Taste of Michelin in Taiwan: Mountain & Sea House Restaurant

Since 2019, for four consecutive years, it has won one Michelin star in Taiwan, and in 2021, it was awarded the Michelin Green Star, the Mountain & Sea House Restaurant It preserves the culture and history of exquisite handmade Taiwanese cuisine while recreating and showcasing the banquet dishes of the 1930s, allowing diners to taste the nostalgia of Taiwan in the 1930s. It took two years to explore and collect local Taiwanese ingredients and invited master chefs to pass on their secrets, using modern cooking techniques to revive the traditional dishes.

The Michelin Green Star was introduced by France in 2020 and became part of the Michelin guide in 2021. The green star represents the concept of environmental sustainability. This award aims to encourage the reduction of food waste and promote sustainable and local culinary culture.

Mountain & Sea House Restaurant focuses on heartwarming Taiwanese cuisine. The restaurant adheres to the philosophy of “starting from the fields” and collaborates with high-quality farmers throughout Taiwan to obtain the freshest seasonal organic vegetables daily. They also use premium quality meat such as Taiwan Black Pork and Free-range Mountain Chicken, creating pure, organic, additive-free, and delicate Taiwanese dishes.

Executive Chef Tsai Jui-lang of Mountain & Sea House Restaurant has high expectations and passion for reviving traditional Taiwanese cuisine. He acquired his culinary techniques from Huang Te-hsing, the head chef of Penglaige for many years and learned dozens of 1930s Taiwanese dishes, making him one of the few successors who have fully mastered the skills of the master chefs. 

For the Classical gourmet—Suckling Pig(Roasted pig),which has been around for over fifty years in Taiwan, it used to be roasted with open flames and charcoal. Now, to recreate the same color, texture, and quality, the chef first marinates it for two days and then roasts it at a low temperature for 12 hours. Before serving, it is roasted again to ensure thorough cooking in the center. Finally, the temperature is raised to over 200 degrees Celsius to crisp up the skin.

Good food and good wine go hand in hand. When tasting Taiwanese cuisine, it is essential to savor local wines. Mountain & Sea House Restaurant offers Sobu Junmai Ginjoshu produced by Wu Feng Farmers’ Association Winery. It has a clear and smooth taste. The collaborative beer with Taiwind Beer “Mountain Essence · Pomelo Oolong Tea Beer” is rich in floral and tea aromas, with a light and smooth body.

For more information please visit: https://www.mountain-n-seahouse.com/en/

Mountain & Sea House Restaurant
Address: No.94, Sec. 2, Ren’ai Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan. 
Contact: +886 2 2351 3345