Enjoy Light Travel and Delectable Food in Liouguei

　The sunny days of early summer are an excellent time to visit the foothills town of Liouguei (六龜), where visitors can taste the area's pepper chicken, pick fresh wax apples, and experience the pastoral joy of the countryside and genuine warmth of the locals.

　Driving to Shihshan Pepper Plantation (獅山胡椒園) will bring you very close to the Laonong River (荖濃溪). The pepper plantation is Taiwan's largest, covering an area of more than one hectare. Its 15,000 pepper trees have emerald green leaves that grow and climb up along the trunks, where you can see clusters of peppercorns, each round and plump, arranged like pearl bracelets.

　Farm owner Chen Yu-long (陳裕隆) is proud to introduce the farm's signature pepper chicken, which is specially roasted in a pot with black pepper spices. These bring out the sweetness of the meat, giving it a taste that is mild and not too spicy. The farm also serves pepper chicken soup cooked with black peppercorns. In this incredibly tasty dish, the richness of the garlic combined with the peppery aroma teases the taste buds!

　The Brown Sugar Barbie (黑糖芭比蓮霧), also known as the Louis Vuitton of wax apples, is currently a highly popular cultivar. The Brown Sugar Barbie — developed by Syu Wei-hong (許煒宏) and Jheng Shu-jyun (鄭淑君), owners of Liouguei Sian Cai Wax Apple Orchard (六龜鮮采蓮霧果園) — recently won first place in Liouguei Farmers' Association 2023 Wax Apple Quality Evaluation Competition.  

　Visitors to the orchard can purchase fresh wax apples or pick fruit by themselves. While there, they can also enjoy cultivars not available elsewhere, such as white jade, sugar cane, and jadeite wax apples. All of them are so sweet and crunchy that most visitors take one bite after another without stopping.

　The straight-as-an-arrow mahogany avenue has long been a highlight of Sinwei Forest Park (新威森林公園) in Liouguei. This classic scene is lined and shaded by trees; visitors relish its coolness even during the summer. For people who adore lush green mountain sides and picturesque scenery, this is a place to savor while enjoying native mountain tea and hand-washed plum aiyu jelly. All of these make Sinwei Forest Park one of Liouguei's must-visit attractions.

六龜的美味邀約 山城輕旅行

　　晴朗初夏，來趟山城六龜之旅，品嚐農家胡椒雞和鮮採蓮霧，體驗濃厚的人情味與田園之樂。

　　驅車沿著荖濃溪探訪全臺規模最大的「獅山胡椒園」，占地1甲多，翠綠胡椒葉片沿著樹幹向上攀爬，可見結實累累的綠色胡椒串，園區種植約1萬5千顆胡椒樹，結實累累的綠色胡椒串，個個渾圓飽滿，如珍珠手鍊般排列有序。
　　農場主人陳裕隆介紹農場「招牌胡椒雞」特別與黑胡椒香料入鍋烘烤，襯托出雞肉甜香，口味也溫和不嗆辣；還有選用黑胡椒粒烹煮的「胡椒雞湯」，濃郁蒜香結合胡椒香氣挑逗味蕾，十分夠味！

　　號稱「蓮霧界LV」的黑糖芭比蓮霧，是時下最受歡迎的頂級品種之一，六龜鮮采蓮霧果園主人許煒宏與鄭淑君夫婦種植的黑糖芭比蓮霧，今年3月剛贏得六龜區農會「112年度蓮霧品質評鑑競賽」的冠軍。

　　遊客來到果園可購買新鮮蓮霧，也可親自採摘，還有機會吃到市場沒有的品種，像是白玉、甘蔗及翡翠等蓮霧，清爽甜脆讓人一口接一口。

　　筆直的「桃花心木隧道」是六龜新威森林公園的經典場景，隧道綠樹成蔭，在初夏裡顯得格外涼爽，景色優美如畫，吸引遊客前來駐足享受漫天綠意，順便來杯在地山茶及手洗梅子愛玉，成為六龜的必訪景點。