Named after the 859-meter tall mountain, Tou Ke Shan Mushroom appeared to be more a farm with a retail wing for fungi, that eventually expanded to the F&B given its fantastic location right at the edge of a y-junction.
Let's start with the retail section; aside from mushrooms, there's a selection of other agricultural produce like pumpkins, bamboo shoots. Things that my mom would likely go excited for given their freshness！
My mom loves buying dried shiitake mushrooms and often uses them in her cooking, and I can so imagine her eyes lighting up if her eyes were to ever fall on the above huge bags of aromatic fungi! While my love for dried mushrooms blossomed only in my late 20s, early 30s, my field was limited to just eating them, unlike my mom.
Vegetarians would be pleased to know there were also vegetarian meat floss and vegetarian bak kwa for sale! Well, they didn't quite interest me since I am not a vegetarian and prefer meat floss and bak kwa in their original, real meat form.
To encourage customers to buy their dried mushrooms, the operator even offered a smaller pack at just NT$100 (about S$4), with the advice that if we like, we can always return to buy! I did buy, and enjoy them in soups, but I am so, so far away in Singapore!
Notice with the things to note before sitting down at their dining area. For the benefit of those who can't read traditional Chinese characters: food is cooked upon order (so please be patient), no special request on holidays (they will be busy), don't move table after you have ordered, dishes ordered might be cooked together (hence, a person who ordered later than you might receive the food earlier), cutleries are placed next to the pillar in the shop, toilet is outside, and the final message "the boss has no patience for rude customers, so apology in advance).
Order list for our lunch!
Deep Fried Mixed Mushrooms - in a mushroom farm that had operated for over 20 years, it's a must to check out their mushrooms right?! Given my love for deep fried food, the above would be a best start so that I can try out a range of mushrooms!
Grilled Mushroom Sausage - fascinating enough for me to order! Tasted just like your typical taiwan sausage, albeit with a crunchier texture given the pieces of mushroom. However, there's no hint of the earthly mushroom flavour I was expecting!
Mushroom Minced Pork Rice - I can't resist luroufan whenever I am in Taiwan; how to when one bowl cost just less than S$2.00?! And it also came in smaller portions which I would very much prefer so that I can have stomach space for other snacks!
Fried Salt and Pepper Squid - according to the reviews, people were raving about the dish, even though the area is not exactly near the sea, which was about 30 kilometers away!
Loving it for sure; the natural flavor of squid was so strong with a non-rubbery texture that they could never be from frozen squid! Batter was crunchy yet airy. Absolutely delightful! What I needed most then was a mug of beer!
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Totally love the meal!
Address
No. 53, Nanhua St, Xinshe District,
Taichung City, Taiwan
Map
As above.
Pictorial Menu (in Chinese)
Website
Pricing
Deep Fried Mixed Mushrooms - NT$70
Grilled Mushroom Sausage - NT$40
Mushroom Minced Pork Rice - NT$45
Fried Salt and Pepper Squid - NT$290
Additional Information
Toilet would be outside the restaurant.
Pray it doesn't rain when you visit.
For the gentleman, the urinals were not blocked.
Hence, do unzip and zip up only when you are facing the urinals!
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