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Agrioz Candied Fruit Gallery
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VerdictA 1979 kumquat preserves brand with free entry and tastings
A Yilan kumquat preserves brand founded in 1979. Its free-entry site in Meizhou has a candied fruit hall, workshop, tourist factory and café, where you can sample and buy candied kumquats and jam, or book a hands-on session to make your own.
Review
Agrioz is a Yilan brand of kumquat preserves. Smile Taiwan records that it was founded in 1979 by Lin Chih-man and Hung Mei-fang, who brought traditional candied fruit craft into modern food-safety production under the motto of making things they would happily eat themselves. Its site on Meizhou 2nd Road in Yilan City is the spot visitors know best, and Supertaste includes it among Yilan's free-entry tourist factories.
The site has three areas, a candied fruit gallery, a gift-box workshop and a tourist factory, plus a café for coffee and afternoon tea. The main products are kumquat preserves, kumquat jam and other kumquat goods, and it also sells kumquat candy recreated from a Japanese-era recipe at the request of the founder of the Evergreen Group. The brand stresses no artificial colours or flavourings and works on long-term contracts with local kumquat growers, including a family that has farmed for three generations.
Visitors most often praise the free samples for almost everything, which let you take your time choosing flavours, plus smart gift packaging at fair prices and fun hands-on sessions for children; some watched the jam-making process in the barn area. Complaints include a strongly touristy feel, unfriendly service from some cashiers, and long DIY sessions that can run from forty-five minutes to over an hour.
According to reports, it is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with no closing day mentioned. Next to the café is a DIY area where you can make candied kumquats or kumquat jam to take home; check session times and fees with the shop first. The site has two buildings, and browsing the shop and factory takes about an hour, so allow more time if you add a DIY session.
It suits anyone looking for Yilan souvenirs or an indoor outing with older relatives or children. First-timers can compare different candied kumquats at the tasting area before choosing a gift box. Fans of old-fashioned flavours should look at the recreated kumquat candy, and if you have time, book a DIY session and take home your own jam.
Why go
- Free entry, and most products can be sampled
- Known for candied kumquats, jam and kumquat candy
- No artificial colours or flavourings, says the brand
- Open daily 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- DIY takes 45 minutes to over an hour
- Allow about an hour for the shop and factory
What people say
Liked
- Almost everything can be sampled
- Smart gift boxes at fair prices
- Fun hands-on sessions for families
Complaints
- Strongly touristy
- Some cashiers are unfriendly
- DIY sessions take a long time
Summarized from the common views of bloggers, media and diners; not direct quotes.
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