'Jin Gan Xie' (golden crab) pastry, which carries the meaning of 'true gratitude,' further represent Tainan people's hospitality and blessings to friends.
Peña mentioned that returning to Taiwan felt like coming home. And this table of Taiwanese dishes today made him feel as warm as dining with family.
President Lai said that although Taiwan and Paraguay are separated by thousands of miles, they have always been as close as old friends. He looks forward to the continued deepening of diplomatic ties and cooperation between the two countries, and to supporting each other internationally to bring more positive power to the world.
Peña led his delegation on a state visit to Taiwan from May 7th to 10th, concluding his itinerary in Taiwan today at noon and departing by plane. (Editor: Yang Lan-xuan) 1150510
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(Central News Agency reporter Yeh Su-ping, Taipei, May 10th) South American ally Paraguay's President Santiago Peña led a delegation to Taiwan for a state visit. President Lai Ching-te said today that he specifically invited Peña to Tainan to sample the most representative Taiwanese cuisine at Ah-Hsia Restaurant, with Yi Feng Winter Melon Tea, a drink Tainan locals have grown up with. Peña mentioned that returning to Taiwan felt like coming home, and this table of Taiwanese dishes made him feel as warm as dining with family.
President Lai shared a video on social media today, saying he prepared a grand table of Taiwanese dishes to welcome old friends from afar. He specifically invited Paraguayan President Santiago Peña to Tainan to enjoy the most representative Taiwanese cuisine.
Post shared by Lai Ching-te (@william_chingte)
President Lai pointed out that this time, the arrangement was not at a five-star hotel but at Ah-Hsia Restaurant, a four-generation-old establishment that many past presidents have visited to entertain foreign guests. This is not only his most nostalgic 'Tainan Style' but also a delicious taste that cannot be found in other cities or restaurants.
President Lai said that from the signature platter's fried shrimp rolls and mullet roe, boiled pork intestines, to Alishan coffee sausage, every dish uses the most local ingredients and offers the most authentic Taiwanese flavors. He hopes that Taiwan's good friends can feel the warmth and hospitality of the Taiwanese people.
President Lai also served Yi Feng Winter Melon Tea with 'Tainan sweetness.' He shared with Peña that Taiwanese people often joke, 'There's a kind of sweetness that flows in the blood of Tainan people.' This drink is a winter melon tea that Tainan locals have grown up with. The almond tofu dessert at the end of the banquet, and the 'Jin Gan Xie' (golden crab) pastry, which carries the meaning of 'true gratitude,' further represent Tainan people's hospitality and blessings to friends.
Peña mentioned that returning to Taiwan felt like coming home. And this table of Taiwanese dishes today made him feel as warm as dining with family.
President Lai said that although Taiwan and Paraguay are separated by thousands of miles, they have always been as close as old friends. He looks forward to the continued deepening of diplomatic ties and cooperation between the two countries, and to supporting each other internationally to bring more positive power to the world.
Peña led his delegation on a state visit to Taiwan from May 7th to 10th, concluding his itinerary in Taiwan today at noon and departing by plane. (Editor: Yang Lan-xuan) 1150510
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