Budai Seafood 布袋海鲜
Budai Seafood is featured among the local specialties of Taiwan.
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Budai Seafood (布袋海鲜) covers the seafood dishes served around Budai (布袋) fishing harbour in Chiayi (嘉義). Oysters, fish, prawns and shellfish connect the harbour's fishing and aquaculture work with its tourist fish market.
Several ways to serve the catch
The coastal scenic-area administration names oyster omelettes, fried oyster buns, steamed squid and steamed prawns among the market's characteristic foods. Oysters appear in both omelette and bun forms, while squid and prawns are served as steamed dishes. These are distinct preparations within the harbour's seafood offering.
A fish market and a cooked-food market
Budai fishers work in oyster cultivation, fishing and sea angling. Live fish, prawns and shellfish are sold at the fish auction beside the tourist market. Dozens of food stalls in the adjoining market serve cooked seafood, bringing the harbour's catch and oyster-growing tradition onto the table.
Sources & reading
Written from the linked sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer on 2026-09-30. Recipes and servings vary between kitchens.