Xinwén Oyster Fritters. “Xinwén Oyster Fritters”, founded by Zhou Shuihe in the late Japanese colonial era, has now reached its third generation, spanning over 80 years, and has become a symbol of nostalgia for the people of Xinwén. “Xinwén Oyster Fritters”, founded by Zhou Shuihe in the late Japanese colonial era, has now reached its third generation, spanning over 80 years, and has become a symbol of nostalgia for the people of Xinwén. Overseas residents returning home must come to eat; without eating Xinwén Oyster Fritters, it's as if they haven't returned to Xinwén. Cai Chongji (born 1956), whose grandfather Zhou Shuihe was a salt worker at the Budai Salt Field, set up a stall at the Jiaying Temple entrance to fry oyster fritters to supplement his family's income during the off-season of salt production in the rainy season or winter. Oyster fritters were formerly called “bitter fritters” because they contained a higher proportion of chives, and because people at the time liked to fry them until they were crispy and dark, giving them a slightly bitter taste. The people of Xinwén prefer meat fritters filled with pork over oyster fritters filled with oysters; therefore, although the shop is named “Xinwén Oyster Fritters,” it primarily features meat fritters. Pork was not available during the Japanese colonial era, so when dolphins were available, dolphin meat was fried, and when mullet was available, mullet meat was fried, changing with the seasons. Cai Chongji's father, Cai Huanan (born 1923), was also a salt worker. He lost his job due to the salt production policy and took over the oyster fritter stall at the Jiaying Temple entrance. In the 1980s, after Xiao Yulan married into the family, she took over her father-in-law's oyster fritter stall, becoming the proprietor of “Xin... Dirección: 嘉義縣布袋鎮新塭嘉應廟牌樓前、戲臺後 Horario: 00:00–23:59 Chiayi County