In the opinion of connoisseurs, a small restaurant at the edge of Kaohsiung is possibly the best restaurant in Taiwan. It’s called, in English, The Elegant Herb Garden. The owner and chef,  Huang Chong-Cheng, nicknamed “Locust, didn’t set out to start a restaurant. He began a herb garden in 1996 because he was interested in combinations of flavors. A few years later he started the restaurant so he could cook his own inventive dishes. These feature all-organic produce and subtle treatment of grass-fed beef.  Today it’s sought out by knowledgeable Taiwanese who recognize its unique melding of traditional and Western cuisines.

Lane 134, Chung-Shan Road

Suei-Liao Village, Da-Shu DistrictV

Kaohsiung, Taiwan

TEL: 07-6511266

www.mint.com.tw  [Chinese language]

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