Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/06/18
By: Elaine Hou

Taipei, June 18 (CNA) Canadian culture and food specialties, including a traditional pastry, will go on display in Taipei later this month at the Canada Day celebrations in the city.

For the first time, visitors to the Taipei celebrations will have a chance to taste beavertails, which are fried dough pastries made in the shape of a beaver’s tail, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (CCCT) said Thursday at a news conference.

The celebrations to mark Canada’s 148th birthday will be held at the Hakka Cultural Park in Taipei on June 27 from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., said the CCCT, which is organizing the event.

Visitors to the event will also have an opportunity to sample Canadian beef, a Quebec specialty called poutine, various brands of Canadian beer, and Bloody Caesar cocktails, said CCCT Acting Chairman Leo Seewald.     [FULL  STORY]