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St. Paul's High School (Junior High) (2003 CyberFair Project ID 2848)
Taiwan, Taiwan, Kaohsiung
Official Status: Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 4. Local Specialties

We estimate 20 student(s) from 13 to 15 will work on this entry.

Description of Our Community: Kaohsiung is a harbor city in southern Taiwan. Going north along beautiful Shou-san Mountain, which includes Ku-san District and Tsou-ying District, up to Kaohsiung county, well-known for its agriculture and fishery, visitors can easily find Flag and Drum Cakes, Kapok Cakes, Water Caltrop, Milkfish, and Cabrilla are five of the special foods that they would like to taste most.

Project Description: This web-based learning project is intended to explore the well-known special foods in Kaohsiung area. There are 5 kinds of foods researched in details by us. They are (1)Flag and Drum Cake, (2)Kapok Cakes, (3)Water Caltrop, (4) Milkfish, and (5)Cabrilla. Flag and Drum Cakes, also known as Chi Ku Bin, is one of the most representative foods in Kaohsiung City. This special food is ofen hightlighted by tourists on Chi Ku Festival. In addition to Flag and Drum Cakes, Kapok Cake is another dessert worth of tasting in Kaohsiung. It is made of Kapok flowers, the City Flower. Water caltrops, our third food, are easily found in Tsou-ying District in Kaohsiung. It tastes marvelous with sauces. Going up to Kaohsiung County, we went on learning about milkfish and Cabrilla. This project not only helps us better understand the special foods in our own hometown, but also shows interesting facts to the tourists.

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