EP96 Lienchiang Dongyin | Tang Monk Refuses Wealth

Episode 96 takes us to Dongyin — the most remote, most northerly island of Matsu, sitting at the edge of Taiwan's sovereign territory. A white lighthouse stands at the island's northern tip — the northernmost lighthouse in Taiwan — and the old military fortification Guozhi Beige keeps watch over the sea from its granite cliffs. This is 國之北疆 — the Northern Frontier of the Nation. We eat the freshest seafood of the trip: cold-current sea urchin, fat steamed oysters, and clean-broth fish soup from waters where the Kuroshio and cold currents collide. And we take a small, ceremonial shot of Dongyin Gaoliang — the local sorghum spirit that clocks in at 58 degrees. Over these most remote flavours, we follow Tang Monk as the wealthiest man in the land tries to give him everything — and he says no to all of it.
Location: Dongyin, Matsu
Food: Dongyin Seafood | Gaoliang Spirit