Shan Feng Lan Gelato (Xingye Peanut Shop)

Review

Shan Feng Lan Gelato was founded in 2018 by Lukang-raised Chao Yun-lan and her Hong Kong-born husband Chiu Ching-wei. The main shop is on Fuxing Road, while the Xingye Peanut Shop branch sits on Zhongshan Road next to the Tianhou Temple in a century-old house that once sold peanuts and still keeps its old carved stone sign. The founder trained abroad in gelato making, won a regional title at the Shanghai International Handmade Ice Cream Masters in 2019, and became an official state banquet gelato supplier in 2023. In 2025 her Luce d'Oolong took first prize at the Sherbeth festival in Sicily, which reports call the first time a Taiwanese entrant has won it.

The winning Luce d'Oolong blends Taitung Luye red oolong, Lukang wildflower honey and Italian citrus: tea aroma first, then honey sweetness, then a finish of orange peel. The regular range leans heavily on Changhua produce such as Shetou guava, Dacun grapes, Huatan jasmine, Zhuoshui River purple rice and Xingye peanuts, and limited flavors such as ginseng, cilantro peanut and mullet roe appear from time to time. Musang King durian gelato costs NT$130 a scoop; reports describe a strong durian aroma, visible fruit flesh and a dense, fine texture.

Bloggers widely praise the deliberately low sugar that lets the ingredients come through, the absence of artificial coloring and the firm, smooth texture, with passion fruit and guava especially popular. The main drawback is price: a 2022 article listed NT$60 for one scoop and NT$100 for two with specialty flavors extra, and the durian scoop is now NT$130, well above ordinary ice desserts. Limited flavors rotate often, so the one you want may not be available.

Sources disagree on opening hours: older listings say this branch opens only Friday to Sunday, while a 2025 interview gives Tuesday to Sunday and public holidays, 11 am to 6 pm, and the main shop keeps separate hours, so check before going. You choose a cup or cone first, then flavors. The old house facade is very photogenic and is an easy walk after visiting the Tianhou Temple. There is also a branch in the Calligraphy Greenway area of Taichung.

It suits lovers of refined ice desserts who want to taste local flavors. First-timers can pair Luce d'Oolong with a scoop of a Changhua fruit flavor, and durian fans can add Musang King; on a budget, order two scoops to compare flavors side by side.